We all know the importance of taking care of our skin, especially if you want to keep that youthful and healthy glow to it. But, dang, it does take a big bite out of our wallets every year, doesn’t it? If you’re on budget (who isn’t nowadays?), but still want to give your skin the protection it needs from harmful free radicals that accelerate skin’s aging, then this you just might want to try out this simple, yet surprising tip.

Yep, giving your $10 drugstore moisturizer the $50 moisturizer status is as simple as adding some vitamins to it. You can use Vitamin A, C, or E, or even some Omega fatty acids. Simply prick a vitamin soft gel with a clean needle and squeeze the contents into a clean jar filled with some of your moisturizer.

Some word of caution, however. Ascorbic acid (a type of Vitamin C) is only water soluble, making it pretty hard for our skin to absorb and even irritating sensitive skin; look instead for Ascorbyl Palmitate which is fat soluble. Also, Vitamin C does oxidize quite fast and when it does, you’re better off not using it at all as it may even increase the rate of free radical formation in your skin.

As with anything, do your research first and always test out the product on a small patch of your skin (inner wrists should be fine) in case you may be allergic.

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