Vitamin C serum v/s vitamin C ingestible: Which is best for you?

Vitamin C is like a Swiss knife. This vitamin comes packed with many utilities. Your use defines the role of this miraculous compound. But first, you have to know how vitamin C works and how to use it for optimal results.

 Benefits of Vitamin C

Vitamin C is a water-soluble antioxidant. The water-soluble nature of this nutrient makes it washable. That’s why it has to be replenished frequently. This makes Vitamin C an essential nutrient. Besides, it has these immeasurable benefits -

• The anti-oxidative nature of vitamin C helps us to cope with oxidative stress. Factors like excessive exposure to UV rays, smoking and pollution put oxidative stress on our bodies. Oxidative stress generates harmful molecules like free radicals. These free radicals destroy our cells, put pressure on our blood vessels, damage our tissues and sometimes they show up as malignant forms of cancer like melanoma.
• Vitamin C boosts the production of L-carnitine and collagen that helps to keep our skin young and plump.
• Vitamin C helps in better absorption of iron.
• This essential vitamin boosts our immune system.

Serum v/s Ingestible 

Vitamin C comes in the form of serum and the form of an ingestible supplement. Is there a reason that you should choose one over the other? Let’s find out.

 SERUM: Vials and tubes of Vitamin C creams and serums come with a note to store them in a cool and dark place. Why? It’s because Vitamin C is intrinsically unstable. If you ever used a vitamin C topical cream or serum and stored it for 3 months, you start noticing a change in its colour. Vitamin C serums come with this problem. It is impossible to keep it away from heat and light once it is applied as a topical solution. As you apply the serum to your face it starts disintegrating. It doesn’t provide the claimed benefits.

 INGESTIBLE SUPPLEMENTS: Ingestible supplements don’t come in contact with light and heat. At least they are easy to store and use. They are readily absorbed by the body. This gives ingestible Vitamin C supplements an edge over the serum. This is the reason why many brands like I am love and others base their products on ingestible Vitamin C. Like I am love’s Protect + Repair and Renew + Repair protein mix powders contain Vitamin C in their ingestible form. 

 CONCLUSION: Edible vitamin C supplements not only heal the skin spots; they also ensure that skin spots don’t come back. The ingested Vitamin C cures the internal organs and the digestive tract that help in the proper absorption of nutrients. They show an all-encompassing effect on the body, unlike serums that claim to heal the spots locally. Let’s take the example of the infamous scurvy that causes due to the deficiency of vitamin C. It can only be healed when vitamin C is taken orally. Moreover, the ingestible vitamin C can also be applied to the skin. Many people come with this creative jugaad that seems to work well. All in all, Vitamin C in its ingestible form comes with better prospects.