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Vitamin C: The Key to Reversing Skin Aging and Promoting Regeneration

Originally Published 6 months ago — by ScienceAlert

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A new study suggests that vitamin C, commonly found in fruits and vegetables, can help slow skin aging by promoting epidermal thickness through epigenetic mechanisms, specifically DNA demethylation, which encourages keratinocyte proliferation. This finding indicates that vitamin C could be a useful treatment for thinning skin in older adults.