NIODEthylated L-Ascorbic Acid 30% Network (ELAN) 30ml

This highly concentrated network complex combines a 30% concentration of highly-stable Ethylated L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C) in an antioxidant network of Superoxide Dismutase, Selenium and Zinc to support a strong fight against oxidation while enhancing barrier function, balancing visible discolouration, reviving skin tone, and supporting collagen production and repair mechanisms. While the initial tone-enhancing benefits of ELAN will be noticeable from the third day of once-daily use, benefits at-large are continuing and cumulative.

The best property of any powerful antioxidant is also its worst propertyit oxidises. Basically, antioxidants bind to free radicals of oxygen so that your cell's dont. The problem is that they may bind to oxygen in the bottle before you even buy any product claiming to contain antioxidants. And since Vitamin C has a very strong ability to bind to free radicals of oxygen, as soon as its dissolved in water, it starts to oxidise and change the colour of the solution (from clear to slight orange and later to dark orange). When this change happens, two things occur: 1) the activity of Vitamin C becomes disabled and 2) far worse, the antioxidant formulation actually turns into a pro-oxidant formulation. Many clinical skincare brands have filed patents that claims to stabilise Vitamin C in water and many have fought amongst themselves on whether or not they have breached each others patents. These patents and fights are simply meaningless because these respective formulations continue to show oxidation and change colour, while consumers believe that since there is a patent, this colour change might be OK. A patent grant does not verify that the function described actually worksa patent is not a validation of a discovery; it is simply an exclusivity to a position claim. Very simply, if a Vitamin C formula turns colour, the Vitamin C is oxidised and the formula becomes potentially damaging to the skin.

NIODs ELAN wins against all of the above battles. It uses a pure form of L-Ascorbic Acid in ethylated formwhich costs nearly 100 times more than pure Vitamin Cthat is extremely stable in all conditions including in presence of waterbut NIOD doesnt simply rely on the stability achieved by mere ethylation: 1) ELAN has solubilised this compound in a specialised water-free ether through NIODs own pending patent so that all of the Vitamin C can be utilised; 2) This novel solubilisation avoids the use of any water which, regardless of the ethylation, prevents any oxidation of Vitamin C in the formula; and 3) The Vitamin C is supported by the addition of Superoxide Dismutase, Selenium and Zinc, to form the novel concept of an antioxidant network (referred to as Network Antioxidants in studies) which allows for renewal and reuse of antioxidants in a cyclic life to allow them to remain active through multiple stages of binding to free molecules of oxygen. While these networked antioxidants are provided to achieve sustained activity of Vitamin C, their additional value extend beyond this sustainment as each provides known benefits to the skin.

Do not use with Copper Peptides, Direct Acids, Direct Vitamin C, EUK, Niacinamide, Peptides, Retinoids, GF 15% Solution.