Did you know that L-Ascorbic Acid is the only form of Vitamin C that can be utilized directly by the skin?  When applied topically, directly onto the skin, it can offer concentrations 200 times or more within skin tissues than when you internally take Vitamin C. In fact, in more than one-thousand clinical studies, L-Ascorbic Acid has shown both short and long-term benefits to the skin! L-Ascorbic Acid is the choice to use as other forms of Vitamin C are far less functional in getting into the skin and creating these benefits.

One of the biggest problems with Vitamin C is that it oxidizes easily.  You can see this as products with high concentrations of Vitamin C can turn orange over time. When this happens, the product actually becomes a "pro-oxidant" instead of an antioxidant and can possibly further cause oxidation of the skin. Not what we want! This is why Carolyn’s Facial Formulas Crystal Serum C uses fresh, powdered L-Ascorbic Acid to be added to the super-antioxidant serum base upon use. This way you are assured that you are getting all the benefits that Vitamin C can afford your skin.  That is the freshest and therefore most potent way to utilize topical Vitamin C.

And, what are those benefits of using fresh, topical L-Ascorbic Acid in a super-packed antioxidant serum?

Why Woman Wrinkle Around the Mouth More Than Men

Have you ever taken a close look at the wrinkles around the mouth of women compared to men?  Well, I have and that got me wondering why it seems women are more prone to wrinkles around the mouth than men. Well, Dermatologists in the Netherlands report (study was published in the November/December 2009 issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal) that women have fewer oil producing sebaceous glands around the upper lip than men.  Less oil in this area means that the skin stays more supple in men as we age. On top of that, women also have fewer blood vessels in the upper lip area which means there is less blood flow and this is particularly true of postmenopausal women.  As well, the muscles around the mouth in women are closer to the skin than they are in men, meaning the skin can be pulled tighter there which can lead to more wrinkles.