I have this product and used it mixed with distilled water and glycerin and it has turned my face and fingertips orange. Anyone else?
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I have used this vitamin c every night since june 19th 2014 a little over 3 months. I mix: 10% Solution Recipea 1/4 t. L-ascorbic acid 1/2 t.vegetable glycerin oil 1 3/4 t. distilled water 1 small drop of vitamin e oilI make the above serum every 3 day's and keep in refrigerator in dark bottle It mixes very well and is absolutely great for your face.There is no turning yellow maybe it's the vitamin e that keeps it from turning yellowor the refrigeration.This is the best serum for your face I have ever seen.I leave it on for 1/2 hr. Rinse it off with hot wash cloth then apply jojoba oil and wipe off excess. I have used this vitamin c every night since june 19th 2014 a little over 3 months. I mix: 10% Solution Recipea 1/4 t. L-ascorbic acid 1/2 t.vegetable glycerin oil 1 3/4 t. distilled water 1 small drop of vitamin e oilI make the above serum every 3 day's and keep in refrigerator in dark bottle It mixes very well and is absolutely great for your face.There is no turning yellow maybe it's the vitamin e that keeps it from turning yellowor the refrigeration.This is the best serum for your face I have ever seen.I leave it on for... » Read More I have used this vitamin c every night since june 19th 2014 a little over 3 months. I mix: 10% Solution Recipea 1/4 t. L-ascorbic acid 1/2 t.vegetable glycerin oil 1 3/4 t. distilled water 1 small drop of vitamin e oilI make the above serum every 3 day's and keep in refrigerator in dark bottle It mixes very well and is absolutely great for your face.There is no turning yellow maybe it's the vitamin e that keeps it from turning yellowor the refrigeration.This is the best serum for your face I have ever seen.I leave it on for 1/2 hr. Rinse it off with hot wash cloth then apply jojoba oil and wipe off excess. « Show Less
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I think it could be old, vit C has a very short shelf life after it is mixed and I have had creams with vit C that turned a yellow-orange. Sorry that is all I can think of.
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I mix it with a combination of dmae, hydracolnic acid and distilled water,these 3 together make a serum for my nightly routine, I used vitamin c ester directly into my morning moisturizer, so no I have not seen any orange fingers.
1399087
It did the same to me, but it really worked well on my skin. Try applying it with a cosmetic brush.
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I have used this vitamin c every night since june 19th 2014 a little over 3 months. I mix: 10% Solution Recipea 1/4 t. L-ascorbic acid 1/2 t.vegetable glycerin oil 1 3/4 t. distilled water 1 small drop of vitamin e oil I make the above serum every 3 day's and keep in refrigerator in dark bottle It mixes very well and is absolutely great for your face. There is no turning yellow maybe it's the vitamin e that keeps it from turning yellow or the refrigeration.This is the best serum for your face I have ever seen. I leave it on for 1/2 hr. Rinse it off with hot wash cloth then apply jojoba oil and wipe off excess.
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Saw this answer from someone else...hope it helps: "Vitamin C becomes unstable in a relatively short time once it is mixed with a liquid. I had the powder form of C and mixed as needed for about 6 or 7 months then noticed that when I mixed it with liquid the liquid stayed an orangey color,which means the powder vit. C was no longer any good. Time to buy new. And a reason to buy smaller quantities of it."
1399090
I mix it with a little bit of water glycern vitamin d vitamin e and aloe Vera to be honest I love it I leave it inside the frigid I think it works great maybe you're skin in very sensitive try it the way I use it it might work for you to
2247448
I did about 1/4 tsp of jajoba oil to 2 drops of sea buckthorn. The sea buckthorn is very close to idodine in color so no matter how little you add, it will make your orange. The smell made my stomach turn to the point where I couldn't even use it. I ended up throwing away this product. It did not help in the short time that I used it and I couldn't get past the smell or color on my sheets.
1003026
I have not experienced this even though I don't use this product like I once did. I still maintained a descent result and I'm happy with it to this day! Good luck
860821
Mine is too. No worries, it does not color your skin. Your skin will be brighter after just a few uses. Love this product!
1512717
I haven't, but make sure to have your clients wear no deoderant (that can make it green in armpits) Also, if it does appear a bit green I'd imagine it's because of having ash tone in the solution in order to cancel out orange. Should come off after rinsing. Hope that helps!
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I ended up throwing it away before I really gave it much of a chance. Given the super dark color of the lotion, I'm sure it will turn you orange. I'm a self tanner junkie and this product is the worst I've seen. The smell is horrible, too. I just ordered this from QVC (: Vita Liberata pHenomenal Bronzing Mousse with Mitt ). Haven't yet tried but my friend did and she loves it! Great color that lasts and NO smell. Good luck!
213839
I used nail polish to give it an interesting coloring. Do not use food coloring or acrylic paint. The reaction is really bad.
767495
Lately, my hair--especially the parts that have more gray--come out either orange or greenish, and I have to use Clairol's blue Shimmer Lights and even sponge my6 hair once it dries with grape Kool-ade to take out this obnoxious tinge. It never used to do that with Clairol Loving Care, and the first few times that I tried the CoSaMo, it was okay too!
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I hate to say it, but this one is deceiving. It 'smells' citrus-y when sniffing the bottle, however, like EVERY tanning product i've tried, it does have that awful (in my opinion) reactive smell, once it starts developing on your skin. for about a night. i have found myself only using it on my legs, because it is not as close to my nose that way. The color is amazing though. (if you can handle the smell.) :)
1432312
Nope I've been using it for the past 6 months it's done nothing, it didnt even combat the usual slight skin darkening I go through due to the Florida summer sun. Everyone is reacts differently but that's been my experience.
1664011
My husband & I tried it & got some very weird reaction...both of our faces became very puffy. I can't say it's not the original since we never tried it before this experience, but w/our reactions & the fact that we returned it, I would trust what your esthetician recommends. After discontinuing the product, all became normal again & we have chosen to live with the laugh lines. ;-)
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Dear Pinky - I found this item to be very harsh on my skin. I don't use it at all on my face, as was my intention when I bought it. I used it on my legs last summer but have decided I won't do that again this summer because of the harshness to my skin.
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Wow! I really do wish I could give you an answer. I know I have it here. I retreated all of the pads for our unit. I did not look at the ingredients first. It was the same stuff as was used at a PT I went to. I have not had problems in using it. Nor has my wife - and I can say hello to her and she will break out somewhere. She has very sensitive skin, but had no negitive effects from contact.I'll look around some more. If it does show up again I will be happy to forward any news.
663638
I didn't look @ the ingredients, & it worked great in the beginning.....but after one jar I had to stop using it because my face was getting red & irritated. Jan marini products tend to have some potent ingredients.
742013
I've been using this stuff for quite a while & I was really put off by the color as well. It used to be so much darker. Mine did not have a bad smell ... it just seemed like they had diluted it. I contacted the company & they said that they have a new "processing system" but they assured me that they weren't diluting it. I don't know if I believe it because it doesn't seem to have the same effects that it had before. With that said, I am still using it.
742812
I have not had that problem. If you are sensitive I would not use very much, too often. LOVE the way it makes face feel and shine afterword.
1418953
This is due to the silicone being mixed with a water based product. did you use anything else with it? A moisturizer, spf? This happens when silicone mixes with water based anything. Same with silicone makeup primers. Hope this helps.