DIY Liposomal Vitamin C Face Serum Recipe
Discover how to create your own liposomal vitamin C 10% face serum at home. This step-by-step guide will help you address various skin concerns with a natural, homemade serum tailored to your skincare routine.
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With improvements of technology in manufacturing skincare products in recent years and better skincare formulations, efficacy of skincare products has become better. From using PDRN to peptides to fullerenes skincare industry always deliver! Now let's jump to our topic today and is.. Liposomal Vitamin C Serum Recipe.
Liposomal Vitamin C
Before we continue, let's address liposomes, the crucial component in creating liposomal vitamin C. In simple terms, liposomes are spherical vesicles composed of one or multiple bilayer lipids. Liposomes resemble the cell membrane layer by far. Liposomes can be empty or can encapsulate various nutrients such as vitamins or peptides which are to be delivered to the body. In fact liposomes act as a vehicle for delivering water-soluble vitamin C to highly hydrophobic skin barrier.
They come in many sizes ranging from 50 to 500 nm (nanometers) whereby the range of 100 to 200nm is considered to be efficient in drug delivery but also for easier absorption rate on the skin barrier. After various studies in liposomes it has been observed that liposomal vitamin C is more bioavailable and regular vitamin C.
Why Liposomal Vitamin C Serum?
Different from regular vitamin C face serum, liposomal vitamin C face serum has more benefits that your skin can improve from such as
Slow and consistent delivery of vitamin C even after hours of application
Bioavailability: since liposomal vitamin C particles share common similarities to cell membranes and can be easily encapsulated by cells.
Higher absorption rate than regular vitamin C serum
Stability: liposomal vitamin C does not denature easily like other forms of vitamin C in a serum formulation.
Boost collagen production faster than regular vitamin C serum
This liposomal vitamin C serum can also help to reduce acne scars, dark spots, age spots, hyperpigmentation, brighten dull skin and increase skin radiance.
Before you make your own liposomal vitamin C serum you have to make liposomal vitamin C on its own. You'll begin making a small batch of liposomal vitamin C then include it in the serum base.
Selecting Ingredients
Vitamin C powder: This is your main active ingredient in this cosmetic formulation. Vitamin C powder is a water-soluble essential vitamin that can help with skin barrier. Vitamin C can help to boost skin collagen production thus making the skin more plumper and supple. This potent anti-oxidant can help with skin elasticity. When encapsulated it can be even more powerful. It is also known as ascorbic acid.
Lecithin powder: It is the ingredient that is used to make the liposomes that are going to enclose and act as a carrier to your vitamin C nutrient. Liposomes act as good delivery vehicles for nutrients and drugs to the body cells since they have similarities with phospholipids bilayer of the cellular membrane. But also lecithin is a good source of choline which can support cellular health. When finding lecithin powder look for soy or sunflower derived one which is a non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism).
Distilled water: When making this kind of recipe then sanitation and purity should be your first priority. In order to not have impurities and chances of bacterial growth in the end product then using distilled water is vital. Avoid using tap water since it can contain mineral traces and worse enough dangerous microbiomes. Also don't get into temptation of using bottled drinking water since it has traces of minerals too. You're going to use it in making liposomal vitamin C first then in serum formulation.
Vodka 40% alcohol: You can get it online or in the liquor section of a big store. The Vodka is going to act like some kind of catalyst to facilitate the formation of liposomes during blending lecithin and vitamin C powder.
Sodium gluconate: It is a good chelating agent and stabilizer to be included in your face serum formulation. It keeps formula more stable, adjust formulation pH but also it can help the skin to be hydrated, thanks to its humectant properties.
Caprylyl glycol: In this formulation, this ingredient is going to act as a preservative agent which can lengthen shelf life of your face serum. It has other properties such as moisturizing and hydrating properties to the skin. You can find it trademarked in various names but also consider using propylene glycol as an alternative to this cosmetic ingredient.
Pomegranate seed oil: It is a lightweight, non-comedogenic carrier oil that can be beneficial to the skin face. It is such a good emollient to be included in face serum formulation. It won't clog your pores or exacerbate acne breakouts.
Sodium acrylate: In this formulation, we use both oil-based and water-based ingredients so to bind and stabilize these ingredients to avoid separation and increase the shelf life of the face serum formulation.
Liposomal vitamin C: At this point in time you'd have made this liposomal vitamin C, there are ingredients and steps below to make liposomal vitamin C. This is your main active ingredient that can help your skin to be brighten and plump.
