Vitamin C consumption rebounded during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic (as it also does when the flu arrives) due to its effects on the immune system, which is responsible for fighting infections such as viruses. However, this substance is also becoming fashionable in the field of cosmetics. | Also read:
The ‘boom’ of vitamin C in cosmetics
This substance has been in the world of cosmetics for more than three decades but is now experiencing its best moment. In Status we already told that the Covid-19 era was causing a greater demand for
Thus, treatments with this substance are an excellent antioxidant that provides luminosity and vitality to tissues and prevents the signs of aging due to its ‘anti-radical’ and pro-collagen action, among many others. In addition, along with alsol, vitamin C is one of the skin care molecules most supported by the scientific establishment.
Vitamin C face cream Viseger Pharma SPF 50+, Mercadona’s proposal
Mercadona cream with vitamin C
This facial cream, made by Viseger Pharma, keeps its antioxidant properties of green tea and vitamin C, in a concentration of 1% with great bioavailable capacity, that is, it penetrates the skin better. The cosmetic product, which is priced at 7 euros and contains 50 ml of product, has a 50+ sun protection that protects from ultraviolet and infrared radiation.
Vitamin C, an immune system booster against Coronavirus
In addition to its cream, Mercadona has experienced the boom with this substance. Thus, the supermarket chain tripled the sales of the
The company explained that the reason for the increase is because customers “seek to consume food products designed to strengthen the immune system.” The truth is, the main function attributed to vitamin C is to contribute to the normal functioning of the immune system.