One of the biggest enemies of healthy skin cells is free radicals. These little devils, along with radiation from the sun are responsible for most of the skins visual conditions that transpire from causes other than aging. The worst enemy of free radicals is anti oxidants and vitamin C is on of the most powerful antioxidants available in nature.

The Importance of Vitamin C

Still one more important role that vitamin C plays in maintaining vivarant, healthy looking skin, is in cross linking collagen molecules that your skin produces naturally. Vitamin C also is a necessary nutrient that your skin uses to help it retain moisture and to disperse moisture effectively and evenly between the three skin layers.

Obagi Professional-C Serum 10% Strength

Ascorbic Acid Defence Against Free Radicals

Obagi Professional-C Serum 10% contains a special form of ascorbic acid in 10% solution that is engineered to penetrate past the skins outer dermal layer far more expediently that standard vitamin C. This is important, because it is in the skins sub dermal skin layers where it functions on a cellular level to thwart the harmful effects of free radicals that are constantly attacking healthy skin cells.

Topical Vitamin C is the Direct Approach

Skin that is lacking in vitamin C will also tend to have a deficiency in the rate of normal production and turnover of healthy skin cells. Swelling and inflammation, particularly in the thin skin around the eyes is also one more symptom of a vitamin C deficiency in the skin.

The best way to introduce vitamin C into your skin is by using a topic treatment such as Obagi professional-C Serum 10%.