Crystal C Antioxidant Serum with Enzymes

Crystal C Serum

Vitamin C: What It Can Do For You
by Eva Friederichs

• Vitamin C - Its Function
• Why is an antioxidant an advantage?
• Dangers of Smoking
• Hyper Pigmentation
• Sun Damage Control
• Anti-aging Benefits
• Better than Before
• Our Method
• Crystal C with Enzymes: Ingredients
• Summary

Vitamin C - Its Function

Scientists have discovered that Vitamin C is a major component in many cellular processes. It is necessary for the growth of new tissue, the formation of collagen, elastin, and the healing process of a wound.

Vitamin C is necessary for the formation of cartilage, bones, and dentine in teeth. It maintains the integrity of our capillaries, prevents bruising and helps to ensure microcirculation to the epidermis.

Vitamin C protects Vitamin A against oxidation, improves the benefits of Vitamin B 12 and compensates for deficiencies of pantothenic acid, another B Vitamin.

The role of Vitamin C is potentially important for the prevention of certain forms of heart disease, cancer, and allergic disorders, and is a possible treatment for viral infections including the common cold and flu.

Vitamin C is most well known for its antioxidant properties. What exactly does that mean?

Why is an antioxidant an advantage?

Today, many estheticians are working with oxygen from tanks and oxygen delivery products. and they might not be aware of the dangers to the skin and body's health of oxidants. Oxygen and other free radicals are strong oxidants that are chemically aggressive in oxidizing other substances. These free radicals are the major cause premature skin aging and antioxidants are able to detoxify these free radicals into non-damaging substances to the skin.

These are fairly recent findings. Prior to its new use, Vitamin C -- ascorbic acid -- was used in products, particularly creams, only to keep the water phase (Hydrophilic) from oxidizing.

Vitamin E used to perform the same function for the oil-soluble (Lipophilic) phase. It is known as d-alpha tocopherol or dl-tocopherol. Vitamin C and E together have a synergistic action that improves the activity of both.

If you have studied nutrition you have heard or read that Vitamin C has anti-aging properties when taken internally. This is first through the synthesis of collagen in the dermal layer of the skin. Secondly, taking it internally his been the only way to assure ourselves of adequate amounts as Vitamin C cannot be produced or stored by the human body. The body's natural metabolic functions and the by-products of stress cause depletion of available stores and little is usually available for the skin's needs. But, how much absorption, when taken internally, is still an unknown factor and until more is known we should take in adequate amounts through food sources and Vitamin C supplements to build good health and help to prevent viral infections.

Dangers of Smoking

Smoking literally burns up Vitamin C internally and externally. A smoker's skin ages faster than normal. Smoking prevents the skin from healing because the free radical control is diminished.

Hyper Pigmentation

The most exciting new findings about Vitamin C are in relationship to topical application to prevent hyper pigmentation and control sun damage. Vitamin C has been proven to be photo protective against UVA and UVB. It does this by inhibiting the skin's inflammatory response to ultraviolet light. According to Dr. Pinnell in an article in "Cosmetics and Toiletries," September 1997, "Protection against UVA appears to be a particularly strong and desirable benefit as sunscreens do not adequately provide this. Vitamin C appears to be involved in thee skin's photo protective reaction".   Melanin skin pigment forms through the progressive oxidation of the amino acid tyrosine. The main steps in the process of melanogenesis were analyzed by Raper and Mason. The major oxidation steps, from tyrosine to dopaquinone, are catalyzed by tyrosinase. The degree of skin pigmentation can be regulated by controlling the melanogenesis reaction. Vitamin C can inhibit or slow down the activity of tyrosinase and suppress the production of melanin. Topical application can help to prevent freckles and brown age spots, and improve skin tone. Once applied to the skin's surface it cannot be rubbed off, washed off, or perspired off for three days. So, the protection is long-lived.

Sun Damage Control

Vitamin C amounts have been shown to be considerably lower in sun damaged skin than in normal skin. Skin is far less damaged, if Vitamin C is applied before sun exposure, and it recovers more quickly from sun damage after application. This information leads us to the assumption that a properly formulated Vitamin C product can prevent and repair sun damage, helping to reverse aging.

