max963•3mo ago

Why does nobody warn about overdoing vitamin C serums?

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

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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?

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.