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Triple C + E Complex is a great antioxidant with water and lipid soluble Vitamin C and lipid soluble Vitamin E. The absolute basic essentials for any antioxidant. Best for dryer skin types or used in place of a moisturizer by some oilier combination skin types. It is an important Anti Aging treatment.

Please review the Blue Turtle Spa video ‘Antioxidants: ­ Why?’ and the blog category Antioxidants.

Topical antioxidants are important to bolster the defences of your skin against free radicals. Free radicals are usually a result of UV rays creating unstable oxygen molecules and are known scientifically as Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS). Your body has natural antioxidant (think anti free radical) defences that it creates everyday, plus every fruit and vegetable contains antioxidants that also help your body fight the constant battle with free radicals.

It is important to add antioxidants topically to supplement those we consume in food. Starting young is a very good idea. No one antioxidant ingredient can do the job alone (contrary to so much of the marketing hype from cosmetic companies) so the more fruits and vegetables you consume, and the more antioxidants you apply topically, the better off you will be.

Vitamin E is always more emollient (think moisturizer) than Vitamin C, so my experience is that Vitamin E is not great for oily skins. Vitamin C however is great for promoting collagen development - so the more Vitamin C you consume the better off your collagen-producing-machine will be. Aging skin can also benefit from additional Vitamin C applied topically and with the lipid (think oil that your skin produces - aka your natural moisturizer) soluble form of Vitamin C (Tetrahexydecyl Ascorbate) this product can be ideal for aging, less oily skin.

With all the emulsifiers products like this use in order to hold oil-loving and water-loving ingredients together so they do not separate out like many vinaigrette salad dressings do, people with unstable and very sensitive skin should hold off using a product like this until their skin is stronger and more balanced. Too many emulsifiers are irritating to such skin types.

The manufacturer describes it as follows: A blend of three unique, time-released, targeted delivery systems slowly diffuse three stabilized forms of Vitamin C and three forms of Vitamin E throughout the skin, creating a reservoir of vitamins at all levels that helps visually repair years of sun damage within weeks. The three forms of targeted Vitamin C absorb more efficiently, magnifying Vitamin C’s antioxidant, cell protective power up to six times. This means lower percentages of Vitamin C produce maximum results without risk of irritation or vitamin oxidation. Known to be synergistic in their effects, Vitamin C recycles Vitamin E as an antioxidant, increasing Vitamin E’s free radical-scavenging effects fifty times normal. These vitamins also help prevent sebum oxidation, working together to reduce and prevent blackheads and clogged pores. Within days to weeks, skin’s youthful radiance is revived, obvious lines and wrinkles diminish in appearance, normal skin tone begins to return, and blockages in pores are reduced or eliminated– without the irritating effects of other extra-strength Vitamin C products.

Note: The three delivery vehicles in Triple C and E Complex ensure the equivalent of 14% free Vitamin C is delivered into the skin. Because the Vitamin C is time-released and slowly converted to its acid state over several hours, irritation is significantly reduced or eliminated. The delivery vehicles also ensure the Vitamin C level stays constant throughout the shelf-life of the product, producing maximum vitamin stability and activity of a year or longer. Formulas that contain 10- 20% Vitamin C frequently do so to offset the amount of Vitamin C that is oxidized throughout the product's lifetime. Within six months, retesting of high percentage Vitamin C products shows their content can diminish to 2% or less, with the remainder of the Vitamin C oxidized – which is apparent as the product begins to turn brown. Oxidized Vitamin C can irritate the skin and cause blocked pores. Triple C and E Complex is a gentle, no-sting formula that is tested and proven safe for sensitive skin. When stored in a cool, darkened area, the stability of this formula is guaranteed for a minimum of one year.

Does not contain artificial colorants.
Fragrance: Essential oils of grapefruit, orange and lemon peel.
This manufacturer does not test on animals.

Made by one of the top laboratories in the USA specifically for professional esthetic practices.

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Complete Ingredients: Purified water, sunflower seed oil, stearic acid, dioctyl succinate, tocopheryl linoleate (moisturizing Vitamin E;), PPG-8/SMDI copolymer (Vitamin C time release agent), ascorbyl methylsilanol pectinate (time-released Vitamin C), dimethicone, cyclomethicone, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate (time-released Vitamin C), lemon bioflavonoids, cetyl alcohol, methyl gluceth-20, triethanolamine, tocopheryl acetate (stabilized Vitamin E), shea butter, PEG-25 soya sterol, polysorbate 80, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate (time-released vitamin C), rose hips seed oil, grapefruit extract, grapefruit oil, PEG-8, tocopherol (antioxidant Vitamin E), ascorbyl palmitate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, carbomer, lemon peel extract, lemon peel oil, orange oil, xanthan gum, dipotassium glycerrhizate, phenoxyethanol.