Can you take vitamin C every day?

Yes — vitamin C is water-soluble and generally well tolerated as an everyday supplement. Your body uses what it needs and passes most of the excess in urine, so it doesn't build up the way fat-soluble vitamins can. Very high doses — well above what's in a normal daily formula — can cause loose stools or stomach upset in some people, but modest daily amounts are fine for most. Taking it with food or on its own both work.

Is daily vitamin C safe?

For most people, a daily vitamin C supplement at typical amounts is generally well tolerated. Because it's water-soluble, the body holds on to what it needs and clears the rest rather than storing it. Generally accepted public guidance puts the adult upper limit around 2,000 mg a day; going well past that is where digestive upset — loose stools, cramps — tends to show up. There's no need to approach that ceiling: everyday amounts do the job.

What vitamin C does day to day

Vitamin C helps your body build collagen for skin that works like it should and contributes to normal collagen formation. That's why it's a natural daily companion to a collagen supplement: collagen provides raw material, and vitamin C is part of how the body puts it to use. It's included in most well-rounded daily formulas for exactly this everyday role.

Do you need a high dose?

More isn't automatically better. Once your daily needs are met, extra vitamin C is largely excreted, so a very large dose mostly adds cost and, past a point, the risk of stomach upset. A moderate daily amount, taken consistently, is the sensible approach for most people.

Where Vyelle fits

Vyelle Daily Renewal includes 200 mg of vitamin C, disclosed on the label, alongside 5,000 mg of marine collagen. The vitamin C is there to help your body build collagen for skin that works like it should, while the collagen supplies the raw material — a pairing taken once a day as part of the morning scoop.

Related questions

See also: taking collagen and vitamin C together, how long vitamin C takes to work, and can you take vitamin C and zinc together. For the nutrient itself, see vitamin C and collagen formation, or the full Vyelle formula.

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 medication or have a health condition, speak to your doctor or pharmacist before taking a new supplement.