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Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:29 pm  |
| Not talking tan here! It's the kind of dark color that makes your skin look unhappy or sick, just the opposite of bright and glowing skin. I tried a few Vit C serums, and all of them made my skin look that way. Does this happen to anyone else? Is there an ugly period with Vit C before you see the light at the end of the tunnel that I'm not aware of? |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:35 pm |
My skin is quite fair and I've never had any discoloration from using C serums.
I'm wondering if maybe you need to exfoliate? |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:41 pm |
| hehe first time ive heard of such things! |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:23 pm |
| it's not absorbing ,and oxidizing on the surface try another formulation |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 8:33 pm |
Which is a good Vit C serum?? I've been tempted to try it for some dark spots on my face.
TIA |
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:32 pm |
| Maybe you should use it in the night. |
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Mabsy
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Sat Feb 28, 2009 5:28 am |
| It sounds like it's oxidising. Vit C serums oxidise and get dark orange, so can make your skin darker as well. I've not had issues like this (and I am VERY fair) other than on my hands (just in the creases) if I don't wash them after applying the C serum. Try exfoliating on a regular basis and see if this helps. |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:26 am |
| this happens to me too and i think the reason stated by the rest is true! It actually oxidise and I have decided to use this only at night... |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:50 am |
| But won't the vit C oxidize even at night? |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 12:12 pm |
| Are you using it with anything else, such as a copper-containing product? I put both on my skin one night and woke up looking very brown. |
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Born in 1952. Blonde, very good skin. A few noticeable wrinkles. |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:34 pm |
| Bira, you did not say whether u use sunscreen or not. btw do you wear perfume? I read that this reacts with sun and as a result, freckles, or any other kind of pigment related issues may appear. |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:05 pm |
| I think that the Vitamin C is causing a slight irritation to your skin which seems to make your skin look tanned or darker. This happened with me before. At first I thought my skin looked glowy but after a while I was concerned that my skin was irritated. Now I use skinceuticals 3 drops each morning and its better. Before I was using to much product, and a propylene glycol based C serum. |
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Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:58 pm |
| I think the residue of the VC product you used oxidized and turned yellow |
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Mon Mar 02, 2009 6:22 pm |
VC is easy to oxidize under sun and lets you look sick, so you need to use sunscreen.
It's better to use VC in the morning since it has strong antioxidant ability. |
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Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:09 pm |
| I don't know but I think it oxidize with air on your face when it does, your skin might be darker. |
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Mon Mar 02, 2009 11:40 pm |
| acid + sun exposure = spots, uneven skin tone |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 3:46 am |
| Hello! I have had this happen to me - use a Vit C. serum and my skin was darker in patches. In an email with the creator of 302 skincare, he stated that my skin condition was aggrivated by the acid forms of Vit. C (I have some post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, not sun induced pigment) Therefore it may not be that the serum you are utilizing is oxidized or bad in any way, it is just that the form of Vit C. used is aggrivating your skin condition. Try switching the brand(s) around and using something else and see what happens.The 302 Skincare company Vit C. is not an acid form, and it is a product that I can and do use on my face for the antioxidant properties. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 8:36 am |
| VC must be applied at nights, it will make your face darker if you use it before going out at the day time. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 10:22 am |
| fat_swan wrote: |
| But won't the vit C oxidize even at night? |
only when exposed to daylight, so apply sunblock on top of the vit.c |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:34 pm |
| Mabsy wrote: |
| It sounds like it's oxidising. Vit C serums oxidise and get dark orange, so can make your skin darker as well. I've not had issues like this (and I am VERY fair) other than on my hands (just in the creases) if I don't wash them after applying the C serum. Try exfoliating on a regular basis and see if this helps. |
But why does it oxidise? Does it have something to do with my skin having the wrong pH? |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:36 pm |
| Antonia wrote: |
| Are you using it with anything else, such as a copper-containing product? I put both on my skin one night and woke up looking very brown. |
No, I use Vit C after I cleanse my face, and then after that, I put some sunscreen on. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:37 pm |
| nickieygirl wrote: |
| I don't know but I think it oxidize with air on your face when it does, your skin might be darker. |
Why only my face though? It doesn't sound like too many people have the same problem. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:38 pm |
| bciw wrote: |
| Bira, you did not say whether u use sunscreen or not. btw do you wear perfume? I read that this reacts with sun and as a result, freckles, or any other kind of pigment related issues may appear. |
Yes, I use sunscreen after I apply Vit C. I waited 5 minutes before sunscreen. I do not use perfume. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:39 pm |
| amonavis wrote: |
| I think that the Vitamin C is causing a slight irritation to your skin which seems to make your skin look tanned or darker. This happened with me before. At first I thought my skin looked glowy but after a while I was concerned that my skin was irritated. Now I use skinceuticals 3 drops each morning and its better. Before I was using to much product, and a propylene glycol based C serum. |
Is it skinceuticals c,e, + ferulic acid? This is the one I bought off of ebay. I wonder if it was old? I'm not sure how to tell if Vit C is no longer any good. |
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Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:41 pm |
| myamax wrote: |
| Hello! I have had this happen to me - use a Vit C. serum and my skin was darker in patches. In an email with the creator of 302 skincare, he stated that my skin condition was aggrivated by the acid forms of Vit. C (I have some post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, not sun induced pigment) Therefore it may not be that the serum you are utilizing is oxidized or bad in any way, it is just that the form of Vit C. used is aggrivating your skin condition. Try switching the brand(s) around and using something else and see what happens.The 302 Skincare company Vit C. is not an acid form, and it is a product that I can and do use on my face for the antioxidant properties. |
Thanks for the suggestion. How much is the 302 skincare vit c? |
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