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Benefits of Vitamin C

Vitamin C has many benefits which are crucial to help support human cell function and ability. Generally, you eat food or take vitamins as a source to replenish Vitamin C as the human body can't make it.
Some dietary supplements high in Vitamin C include oranges, lemons, red/green peppers, strawberries, blackcurrants, broccoli, brussels sprouts and potatoes.

Some of the benefits are:

  • Anti-oxidant 
  • Inhibits lipid peroxidation
  • Clarifying 
  • Brightening 
  • Inhibits melanogenesis
  • Provides a more even skin tone
  • MMP inhibition: reduction of free radicals, which protects against cell damage
  • Collagen synthesis (doubles)
  • Collagen protection
  • Improves penetration
  • Prevention of UV-B and UV-A damage
  • No UV-A W/O 
  • Builds amino acids

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