Does vitamin C negatively affects lycopene?

[BoredPrince]

Recently I started taking lycopene to improve appearance of my pale skin, that is for red undertones

But I also put topical vitamin C on my skin every day which does lighten the skin a little bit


Would this reduce red undertones?

 

[hybobu]

pretty sure topical vit c aint really do shit 1st place

 

[BinPanda]

Yeah, topical vitamin C can lighten the skin and may reduce red undertones, which could counteract the effects of lycopene on enhancing redness, but that shouldn’t even be noticeable. Vit c is cope so the lightening effect is too little to be fucking noticed. (Mark me as solution)

 

[BoredPrince]

pretty sure topical vit c aint really do shit 1st place

That hasn't been my experience, it takes time but I noticed the results

More collagen, better skin texture, less acne, less visible darkspots; just some that I noticed

 

[hybobu]

That hasn't been my experience, it takes time but I noticed the results

More collagen, better skin texture, less acne, less visible darkspots; just some that I noticed

ydy ig

 

[BoredPrince]

Yeah, topical vitamin C can lighten the skin and may reduce red undertones, which could counteract the effects of lycopene on enhancing redness, but that shouldn’t even be noticeable. Vit c is cope so the lightening effect is too little to be fucking noticed. (Mark me as solution)

Hmmm maybe I just didn't give enough time for lycopene to work

I've been taking 40mg every day with fatty food for almost a month, but I heard others say it takes more than 2 months for results to show


And I don't wanna stop vitamin C cuz my skin looks worse without it

 

[BoredPrince]

@hybobu @BinPanda

From what I searched up obline, it seems it will actually improve lycopene effect, research was done when both were consumed orally but I think topical would also work (although to a lesser degree)

Since vitamin c inhibits melanin it gives a "lighter" skin, but so does lycopene too, therefore melanin inhibition has no effect on red undertones since they come from lycopene itself


Seems I just didn't give it enough time to work