Can you take silica and vitamin C together?

Yes — silica and vitamin C can be taken together. They're both water-soluble, they don't compete for absorption, and there's no need to space them apart. They're often mentioned in the same breath when people talk about skin, but only one of them carries a recognised skin role, so it's worth being clear about which does what.

What each one does

Vitamin C helps your body build collagen for skin that works like it should — that's its recognised role, and it's the nutrient the skin framing belongs to on this page. Silica is a trace mineral found in the body's connective tissues; we describe it structurally rather than attaching a specific health claim to it, in the same way we treat other trace compounds like boron. So the collagen-formation role stays on vitamin C, and silica is simply described for what it is — a naturally occurring trace mineral in the formula.

Timing and how to take them

Take both once a day — timing is flexible. Both are water-soluble, so they don't need dietary fat to absorb and there's no absorption conflict between the two. Together, with or without food, is perfectly fine. As with most supplements, day-to-day consistency matters more than the exact hour you take them.

Where Vyelle fits

Vyelle Daily Renewal already contains both — 20 mg of silica and 200 mg of vitamin C — disclosed on the label, in one daily drink. The vitamin C is there partly for its own role and partly because it supports the body's own collagen formation, which is why it sits alongside the marine collagen in the formula. If you take other products, add up the totals rather than stacking.

Related questions

See also: silica for women over 50 (ingredient guide), vitamin C and collagen for women over 50, how much silica per day and how much vitamin C per day over 50. See also can you take collagen and vitamin C together. For the full formula, see what's in Vyelle or the Vyelle Daily Renewal page.

Food supplements are not a substitute for a varied, balanced diet and a healthy lifestyle. This page is general information, not medical advice — if you take any prescription medication, check your supplement list with your doctor or pharmacist first.