Neutrogena rapid tone repair with vitamin c reviews

Q: What does rapid tone repair do?

With powerhouse antioxidant vitamin C, the Neutrogena® Rapid Tone Repair line helps give you the glow youve been searching for – and fast – by helping reduce the appearance of uneven skin tone, texture, wrinkles and fine lines. Use at night to improve radiance and brighten for even skin tone.

06 Mar Review, Ingredients: Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Day, Night Moisturizers: Evens Skin With Retinol

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06 Mar Review, Ingredients: Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Day, Night Moisturizers: Evens Skin With Retinol
Positive: 20% Ascorbic Acid Means 20% True Vitamin C
Positive: Ascorbic Acid is Typically at the Right pH to Be Charged and Penetrate the Skin
Negative: L-ascorbic Acid or R-ascorbic Acid or a Combination of Both?
Negative: Doesn’t Include Vitamin E or Coenzyme Q10
In Summary: Buy or Pass By? — Buy
What does rapid tone repair do?
Does Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair remove dark spots?
Does Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair have vitamin C?
Does Neutrogena Rapid tone repair have hyaluronic acid?

Do you have sun spots from too much tanning? Is your skintone uneven? Do you want a gentle product? Well then, Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Collection ($19.00 each) is for you! This regime consists of a day and night product. Neutrogena claims you will have more even skin within one week!

This dynamic duo is clinically proven to help fade the look of dark spots and discoloration, leaving you with gorgeous skin. The line features two standout ingredients: Accelerated Retinol SA Technology, combined with vitamin C to deliver an even skintone. The Day and Night formulas also contain the following ingredients:

Vitamin C – gently helps to diffuse the look of brown spots to even out skintone
Retionol SA – diminishes the appearance of age spots
Hyaluronic Acid – helps to moisturize, replenish and rejuvenate the look of skin
Glucose Complex – helps to boost skins turnover for faster results

I was expecting to have to use another moisturizer on top of these products, but it wasn’t necessary. The day lotion has an SPF 30 and was enough moisture for my combination skin.

If you are very dry, I wouldn’t recommend this. I will be completely honest: I don’t have many brown spots. I do have some around my upper cheek and did notice that they were lighter after I test-drove this product, which is also gentle. Sometimes with retinoids, I tend to get red and my skin tingles, but I didn’t have a problem with this.

If you are looking for a product that is fairly priced, gentle and works, then this is the product for you!

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For years, I’ve been saying that someone should put vitamin C into single-use capsules. After all, vitamin C as L-ascorbic acid is one of the most unstable ingredients there is, losing potency in the presence of light, heat, and air. So when I saw that Neutrogena created single-doses of 20% ascorbic acid in its Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules, I was like, how do I get my hands on these things?! I immediately went out and bought some, and after creating ResearchingEverything, I had to write about them here!

Positive: 20% Ascorbic Acid Means 20% True Vitamin C

So why use ascorbic acid? Ascorbic acid is the preferred version of vitamin C for several reasons. First, L-ascorbic acid is the form of vitamin C that can be utilized “as-is” within the skin (Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2001). Whereas other derivatives of vitamin C have to be broken down into L-ascorbic acid + sugar, as in the case of ascorbyl glucoside, or L-ascorbic acid + magnesium salt, as in the case of ascorbyl-2-phosphate magnesium salt, L-ascorbic acid is “ready to go” as-is. So, when you use 20% vitamin C as L-ascorbic acid, it’s actually more potent than 20% of vitamin C in its other forms, because it’s all the type of vitamin C that is ready to be used by the skin. (Skin ready, if you will. Ready for its skin close-up. You get the idea). Kind of like how retinoid derivatives like retinyl palmitate and retinol have to be activated within the skin to become tretinoin, except L-ascorbic acid is not regulated as a drug. (Thank God, so it’s easy to buy over-the-counter!).

Positive: Ascorbic Acid is Typically at the Right pH to Be Charged and Penetrate the Skin

Another reason why L-ascorbic acid is the preferred form of vitamin C is because it is acidic. Acidic forms of vitamin C, with a pH below 3.5, are simply more potent (Journal of Clinical Aesthetic Dermatology, 2007). This is because vitamin C penetrates the skin better when it’s charged than when it’s uncharged (Journal of Clinical Aesthetic Dermatology, 2007). So rather than taking a neutral-to-less-acidic form of vitamin C, having to activate it within the skin, and also maintain its charge, pure L-ascorbic acid is already there, ready to go.

