We all know the importance of vitamin C for collagen production and evening out our skin. Apart from whitening and brightening your skin, vitamin C can do a lot of things for treatment of acne on the skin. Now the question is how effective vitamin c is on acne? Does it helps them settle down? Does it ensures that acne would not pop up again? Let us see what effect does it has on pimples.

Vitamin C is known as immunity booster vitamin which keeps several diseases at bay and keeps your body strong and free from all diseases. If your immune system is strong, then your skin will be less likely to suffer from acne. It is a water soluble vitamin which is not stored in our body because our body can not produce it. That is why it becomes more imporatant to consume vitamin C rich foods to have daily dose of vitamin C.

Why Vitamin C is good for treating acne?

We all know that vitamin C is a powerful anti-oxidant which neutralizes the effects of free radicals which are responsible for acne and other skin ailments.

These free radicals break down the protein and fatty acids that your skin is formed of. It disturbs the natural PH balance of your skin and even damages your sebaceous glands. It further leads to increase in sebum production making your skin's environment conducive to acne-causing bacteria. Vitamin C breaks down these free radicals into harmless compounds before they start to affect your body and skin adversely.

It also helps in formation of collagen, an essential protein that is needed to form new cells. Deficiency of vitamin C leads to these protein getting weaker and it will result into blemishes on your skin.

So taking vitamin C supplements and vitamin C rich foods helps in fading acne scars and all sorts of facial blemishes.

How effective is Vitamin C in treating acne?

Vitamin C helps to reduce the acne-induced redness on skin. Your body releases some inflammatory chemicals named leukotriene that kills acne-causing bacteria. But acne also has natural decoy system that redirects the chemicals towards the skin to cause skin redness. In fact, vitamin C helps in prevention of acne and acne scars rather than killing bacteria in pores.

Taking vitamin C helps in prevention of acne and redness. Vitamin C helps in formation of collagen which gives skin elasticity, resilience and strength. Lack of collagen will lead to all skin-related problems like wrinkles, fine lines and saggy skin. So vitamin C helps in acne in following ways - reduction in redness, prevents break outs and inflammation, heals acne scars.

How to use Vitamin C to treat acne? 

Take Vitamin C supplement 

It is advisable to take 75 mg of vitamin C for woman and 125 mg of vitamin C for men. It is the daily requirement of vitamin C in our body. So make sure you do not skimp on your daily dose of vitamin C.

Take vitamin C rich foods

Some citrus fruits, kiwi, strawberry, guava are very rich souce of vitamin C. Make sure you have plenty of them. Also veggies like bell pepper, spinach,  parsley, broccoli can alleviate acne-causing condition and improve your skin clarity too.

Application of vitamin C fruits on face

Of course, you can try using some vitamin C rich fruits topically on your face to dry up acne fast. You can apply the juice of lemon on your face and leave it overnight and then you will notice reduction in acne in 2 weeks.

You can try another vitamin C face mask with mashed papaya, mashed kiwi, and strawberry puree mixed with honey on your face. This mask lets vitamin C penetrate into your skin directly through topical application. Follow any of  these two home remedies religiously to see positive outcome.

You can make vitamin C serum at home  to cure acne: 

Here is all that you will need to prepare vitamin C serum

Vitamin C powder (I-ascorbic acid - 1/4 teaspoon)

Rose water or distilled water - 2 teaspoons

Vitamin E gel capsule - 1

Glycerin - 1 teaspoon

One bottle to store the homemade vitamin C serum

How to prepare vitamin C serum

Add the vitamin C powder in distilled water till it it gets dissolved completely. Then add glycerin, vitamin E gel to prepare a serum. Use this serum with 5 percent potency of vitamin C within one week and prepare the fresh serum after that. This serum can be used on acne-affected skin to heal acne and acne scars fast.

Conclusion

Taking vitamin C foods is really great way to possess glowing and flawless skin. Moreover, topical application of vitamin C further enhances your skin's clarity and luster but for acne it is a excellent way to prevent it. For treatment of severe acne, it may not work very much. If you are suffering from severe acne, then you must consult a dermatologist to treat this skin ailment completely. In other words, vitamin C should not be used as primary treatment for acne, but it can be used as supplement in your acne-treatment routine.

Caution 

Overdose of vitamin C can aggravate your acne condition so make sure you do not consume more than 2000 mg of vitamin C in a day. Overdose may manifest in form of nausea, stomach cramps, dizziness and diarrhea.