How To Make Your Own Liposomal Vitamin C & Why Is This Important? Added October 15, 2014, Under: Diseases, How To Unlike most mammals and birds, humans do not produce vitamin C in their bodies, having lost the ability to do so along with primates and guinea pigs. Studies have found that some populations may have as many as 20 to 35% who are severely vitamin C deficient while college students, smokers and older adults have an especially high risk. Therefore, we have to obtain the vitamin C “benefits” our bodies need from external sources. Our diet should include as many different colors of fresh vegetables and fruits as possible. High dose vitamin C is nature’s way of dealing with a crisis in our health Vitamin C does so many things at so many levels, it should be one of our core supplements, used in building skin, bones, teeth, tissue and so much more while being an anti-oxidant and supporting the immune system. If we have zero or low levels of vitamin C, we can obviously become susceptible to various viruses doing the rounds.
This bring us on to Liposomal vitamin C The great advantage of the liposomal formulation is that it doesn’t sit in the GI tract but is absorbed up to 8 times better than regular vitamin C, particularly if you are suffering from a chronic condition such as CFIDS/MCS. You can even make your own. Are you interested in making your own? This is easy to do at home and is so much better absorbed and used by the body than oral or intravenous vitamin C. A friend of mine has posted her recipe on hawkeshealth.net and so I am going to share it here. To make approximately 14oz of inexpensive liposomal vitamin C, you will need: An electric stick blender such as a Kitchen Aid immersion blender with 9 speeds Wide mouth mason jar 3 level tablespoons of soy lecithin (45cc) (make sure it is GMO free and organic if possible) 1 level tablespoon ascorbic acid powder (15cc) Please note : One affordable source of clean ascorbic acid powder is from this link.
The description reads “We use only 100% pure pharmaceutical grade L-ascorbic acid USP-FCC* (C6H8O6) which contains no corn residue, plant antigens, or protein impurities. Individuals allergic to corn or yeast can use this product with confidence. pH 2.1† Made without Gluten or GMOs.” Dissolve the lecithin in 1 cup (240cc) warm distilled warm. Dissolve the ascorbic acid in 1/2 cup warm distilled water. Pour both solutions together into the wide mouth mason jar or other container that can accommodate the stick blender. Blend until it forms a cloudy, homogeneous mixture (takes roughly about two minutes). Refrigerate to store ready for use. Take one teaspoon of the mix daily – you can experiment with this amount after you have taken it for a while to see how it affects you. Take on an empty stomach and wait at least 15 minutes before eating anything. When treating a severe virus for example, vitamin C can be given in high doses until bowel intolerance is almost reached and repeated continually every hour or 2 for 5 to 7 days.
Many take it in the morning before breakfast. It is really sour tasting so you might want to follow it up with some water to get the taste out of the mouth or something else as a small treat! Liposomal vitamin C is packaged like a bodily cell so it passes through the digestive barrier and delivers the nutrient directly to the bloodstream. This has a much higher absorption rate with over 90% of the cells being bathed in vitamin C. Some experts suggest that liposomal vitamin C is vastly superior to IV vitamin C – an expensive but effective procedure that is often carried out in hospitals and alternative health clinics.Over recent years, a glance at the ingredients on the back of my face cream has left me wishing I’d done a PhD in chemistry — all those AHAs, nanoparticles and pentapeptides. But some good news from the beauty world is that the latest wonder ingredient is something we all know and love. Good old vitamin C.Look down the beauty aisle of any department store and you’ll see three new products from Origins, Kiehl’s and StriVectin-EV, which feature the old favourite as their key ingredient.
Other brands such as Sisley, Vichy, Environ and Philosophy also have vitamin C-based formulas. Vitamin C: The latest wonder ingredient The beauty industry has long known that vitamin C — in food and cream form — is vital for good skin. The nutrient helps form collagen and elastin (essential to keep the skin looking plump, taut and young) as well as acting as an antioxidant to protect us from the harsh effects of the environment, such as UV rays, pollution and a bad diet. In recent years, lowly vitamin C has been left in the shadows as cosmetic companies embarked on a rush to find new (often unpronouncable) ingredients — the likes of acai, glycans and hyaluronic acid. ‘Yet new technology means we can harness vitamin C in new, more targeted ways — specifically in terms of tackling fine lines and pigmentation,’ says Gillian Barclay from Kiehl’s.Indeed, dermatologists have discovered that vitamin C is one of the best ingredients to tackle dark spots. It not only brightens the skin but also inhibits the production of tyrosinase, an enzyme that creates pigmentation.
In their Clearly Corrective Dark Spots Solution (£36), Kiehl's use a new faster acting version of vitamin C Scientists have also found that vitamin C is not only an essential building block of skin-plumping collagen and elastin, but it actually kick-starts the body into producing more of these proteins — making it a potent anti-ager. The problem in the past has been that it’s hard to use vitamin C at doses high enough to make a difference because it had a tendency to oxidise — in other words, go off and stop working — after contact with air. The new generation of vitamin C products have overcome this problem. In their Clearly Corrective Dark Spots Solution (£36), Kiehl’s use a new faster acting version of vitamin C — called Activated C — which is easier for the skin to absorb. It is also ‘photo stable’, meaning it doesn’t stop working the moment it is exposed to air and sunlight.Meanwhile, Origins’ new skin-brightener, Mega-Bright (£46), uses a rose called Rosa Roxburghii, which is dubbed ‘the king of vitamin C’ and has been part of traditional medicine for centuries.
Clinique’s latest anti-ager, Repairwear Uplifting Firming Cream (£50), also contains vitamin C in a very potent form.Would a daily vitamin pill do the job just as well? Not according to dermatologist Dr Sam Bunting, who says: ‘Studies show we can’t increase the amount of vitamin C in our skin simply through diet. Sunlight and pollution deplete the skin’s vitamin C supply, so it makes sense to deliver it topically.’But Dr Bunting warns that not all vitamin C creams are equal. ‘I would recommend a serum that contains at least 10 per cent vitamin C, such as Skinceuticals C E Ferulic Serum (£85), and make sure it hasn’t discoloured — a sign that it has become oxidised and is no longer effective. L’Occitane Immortelle Brightening Moisture Cream (£36) is a great everyday moisturiser; as is Vichy Normaderm Anti-Age (£15). StriVectin-EV Get Even Spot Repair (£45) is great for targeting specific dark spots. If your skin is sensitive, experts warn you may experience stinging or irritation with products containing the water-soluble form of vitamin C, called L-Ascorbic acid, so do a patch test first.