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 Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:20 pm Post subject: DIY creams - side effects |
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| Wanted to know from others DIY : what type of side effects they experience from the DIY creams ? tks |
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 10:23 am Post subject: side effect |
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| side effects : red , blotchy & inflammed skin was the side effect from the C cream |
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dia
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 8:25 pm Post subject: side-effects |
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| I have not any side-effects from diy cream...Have very sensitive skin witch react with excimia. \My skin calm down with DIY Q10 cream...my skin is soft, moistered and no eximia. Can"t use vit. C... my skin does not like it......(red spots, dry, excimia) |
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drtodorov
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| Posted: Sat Mar 05, 2005 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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Vitamin C in the form of ascorbic acid (whether commercial serums or DIY) can cause irritation in some sensitivie people due to its acidity (which is similar to acidity of alpha-hydroxy acids).
An alternative is to use vitamin C derivatives, which are not acidic. See my article http://www.smartskincare.com/treatments/vitcderiv.html |
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Melanie
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:29 pm Post subject: C cream |
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| When I apply vit C cream it sting & I get red skin. Dont know if it is because we are suppose to wash it off in the morning & apply more moisturizer when using a low Ph cream that irritate the skin like vitamin C ? |
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drtodorov
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| Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:04 pm Post subject: |
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Some people are sensitive to the acidity of high potency vitamin C serums and develop skin irritation. In that case, you should stop using acidic forms of vitamin C. After giving your skin a couple of weeks of rest you could try a lower strength (e.g. 5% instead of 10%), and if you still get irritation stop it altogether. There are non-acidic derivatives of vitamin C that could be used as alternatives, see my article:
http://www.smartskincare.com/treatments/vitcderiv.html |
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