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Ascorbic Acid

People mainly take Ascorbic Acid for skin & hair. Based on 2 first-hand reports. Ranked #2312 of 2,750 overall.

5
User score
Not enough data
0% positive0% mixed0% negative100% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.

Clinical research
Research pending

What Ascorbic Acid does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

Research data for Ascorbic Acid is being compiled.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

No doses stated in the reports so far.

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“It i recommended to take a simple hepaprotective agent like Ascorbic Acid or Taurine with them.”
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“I’ve seen some studies showing protection from antioxidants like Ascorbic Acid but that’s not what we’re talking about here.”
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Top discussions (2)

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