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Thoughts on this Vitamin C serum ?
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Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:19 am      Reply with quote
Hi Ive been researching the benefits of vitamin c for the skin, and the best forms to get the most benefits.

Ive been reading this article : hsmartskincare.c o m/treatments/topical/vitc.html

which says how ascorbic acid is very unstable- the type of vitamin c used in most serums including the SkinCeuticals range. Ive found this product on amazon uk: amazon.c o.u k/gp/product/B0063E47UG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

which contains a separate vial of vitamin c to mix yourself, so remains stabilised for longer. Also the ingredients do not contain ascorbic acid , instead its derivatives and more stabilised forms. From a a logical perspective this seems like the best vitamin c serum and is really affordable. What are peoples thoughts on this product?

(please remove spaces in . c o m and . co . uk which i had to add as I'm a newish member.)
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Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:40 am      Reply with quote
just to add - the vitamin serum mainly consists of 6% Stay-C 50. Heres some info on it -

innovadex.c o m/PersonalCare/Detail/473/317173/STAY-C-50

and also 6% Illumiscin. Info on it here -

kinetiktech.c o m/brochures/pdf/rahn/ILLUMISCIN_Leaflet_EN.pdf

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Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:06 pm      Reply with quote
Its a puzzling product since the 2 ingredients you indicated it contains have opposite pH requirements. I dont know how they manage that.

Also, Illumiscin is a nice ingredient but it darkens if you dont add sodium sulfite to it, so hopefully they have that covered.

Give it a shot and let us know!

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Sun Mar 02, 2014 1:33 pm      Reply with quote
thats a good point. The stay c 50 has to be kept at a ph of around 7 to avoid hydrolysis.

I can't find any formulation guidelines for the Illumiscin. Could you send me the link to show its required PH?
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Mon Mar 03, 2014 9:45 am      Reply with quote
Specification

ILLUMISCIN®



Test Point Method Specification
Appearance TP 001 Yellow-brown, clear liquid
Odour TP 003 Characteristic, mild
Refraction Index TP 010 1.420 - 1.450
Density TP 020 1.185 - 1.215 g/ml
pH-Value TP 030 3.2 - 4.0
Total Plate Count TP 040 < 100 CFU/g

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Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:42 pm      Reply with quote
thanks I've mailed the company. I'll post here there reply.
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