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Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:54 pm  |
Hi, finally i made my own serum...so heres the ingredients...
1 tea spoon of l-ascorbic acid
20ml distilled water
20ml propylene glycol
and dark plasic bottle.
mixed everything..etc...now to test this. I applied alittle on my skin, just underneath my chin, more precisely on the neck area. waited about 1hour...now it pinching me alittle, is that normal?
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:20 pm |
AHHH it made my neck skin RED!!!
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:28 pm |
| I use PSF Vit C serum nightly and it does not make my skin red. |
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:47 pm |
Hi Ejay,
I make my own Vitamin C serum all the time ... but have never had that reaction before. What you made is a very large 10% serum ... and it may take your skin a little while to get used to that particular concentration.
May I ask why you made such a large quantity?
I make 1/4 of that ... and it lasts me close to a month.
I use about 3 to 4 drops for my entire face and neck.
I dampen my face ... and then one drop for each side of my face ... one drop for my forehead, nose and chin and one drop for my neck. That's it.
However ... back to your face's reaction ... why not start out with a 5% solution and work up to the 10%?
For a 5% solution, you'd use
1/8 tsp l-ascorbic acid
5 ml distilled water
5 ml PG
Hope that helps.
Mary |
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:18 pm |
hi there... i am new to the DIY thing. your recipe for the vitamin C serum is interesting. i wanna try it. But, where can i get the ingredients?
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:44 pm |
You can get the PG from a compounding pharmacy or the personal formulator website. Vit-C you can get from a health food store or the personal formulator website. Some people use Vegetable Glycerin instead of the PG, it just depends on your skin type.
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:02 pm |
thanks chrissie...
is there any personal formulator website that you can recommend?
and btw, whats the difference between PG and vegetable glycerin |
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Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:32 pm |
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thanks chrissie...
is there any personal formulator website that you can recommend?
and btw, whats the difference between PG and vegetable glycerin |
http://www.personalformulator.com
this is a GREAT site....also, you can find detailed information on both Propylene Glycol and glycerin here |
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