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Skin Care: Is Anti-Aging a Scam?

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The Problem With Vitamin C

Vitamin C is notoriously unstable and breaks down when exposed to light. There's a tendency for it to oxidize, losing its antioxidant properties. One study done by a skincare company tried to put vitamin C inside this toy toy,. Toy, optimized emulsion to stop it from breaking down. And even then, after a month of living in a glass tube exposed to some oxygen, about a third of the vitamin C was gone.

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