When protecting our skin from the signs of age, we rarely consider the role vitamin C may play.  In fact, many people rarely consider how much their diet and lifestyle impacts those wrinkles and fine lines that we pay good money to erase.

Vitamin C has been proven to promote the synthesis of collagen, the support structure responsible for firm, youthful skin.  Collagen plays a vital role in the extracellular matrix of the human skin.  During aging, the collagen fibers start to cross link, often due to external factors such as exposure to UV radiation.  When this happens, the skin starts to lose its elasticity. As an antioxidant, vitamin C is responsible for helping to deter wrinkles, brown spots, sagging skin and to prevent sun damage.

Did you know that your skin actually expends 80% of its vitamin C content within the first 40 minutes of being in the sun?  It is so important to replenish your vitamin C stores daily in order to build up the skin’s reserve of Vitamin C, which helps reduce acceleration of the sunburn response.  Essentially, vitamin C inhibits your body’s production of melanin, the substance that produces a tan, freckles and sunspots.

Now that you know vitamin C can be instrumental in your ability to produce collagen and that it helps prevent damage from the harmful rays of the sun, you will likely want to consider taking a daily vitamin C supplement.  Vitamin C is available from your local health store or click here to purchase from Physician’s Preference.

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