Vitamin C and the Skin by Joel Bain Herron, MD
A Little History on Vitamin C As dermatologists, we know that vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, plays an essential role in the health of the skin. A deficiency of vitamin C leads to the medical condition of scurvy. It can cause roughness of the skin, with easy bruising or bleeding and poor wound healing. A few hundred years ago, it was assumed that up to half of sailors would succumb to scurvy and die on a long passage. Citrus fruits, such as lemons and limes, are high