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Kassy_A's KickAss C+E ferulic serum
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Quote: Originally Posted by hazysky 
I'm learning so much reading threads and posts. I wish I could order everything from one site, but it looks like the ferulic acid is out of stock on some of the sites and some don't seem to carry the sea kelp bioferment.
I had the same problem. I ordered things from 3 different sites and had the Canadian Customs folks on alert I am sure (I live in Toronto).
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Also, has anyone had any staining/bleaching issues with this serum if it happens to get on clothing? I was thinking of putting this in a spray bottle and I wanted to make sure this would be ok. Thanks for all the advice!
Yes - I had some staining and have not yet figured out rather it is oxidized Vitamin C or sloughed off skin, but I had an orange ring around my collar and waistband of my gym shorts. It was washed out fine for me, but a friend with more delicate clothing is having problems removing the stains. If your clothing is fragile you might want to take extra precautions. I still swear by how good it is to exfoliate your skin, not to mention the antioxidant benefits. Here is the link where we discussed this problem earlier on this site - see especially posts #28-31.
http://www.skincaretalk.com/anti-agi...m-0-1-a-2.html
I'm learning so much reading threads and posts. I wish I could order everything from one site, but it looks like the ferulic acid is out of stock on some of the sites and some don't seem to carry the sea kelp bioferment.
I had the same problem. I ordered things from 3 different sites and had the Canadian Customs folks on alert I am sure (I live in Toronto).
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Also, has anyone had any staining/bleaching issues with this serum if it happens to get on clothing? I was thinking of putting this in a spray bottle and I wanted to make sure this would be ok. Thanks for all the advice!
Yes - I had some staining and have not yet figured out rather it is oxidized Vitamin C or sloughed off skin, but I had an orange ring around my collar and waistband of my gym shorts. It was washed out fine for me, but a friend with more delicate clothing is having problems removing the stains. If your clothing is fragile you might want to take extra precautions. I still swear by how good it is to exfoliate your skin, not to mention the antioxidant benefits. Here is the link where we discussed this problem earlier on this site - see especially posts #28-31.
http://www.skincaretalk.com/anti-agi...m-0-1-a-2.html
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Quote: Originally Posted by IluvNY
Hi just wondering if i was to order the ferulic as an antioxident for me skin and leave out the absorbic acid and replace this say with a mulitvitmain capsules or powder, whatever you guys think is best really? Keeping though to the recepie given above would this be possible to do?
NY - I think that it is more important to keep the ascorbic acid in the serum. Why would you want to drop it? The ferulic acid is a wonderful ingredient that can be added to boost the serum.
I would not add an oral multivitamin to the topical serum - (i) it has ingredients that are probably not absorbed into the skin; (ii) it has fillers that probably will not dissolve; remember, it is for this very reason that we do not just use oral vitamin C to make the serum but instead use the pure stuff - no fillers, starch, etc.
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What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
I also just add the vitamin E on its own - which is fine. Fawnie's point is that adding the lecithin to the E before adding it to the serum seems to help the dispersion of the E. The serum is an aqueous one and so the vitamin E oil will not dissolve - it must be dispersed - and so we shake like crazy to make sure that it does. I have not used the lecithin but presume that it just makes this dispersion easier and results in a more consistent product.
Hi just wondering if i was to order the ferulic as an antioxident for me skin and leave out the absorbic acid and replace this say with a mulitvitmain capsules or powder, whatever you guys think is best really? Keeping though to the recepie given above would this be possible to do?
NY - I think that it is more important to keep the ascorbic acid in the serum. Why would you want to drop it? The ferulic acid is a wonderful ingredient that can be added to boost the serum.
I would not add an oral multivitamin to the topical serum - (i) it has ingredients that are probably not absorbed into the skin; (ii) it has fillers that probably will not dissolve; remember, it is for this very reason that we do not just use oral vitamin C to make the serum but instead use the pure stuff - no fillers, starch, etc.
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What is lecithin capsules meant to do? Would you recomend always adding these when using a vit e capsules? Normally i just use my vit e capsules on there own!
I also just add the vitamin E on its own - which is fine. Fawnie's point is that adding the lecithin to the E before adding it to the serum seems to help the dispersion of the E. The serum is an aqueous one and so the vitamin E oil will not dissolve - it must be dispersed - and so we shake like crazy to make sure that it does. I have not used the lecithin but presume that it just makes this dispersion easier and results in a more consistent product.
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