Fighting Acne with Vitamin C

Acne is a skin condition that has the potential to do some long lasting damage. Scarring of the tissue is a potential risk anyone who suffers from acne worries about. We try to treat the acne so that we can enjoy a clear complexion but if the skin becomes damaged then we have little scars that remind us of our breakouts.

One way we can help our skin heal its wounds is by taking Vitamin C. This particular vitamin has been made famous for helping the immune system stay strong and defending against diseases and ailments but it can also help our skin.

We all need a certain amount of Vitamin C in our diet to function properly. Most of us get the minimum just from our normal everyday foods. If we didn’t get any Vitamin C our bodies would start to shut down and in about 6 months without the nutrient we will die. The trick is our bodies cannot produce their own Vitamin C and we can’t store up that much. We must consume this vitamin on a regular basis.

How Vitamin C can help our skin heal its wounds is by creating collagen. Collagen is a protein that is used in the creating and maintaining of tissue such as the gums, ligaments, tendons, and even skin. It also helps create scar tissue that regenerates over a wound.

Acne is a wound to the skin. It can become infected and could lead to scarring. Vitamin C can help by spurring on the growth of new skin cells to rapidly replace the damaged ones. It can also aid in the turnover of dead skin cells so that new skin cells have a chance to come to the surface of the dermis. This will also help fight pimples because dead skin cells like to mix with oil and create plugs to clog pores.

These are just a few ways Vitamin C can help our beautiful skin and fight off pimples. To get the benefits of Vitamin C it is recommended to take a daily supplement or you could eat oranges, broccoli, or even sweat potatoes. The supplement sounds like a better idea to me but I will let you judge what method is best for you.

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