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Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:09 am      Reply with quote
Basically the main ingredient in Vitamin C serum is L-asorbic acid. I'm assuming the L stands for "live" or somewhat fresh.

So why not use fresh squeezed lemon juice or something of the sort. Is the serum more potent.
I heard of lemon juice for freckles and stuff, is it as effective?
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Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:27 am      Reply with quote
I think lemon juice has been used for homemade toners or in face masks with oats and stuff. I think it could sting if your skin is sensitive.
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Tue Feb 15, 2005 4:36 am      Reply with quote
Hi some_one wave

I'm sorry I can't answer your question as to how effective lemon juice is, but I do know that there are two versions of vit C: L-ascorbic acid and D-ascorbic acid. The "L" stands for the levorotary isomer version.

D-ascorbic acid is discarded by the body so that's why the vit c serums contain L-ascorbic acid.

If you want to find out more about vit c, here are some good sites
http://dermnetnz.org/treatments/vitamin-c.html
http://my.webmd.com/content/article/65/72788.htm?z=4209_00000_8002_br_03
http://www.greatskin.com/nl/nl_305.htm

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