The ability of vitamin C as L-ascorbic acid to inhibit melanin formation (i.e., help to fight hyperpigmentation) has been documented as early as 1950. The ability of ascorbic acid to increase collagen production has been known as long ago as 1987. Overall, the ingredient has shown to be effective in treating skin aging (specifically wrinkles and fine lines and uneven pigmentation), melanoma, post-laser erythema, and stretch marks (Cosmeceuticals and Cosmetic Ingredients).

So, yes, I love ascorbic acid, and, despite my occasional excitement about other vitamin C derivatives (especially 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid), I still maintain that ascorbic acid is my preferred form of vitamin C. So, Neutrogena gets major bonus points for using that form of vitamin C in its Neutrogena Rapid Tone Capsules.

Negative: L-ascorbic Acid or R-ascorbic Acid or a Combination of Both?

Without giving you a full [organic] chemistry lesson, L- and R- versions of a molecule are essentially mirrored images of one another. There is also a third form of a molecule, which is neutral. Interestingly enough, L-, R-, and neutral versions of a molecule can interact differently in biological systems.

In the case of ascorbic acid, the “L” form, i.e., L-ascorbic acid, is the form that is most accepted, and hence most active, within the skin (Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology, 2007) of the three types of ascorbic acid.

Neutrogena doesn’t mention whether or not Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules include L-ascorbic acid, R-ascorbic acid, or ascorbic acid. On the one hand, L-ascorbic acid is more expensive to source than a mixed bag of ascorbic acid isomers, so it is possible that Neutrogena just used the cheaper version and didn’t bother to source L-ascorbic acid. On the other hand, this doesn’t make enough of a difference in efficacy to say that this product isn’t a “buy,” unless you’re a lucky consumer for whom money is no object. If that’s the case, then by all means, splurge on a Skinceuticals or PCA Skin product that clearly specifies “L-ascorbic acid” on the label.

Negative: Doesn’t Include Vitamin E or Coenzyme Q10

One issue I do have with Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules is that they do not include vitamin E or coenzyme Q10. This is for two reasons. First, vitamin E may help to increase UVB protection when used with vitamin C under sunscreen. In one study, scientists discovered that when vitamins C and E, in combination, are used under a UVA/UVB broad-spectrum sunscreen, vitamins C and E provided notable additional protection from UVB light, with most of the UVB boost attributable to vitamin E (Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 1996).

For another reason, vitamin C and vitamin E are network antioxidants, meaning that they “recycle” one another. Vitamin C is a strong antioxidant that reduces (“recycles”) oxidized vitamin E back into its active form so the antioxidant capabilities of vitamin C are amplified in this way (Cosmetic Dermatology). So without vitamin E or coenzyme Q10 present, vitamin C is likely to be less stable, and degrade faster.

In Summary: Buy or Pass By? — Buy

Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules are a sensational way to deliver 20% of one of the best forms of vitamin C, ascorbic acid, into your skin without the chance of degradation, due to their single-use capsule format. The price point, at roughly $30 MSRP, is also much friendlier than most vitamin C serums.

The downfalls of Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules are that they do not contain vitamin E or coenzyme Q10, nor do they specify that they use L-ascorbic acid, the most potent form of ascorbic acid.

Still, given the high concentration of vitamin C and the single-use capsule that prevents degradation, as well as the sensationally low price point, I still think of this product as a buy.

Ingredients in Neutrogena Rapid Tone Repair Vitamin C Capsules: Dimethicone, Ascorbic Acid, Trisiloxane, Dimethiconol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Dimethicone/ Vinyltrimethylsiloxysilicate Crosspolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Leaf Extract

What does rapid tone repair do?

With powerhouse antioxidant vitamin C, the Neutrogena^® Rapid Tone Repair line helps give you the glow you've been searching for – and fast – by helping reduce the appearance of uneven skin tone, texture, wrinkles and fine lines. Use at night to improve radiance and brighten for even skin tone.

Does Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair remove dark spots?

Key Ingredients A powerful ingredient that fights fine lines, dullness, wrinkles and dark spots. Helps gently diminish the look of dark spots and skin discoloration for brighter, more even skin tone.

Does Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair have vitamin C?

Visibly smoother, brighter skin in 1 week, and fades the look of dark spots in 4 weeks. Each serum capsule contains 20% concentrated Vitamin C to reduce the look of dark spots and early signs of skin aging.

Does Neutrogena Rapid tone repair have hyaluronic acid?

This anti-wrinkle retinol cream also contains hyaluronic acid, which adds plumping moisture to help hydrate and rejuvenate the look of skin. Neutrogena Rapid Wrinkle Repair Retinol Cream is suitable for daily use and is a great part of your at-home skincare routine.