Anti-aging Benefits

As we age, and as cellular functions begin to decline, researchers have determined that we suffer from both the loss of growth factors, and a decline in the receptor sites which are an integral part of the bio-molecular processes of renewal and regeneration. Investigators have concluded that in its role as a co-factor, Vitamin C stimulates receptor sites and makes it possible for a greater number of growth factors to attach to individual cells. Through this process, metabolic activity of the cells improves, and there is more youthful-like metabolic activity.

Better than Before

Although the Vitamin C used in the past has been very unstable in an aqueous or water solution, the newer ester form of Vitamin C is relatively stable, particularly when combined with metal iron chelate. In a chelate, the structure of Vitamin C is stabilized by stronger chemical bonds, which makes it difficult for oxygen and other relative reactive substances to attack the weak points of Vitamin C. Recently, a number of Vitamin C chelates with magnesium and other groups have been successfully developed.

These Vitamin C chelates or derivatives are stable in aqueous solution, making them suitable for cosmetic Formulations. After topical application, these chelates are easily absorbed by the skin and release Vitamin C immediately. The chelates of Vitamin C are not acidic (pH between 5.0 - 6.0) and are very safe to the skin, not like the free, extremely low acidity Vitamin C of the past.

Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate is a typical Vitamin C chelate and is stable in aqueous solution under normal conditions. At levels of only 0.01 percent it produces an 88 percent inhibition of melanin in only 30 days.

Look for combinations of these new antioxidant plus skin lightener regularly touted as "brighteners" or "faders." The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet recognized legal standing of their pigment-lightening status.

Our Method

Many forms of Vitamin C have been used in formulations over the past years. Typically a marketing company jumps on an idea and brings out a product before results are in. I read the information, work with the chemist on formulations, and test, If I do not see significant results I keep researching and re-formulating, and when the results start appearing this is the time I get serious and bring it to you for testing. This "results oriented goal" in products and services has been our company's mission and will continue to be, taking all of you into the next century with the latest products and education.

Crystal C with Enzymes: Ingredients

• Purified Water
• Lactic Acid Acidulent, humectant, moisturizer, exfoliant, AHA from milk
• Citric Acid - Acidulent, conditioner, buffer, AHA from citrus
• Malic Acid - Vitamin, moisturizer, humectant, AHA plus chelate from apples
• Green Tea Extract - Antioxidant, anti-irritant, free radical scavenger
• Ethoxydiglycol - Skin penetrator
• Hydroxyethylcellulose - Thickener
• Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate - Moisturizer, chelated Vitamin C
• Butylene Glycol - Solvent, solubulizer, humectant
• Superoxide Dismutase - Moisturizer, enzyme, skin protectant, antioxidant, anti-aging, (inactivates oxygen, free-radical)
• Panthenol - Humectant
• Sodium Hyaluronate - Humectant, film former, emollient, moisturizer
• L-Tyrosine - Stimulating to skin function, essential to melanin production
• Sodium Citrate - Buffer, conditioner
• Tetrasodium EDTA - Chelate, preservative, antioxidant
• Potassium Sorbate - Antimicrobial, preservative
• Sodium Hydroxide - Preservative
• Diazolidiny1 Urea - Preservative
• Methylparaben - Preservative

Summary

In summary, Vitamin C works! The wave of the future will continue to be in cosmetics and you now have the finest Vitamin C skin enhancer available. We're very proud of our new Crystal C With Enzymes and know that you will be impressed with the results. Again, it is excellent for all skin types -- male and female.

Eva's Esthetics will continue to be your partner.

Why Eva's?
Because it contains magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, the most stable and effective form of vitamin C in cosmetics today. Many other brands use ascorbic acid, which is highly unstable and can irritate and dehydrate the skin. This gel-based formula penetrates deeper than creams and is much easier to use than watery solutions.

Testimonial: "I am a skin care professional and have tried many different brands of vitamin C. Eva's Crystal C is by far the most effective vitamin C product on the market! I can't recommend it enough!" - Jan Hermann, Maple Valley, WA