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Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is one of the important antioxidants, the so-called “good boys,” which keep the aggressive oxygen radicals, the so-called “bad boys,” in check or inactivate them.
The Hungarian Szent-Györgyi isolated vitamin C from plant and tissue extracts as early as 1926. In the following years, he investigated the newly discovered substance during his work at the universities of Cambridge, Rochester, and Szeged, and in 1932 identified it as the anti-scurvy "vitamin C" postulated as early as 1912.
Today, we know the paramount importance of this vitamin, which we supply to our bodies, especially through the consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables. Because the skin is located on the periphery of our body and therefore less well connected to the human nutritional system than other organs, it suffers from even minor disruptions in the supply of nutrients, trace elements, and vitamins, even though it can conceal nutritional deficiencies for a very long time.
Especially in recent years, the excellent performance of vitamin C has also been demonstrated through topical applications. It improves the structure and function of the skin and compensates for minor pigmentation changes by lightening dark spots caused by long-term exposure to light and UV rays. Vitamin C not only acts as an antioxidant in the skin, but also choreographs the production of collagen. Collagen is the most important structural protein in our skin. Over 90% of the dermis is made up of collagen.
Of the 20 human amino acids (the building blocks of our body), the amino acids glycine and proline are used in the production of collagen, whose strands are composed of a triple helix (similar to a braided plait). However, proline can only be processed if it can be hydroxylated. This is achieved by an enzyme (proline hydroxylase), which only functions, or can function, in the presence of iron and vitamin C. If vitamin C is lacking, no functioning collagen can be produced.
An abundant supply of vitamin C, both internally through diet and externally through local administration, is therefore an excellent and supportive measure for the development of well-functioning collagen structures in the dermis.
Vitamin C has one Achilles heel. It oxidizes immediately in air, rendering it ineffective. Therefore, it should be freshly prepared immediately before use. The TetCode4 vitamin C product achieves this through a manufacturing and processing technology specifically tailored to this weakness of vitamin C. Freeze-dried, small vitamin C spheres (comparable to cotton balls) are dissolved individually in the palm of the hand by adding activator fluid. These spheres are a lyophilisate, meaning they dissolve in liquid. The freshly produced vitamin C is ideally applied in the morning after showering or immediately after cleansing the face, creating an elixir for facial care and the start of the day that is hard to beat.
