max963•1mo ago

Why does nobody warn about overdoing vitamin C serums?

My client's skin turned orange from using too much.

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3 Comments

That orange tint is oxidized ascorbic acid sitting on top of the skin. A lot of people mistake that stain for actual carotenemia.

Wait, so it's just a stain on the skin? Are people really that worried about something that washes off?

allen.ruby1mo agoMost Upvoted

Yeah, I've definitely panicked over that orange stain before. Hunt.ruby is right, it's just vitamin C sitting on your face like bad fake tan.