NEW STUDY FINDS VITAMIN C COULD PREVENT SKIN THINNING

• A new study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology reveals that Vitamin C prevents age-related thinning of the skin.
• The research indicates that Vitamin C achieves this by activating genes that promote skin cell growth and development.
• It notes that the vitamin helps skin cells grow by switching on dormant genes associated with cell proliferation.
• Experiments on lab-grown cells mimicking human skin demonstrated that Vitamin C application led to a significantly thicker epidermal cell layer within two weeks.
• These findings suggest that Vitamin C could be a promising molecule for developing clinical treatment strategies to address thinning skin, especially in older adults.

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Study helps explain common vitamin’s extraordinary power to reverse skin ageing

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2025-06-26T15:42:16Z