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Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:00 am  |
| I just washed and cleansed my face as usual and put on my CellularSkin Vit C as usual and immediately my skin started burning and turned andgry red. Can Vit C go bad? I had mine since June. How do I tell? Help please.... |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:40 am |
| If it's not perfectly clear, than it has oxidized some, but I've never heard of such a reaction to oxidized vitamin C. It was probably just to strong and acidic for your skin, I can't use a percentage (of C) over 10 for the same reason. Hope your skin calms down soon, good luck! |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 2:08 pm |
| Tx dealated. Can one's skin change like that. The Vit C is still clear. I don't understand, I've used it everyday for months and suddenly, my skin is going crazy. My skin's calmed down after a while. Should I throw away the Vit C or try again after a few days? |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:37 pm |
| Agent OO-CAT wrote: |
| Tx dealated. Can one's skin change like that. The Vit C is still clear. I don't understand, I've used it everyday for months and suddenly, my skin is going crazy. My skin's calmed down after a while. Should I throw away the Vit C or try again after a few days? |
Oh wow, that is strange, I thought that this was your first time using it. Did anything else in your routine change since you stopped using it? |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:53 pm |
| Did you use anything else a day or two before Agent-00-cat? I can get stung by my usual C sometimes if I use retinoids or acids during the week. |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:57 pm |
| No, nothing out of the ordinary. I used Dr. H clay mask 2 days ago. But no big exfoliation or anything. That was super scary... |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 5:58 pm |
| Agent OO-CAT wrote: |
| I just washed and cleansed my face as usual and put on my CellularSkin Vit C as usual and immediately my skin started burning and turned andgry red. Can Vit C go bad? I had mine since June. How do I tell? Help please.... |
Call it too much of a good thing. That's the same reaction I got to Cellex-C serum 10. I switched to the Skin Firming cream and if I'm careful not to use other peeling type stuff, I'm fine. |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 6:05 pm |
| Oh, thanks Rufus. I'm glad I'm not going crazy. So, what do you do? Avoid any other peel? Use Vit C occasionally? Drop it? any suggestions welcome.... Right now, the Vit C is in my bedroom trash can but I haven't emptied it yet. It probably has until tomorrow morning to go. If somebody can save it, please help! |
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Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:59 pm |
| Agent OO-CAT wrote: |
| Oh, thanks Rufus. I'm glad I'm not going crazy. So, what do you do? Avoid any other peel? Use Vit C occasionally? Drop it? any suggestions welcome.... Right now, the Vit C is in my bedroom trash can but I haven't emptied it yet. It probably has until tomorrow morning to go. If somebody can save it, please help! |
I know I can't use any of the serums unless I've not done any peels or exfoliation. I have to be careful with the vit C creams as well. Put the serum in the cupboard and get your skin to a happy level again and try it in a spot to see if the same thing happens. If you have another bad reaction you could go to the Vit C serums and creams for people with sensitive skin. The level of vit C is lower. Cellex-C has one. I went with a cream and I don't use it every day. |
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Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:30 am |
| I might be far off here but I think it may be my beloved DHCC... I use it in the morning and somehow I feel my skin being tight these days. Maybe I'll give it a break and try the Vit C again in a few days. We'll see... I never thought abour my skin being different at different times of year. |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:22 am |
| Agent OO-CAT wrote: |
| I just washed and cleansed my face as usual and put on my CellularSkin Vit C as usual and immediately my skin started burning and turned andgry red. Can Vit C go bad? I had mine since June. How do I tell? Help please.... |
I had similar experience. I was told to apply it every three days, once a day, then every other day, then everyday. Also, I started with the weakest strength and slowly build it up. What a huge difference it made on my skin! |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:38 am |
| Thanks for sharing your experience, Skincare. What I don't understand though is that I've been using it happily for 5-6 months everyday and suddenly BAM, huge allergic reaction. Has anybody else had something like that happen to them? |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:00 am |
| Yes, and it was not because of the Vitamin C but I thought it was because of it. |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:06 am |
Hi Skincare,
I'm intrigued now...Can you tell me what it was? I am suspecting my cleansing cream and/or weather change. Was it something along those lines for you? Or am I completely off the mark? Could you perhaps PM me? TIA |
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Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:52 pm |
| I had that happen with my IS Proheal one time. I never knew what triggered it or why but it took weeks to get my skin back to normal and a visit to the derm. I keep Obagi Active on hand and now use it when I have a weird flare up that I can't quite pinpoint. It contains cortisone so it calms the skin back down but you can't use it very long, only a few days. |
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