Peter Attia· MD
if your serum levels of vitamin C are high then your skin doesn't absorb topical vitamin C very well
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if your serum levels of vitamin C are high then your skin doesn't absorb topical vitamin C very well
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So they have shown that the level of vitamin C that you can achieve in the skin by topical application far exceeds what you can do by ingesting it. the amount you would have to ingest, sure, to get the right amount in the skin, you'd have GI issues, which that that would definitely make you quit.
the amount you would have to ingest. Sure. To get the right amount in the skin, you'd have GI issues, which that that would definitely make you quit.
So they have shown that the level of vitamin C that you can achieve in the skin by topical application far exceeds what you can do by ingesting it.