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STUDIO CITY (KCAL) — The benefits of Vitamin C go far beyond fighting off the common cold. The powerful vitamin can actually make you and your skin look younger.

Vitamin C can now be found in everything from mascara to perfume. Beauty companies are adding it to their products because of its powerful anti-aging properties including the reduction of fine lines, speedy collagen production as well as protection from environmental stressors.

Beauty expert and author of Hollywood Beauty Secrets: Remedies to the Rescue, Louisa Maccan-Graves, stopped by the KCAL 9 studios at 2p.m. Tuesday top show us how to use Vitamin C beauty products.

For more beauty secrets from Louisa, visit her website.

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  • linda

    What is the BRAND of the “Seaweed” foundation you mentioned on KCal 9 News Tuesday 2/15/11 @ 2pm show????? You stated you can buy it at Macy’s

    Thank You

    • http://empowermentgal.wordpress.com Beauty & Age-Proofing Empowerment Gal

      Hi Linda: It’s called Sue Devitt Triple C-Weed Whipped FOundation

  • Cynthia

    Can you post the witch hazel and lemon recipe for dark spots please.

    • Barbara

      Which of the Witch Haze is used in the mix, stronger or less strong.

      How should it be applied and how oftenl?

      • http://empowermentgal.wordpress.com Beauty & Age-Proofing Empowerment Gal

        Apply it every night using a q-tip – only on the spots. The spots shoul dfade in about 3 weeks.
        Best,
        Louisa

    • http://empowermentgal.wordpress.com Beauty & Age-Proofing Empowerment Gal

      Hi Louisa here: The recipe is 3 parst witch hazel to 1 part fresh lemon juice.
      So that would be 3 tbsp WH and 1 tsp L
      You can find more beauty recipes in my free book, Hollywood Beauty Secrets: Remedies to the Rescue at http://www.hollywoodbeautysecrets.com and also do sign up at my facebook page for more tips.

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  • Gina

    3 parts witch hazel to 1 tsp of lemon juice for brown spot recipe

    • cynthia

      thank u gina…went to CVS and there were 2 kinds of witch hazel. one was stronger than the other. think we should use the stronger one that was more like an astringent???

  • Gina

    Bio C ‘declear from Nordstrom
    “Hollywood Remedies to the rescue”
    Not sure what parts qualifies as…..

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  • CARMEN

    CARMEN
    CAN YOU POST THE RECIPE FOR DARK SPOTS. THANKS

    • http://empowermentgal.wordpress.com Beauty & Age-Proofing Empowerment Gal

      Hi Louisa here: The recipe is 3 parst witch hazel to 1 part fresh lemon juice.
      So that would be 3 tbsp WH and 1 tsp L
      You can find more beauty recipes in my free book, Hollywood Beauty Secrets: Remedies to the Rescue at http://www.hollywoodbeautysecrets.com and also do sign up at my facebook page for more tips.

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