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Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Valstybaby — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:21:45 GMT

Or are there some things it cannot be used with?

Can it be used with a glutathione?

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

fthunt — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:13:11 GMT

Can you eat an Orange with "G"? I would say - of course. Oranges great source of Vit C as well as other foods....yams too.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:16:11 GMT

You should be fine using Vitamin C with Glutathione. There are manufacturers such as NCN Skincare who make a serum with both of them together, along with some other things mixed in. The one thing I have heard and read, though, is that you don't want to use Vitamin C at the same time as Copper Peptides

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Porcelain — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:25:21 GMT

Yes. Except you shouldn't use vitamin C at the same time as acid exfoliating treatments. Vitamin C products need to be more acidic than average. Using both at the same time can turn the pH too acidic and you can wind up burned.

Edited to add: If there is already vitamin C in your exfoliating treatment, that is fine. The formulator designed it to be the correct exfoliating and C friendly pH with the vitamin C in it. You just don't want to add more yourself and potentially tip the scales too far, if you see what I mean.

Isomers Glutathiosome serum already has vitamin C in it. Adding more C to your face at the same time won't hurt anything. And glutathione as an ingredient should be fine with C as an ingredient. They are both antioxidants, but totally different subtypes of antioxidant.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Porcelain — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:32:48 GMT

@JeanLouiseFinch wrote:
You should be fine using Vitamin C with Glutathione. There are manufacturers such as NCN Skincare who make a serum with both of them together, along with some other things mixed in. The one thing I have heard and read, though, is that you don't want to use Vitamin C at the same time as Copper Peptides

I've heard that the newest forms of Copper peptide are okay with vitamin C. But that if you want to be extra safe with all forms of copper and you're not sure whether your form is the right kind, you just wait 10-15 minutes between applying the copper and the C. And there will be zero potential interaction. People who are concerned about it and don't have time to pause during their routine just stagger the products morning vs night.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Montana — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 23:33:11 GMT

Isomers states their Copper serum is formulated to be used with vitamin C.

Isomers is very responsive to email questions.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

SilleeMee — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 00:11:41 GMT

From a chemistry standpoint I just can't see using VC serums at the same time, or close together, with copper serums. In the presence of copper, VC oxidizes rapidly. Furthermore, VC hinders copper from transporting across cellular membranes to where it needs to go to promote cellular health. Copper already has a difficult time crossing cell membranes so that's why it's formulated with peptides attached to it molecularly in order for it to make the journey possible across cell membranes. Personally I would just avoid using them at the same time...either do one during the day and the other at night.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Grouchomarx — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 03:20:06 GMT

I have read that vitamin c should not be combined with retinol. So I never do.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Harpa — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:24:02 GMT

@Grouchomarx wrote:
I have read that vitamin c should not be combined with retinol. So I never do.

I think it is the form of the vit C due to pH. I use L-ascorbic acid with AHA (both low percentages) - no problem. Sometimes I'll use a MAP form of vit C w/ retinol. (Since my retinol is already formulated with vit C.)

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Shanus — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:39:38 GMT

@Valstybaby wrote:
Or are there some things it cannot be used with?
Can it be used with a glutathione?

@Valstybaby I use my Vit.C serum in the morning when it can’t interfere w/ Retin A or Clarisonic or other exfoliating I choose at night. Exfoliating in the AM just gives me more redness more to cover.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Montana — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:02:00 GMT

This is Isomer’s answer to me about using their Copper-P and Vitamin C products together:

Hello [Montana]

There is no problem in using the Vitamin C & Ferulic 15% Skin Brightening Concentrate with the Copper P Concentrate Serum.

The formulas are stable, so that you can mix/cocktail them.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

arrabella — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:31:32 GMT

Can Vitamin C be used with Retin-A? Right now I use Vitamin C in the AM and The Retin-A on PM. I heard her say to use the new Vitamin C AM and PM.

TIA

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

SilleeMee — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:45:41 GMT

@arrabella wrote:
Can Vitamin C be used with Retin-A? Right now I use Vitamin C in the AM and The Retin-A on PM. I heard her say to use the new Vitamin C AM and PM.

TIA

Derms usually don't recommend to use VC at the same time with RA. One product can compromise the other's efficacy as well as cause irritation. If you feel you have to apply both at the same time then apply them 30 minutes apart, in either order. But this still might cause skin irritation. @arrabella

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

arrabella — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:51:40 GMT

@SilleeMee wrote:
@arrabella wrote:
Can Vitamin C be used with Retin-A? Right now I use Vitamin C in the AM and The Retin-A on PM. I heard her say to use the new Vitamin C AM and PM.

TIA

Derms usually don't recommend to use VC at the same time with RA. One product can compromise the other's efficacy as well as cause irritation. If you feel you have to apply both at the same time then apply them 30 minutes apart, in either order. But this still might cause skin irritation. @arrabella

Thanks for getting back to me. I was thinking it would be too much to layer these. I'll just stick to my regular routine

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Shelbelle — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 21:43:16 GMT

Doesnt Paula B say that combining A and C is perfectly fine. someone posted here recently about a serum on amazon called Eva Naturals that mixes both.

Re: Can Vitamin C be used with everything

Harpa — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:26:08 GMT

@ Montana wrote:
This is Isomer’s answer to me about using their Copper-P and Vitamin C products together:

Hello [Montana]

There is no problem in using the Vitamin C & Ferulic 15% Skin Brightening Concentrate with the Copper P Concentrate Serum.

The formulas are stable, so that you can mix/cocktail them.

That's because Isomer's vit C is MAP.