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Sat Aug 20, 2016 9:49 am  |
Hey everyone!
So I've been experimenting with a homemade vitamin C serum, simply vitamin C powder (ascorbic acid) and distilled water. I just mix it in a cup, use a paper towel to rub it all over my face and just leave it until it dries, then rinse.
But I was wondering, how can I be sure it's working? If it stings a little bit (not too much or I'd reduce the ratio), does that mean it's working? I guess a small portion of it might not dissolve because I get a bit of grain left on my face.
Thanks everyone!
EDIT: I prepare a new, small batch every day since it's so easy to make. |
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Sat Aug 20, 2016 11:37 am |
You can do it that way as that is the way I started out...but you might want to heat the water and then wait until it cools and make certain the Vit c completely dissolves. Sometimes it takes a while.
And you should try to rub it in and not just leave it wet ....and if you're going to be washing it off then you should give it a little more time..like 30 minutes.
The best thing, though, is to make a serum that you are inclined to leave on. It's really not that much more trouble.
When it's working you won't have to ask if it is. |
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Sat Aug 20, 2016 1:43 pm |
Alright, great advice, I'll heat it a bit from now on, thanks!
Also I suppose I could just leave it on, no problem. Or at least until I stop feeling the slight burning sensation.
I'm actually using it under my eyes for some slight crepey (I think?) skin, but most of the irritation is on my cheeks. |
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Sat Aug 20, 2016 2:00 pm |
What % are you using? If it's irritating you than maybe you should start with a lower % and work your way up.
I do 20% easily but then my skin isn't particularly sensitive. I never really needed to work up to 20% but some people do. |
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Sat Aug 20, 2016 2:04 pm |
| Well I took 1/4 teaspoon of VC powder, then mixed in 1 tablespoon of distilled water, but this gave me no feeling at all, so I decided to try going up to the 1/2 teaspoon along with 1 tablespoon of distilled water, thinking that such a small increase would give me only a very, very slight sensation. This one stung just a little bit more than I was expecting, so next time I'll probably just do a little bit less and hopefully that will be perfect. |
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 2:03 am |
Please don't go stronger than 20%. I've burnt my skin with 25% & it wasn't good!
I make mine with just distilled water & i apply to my face like i would any other serum. I don't wash it off. |
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Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:32 pm |
Yeah that sounds like what I keep hearing, I'll try that.
By the way, I also make a distilled water/MSM serum that I use after the vitamin C serum, is there any reason I couldn't simply COMBINE the two? Maybe for distribution purposes it would be best to keep them separate, I don't know, but MSM is water soluble like vitamin C. |
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Tue Aug 23, 2016 3:24 am |
Keep in mind when you go experimenting around that whether compatible or not you do need to keep the Vit C L-ascorbic acid ph no higher than 3.5 and no lower than 2.5. Ideally 3 or 3.5.
You should do some research if you play chemist and get some Ph strips. |
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Tue Aug 23, 2016 2:42 pm |
I tried leaving mine on (just Ascorbic Acid powder dissolved in hot water), and found it stained my sheets horribly. I wrote to Owndoc for advice and they replied that rinsing it off after 30 minutes would be ok. I just do it at night: shower, Vit C, sit around watching TV for a while, shower again, done.
I must admit I sometimes wonder if it's worth the hassle, but my understanding is that it is mainly a preventative measure. Though this study suggest higher density of dermal papillae (good): https://bmcdermatol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-5945-4-13 |
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Thu Aug 25, 2016 10:40 am |
Thanks for the replies everyone!
Lily, you mention the ph being important, this got me thinking if I should use an ACV toner (ACV and distilled water) before the vitamin C serum? I read that ACV toners (at most 50% ACV, 50% distilled water, this doesn't seem to irritate my skin) balance the ph of the skin, which would probably leave it in an ideal condition to interact with the vitamin C serum?
Also, I try to keep the vitamin C serum between 10 and 20%, if I do that, I should be good as far as ph is concerned, right? |
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