Ascorbyl glucoside is natural vitamin C (ascorbic acid) stabilized with glucose. This combination allows the benefits of vitamin C to be conveniently and effectively used in cosmetic products. When creams and lotions containing ascorbyl glucoside are applied to the skin, an enzyme present in the skin, a-glucosidase, acts on the ascorbyl glucoside to slowly release the healthful benefits of vitamin C.
Ascorbyl glucoside was originally
developed as a quasi-drug cosmetic product in