Vitamin E oil: Also known as tocopherol sometimes found as tocopherol acetate, vitamin E and liposomal vitamin C can work synergistically to support skin health and boost skin collagen production.
Essential oils: You can use favorite essential oil that can help the serum formulation smell nice and have more numerous benefits consider using sweet orange, lavender, grapefruit or lemon essential oils. Essential oils should not be more than one percent of this face serum formulation.
Ingredients
Ingredients for making liposomal vitamin C
4 tablespoons of vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid) powder
4⅓ tablespoons of non-GMO soy or sunflower lecithin powder
6 tablespoons of distilled water
8 tablespoons of vodka 40% alcohol
Ingredients for making liposomal vitamin C face serum
5⅓ tablespoons of distilled water
1/16 of a tablespoon or 0.01 oz sodium gluconate
⅛ tablespoon of caprylyl glycol
2 teaspoons of pomegranate seed oil
¼ tablespoon of sodium acrylate
⅓ tablespoon of liposomal vitamin C
20 drops of vitamin E oil
20 drops of essential oils (optional)
In this formulation remember that you may need tools that you don't have such as high power blender and ultrasonic unit, you'll need to buy before making this formulation. Other tools that are needed are Mason jars, glass measuring cups, measuring scale glass stirrer, wooden spoons, serum bottle and kitchen thermometer. Check if you might require more tools avoid using metal jars, stirrers since they can contaminate the formulation especially when immersed in ultrasonic unit.
Instructions
Before you make your own face serum then you have to make liposomal vitamin C first since this is your main ingredient in this recipe making. All equipment should be sterilized. Wear apron, gloves and mask to prevent contaminating the recipe. So let's begin!
Begin by gathering your ingredients. When creating your liposomal vitamin C you will require vitamin C powder ( L- Ascorbic Acid), non-GMO soy or sunflower lecithin, vodka 40% alcohol and distilled water. If you lack vitamin C powder but have tablets, then just grind them with a mortar and pestle or cover them with clinging wrap and crush them into powder with a rolling pin.
Measure out your distilled water and vodka 40% alcohol and pour them in a glass measuring cup. Avoid using tap water or drinking water because they contain impurities such as minerals or microbes.
Add your vitamin C powder to the liquid mixture and stir with a wooden or glass stirrer, avoid metal spoons and stirrer at all costs since they be a source of impurities. Make sure all the vitamin C powder is completely dissolved in a liquid mixture.
Next, add soy or sunflower lecithin powder to the liquid mixture and stir with a glass stirrer till well combined. Do not use liquid lecithin at all!
Now pour your liquid mixture with all the ingredients dissolved in, in a sterilized high power blender and blend for like 5 minutes then store the blender jug in the refrigerator for four hours. Repeat this for like four times, the action of blending for 5 minutes and then refrigerate for four hours, within 24 hours it will be ready, ah! brace yourself.
Pour your liquid mixture in the glass measuring cup, make sure it can fit in the ultrasonic cleaner/unit with a little room to nudge a bit!
Place your glass measuring cup in the ultrasonic cleaner/unit and turn it on for 30 minutes.
Take out your measuring cup and cover it with sterilized lid and refrigerate it for about an hour.
At this point you'll notice a bubbles, skim them off then put this measuring cup back in the ultrasonic cleaner/unit and wait till the mixture heats to around 100℉ for final take. Your liposomal vitamin C is ready!
Pour your liposomal vitamin C into a sterilized clean Mason jar and cover it with tight-fitting lid.
Store it in the refrigerator. Now let's get to the serum part, Next!
This is the part you've been waiting for! After making your own liposomal vitamin C, its time to make your face serum, now let's go!
Start out by measuring your distilled water, caprylyl glycol and sodium gluconate and then mixing them in a sterilized measuring cup.
Take another glass measuring cup and pour sodium acrylate and pomegranate seed oil and mix well till combined.
Next add your mixture in step 1 to the glass measuring cup in step 2, very slowly meanwhile stirring the mixture till well mixed.
Now add your liposomal vitamin C and vitamin E oil and blend in the glass measuring cup. If you like add drops of your favorite essential oil not more than 20 drops.
Pour it in a sterilized glass bottle with a dropper or use a sterilized airless dispenser small bottle.
Your face serum is ready for use.
How to Use Your Liposomal Vitamin C 10% Face Serum
In your skincare routine, wash your face with a face cleanser.
Double cleanse with a toner of your choice or the one you made on your own.
Now apply your face serum on your squeaky clean face.
Lastly apply your sunscreen or sunblock and you're ready to go!
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