Vitamin C for Sunburn
Water-soluble antioxidant vitamin and essential cofactor for collagen synthesis and non-haem iron absorption; supports immune cell function and skin integrity, and cannot be made by the human body.
The connection
Skin damage from UV radiation. Causes redness, pain, peeling, and increases skin cancer risk.
Also known as: Ascorbic Acid
Vitamin C × Sunburn: at a glance
Every published result for this pair, extracted and audited.
Vitamin C / Sunburn: publication years
What this means: Counts describe research quantity, not treatment effectiveness or certainty.
| Category | Publications (count) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Vitamin C × Sunburn: the evidence base
Hand-selected PubMed studies, linked to the originals.
Ordered by strength of evidence, then result direction.
01Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026Weiss SL, et al. · Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies · 2026PMID 41869844 ↗02Surviving Sepsis Campaign International Guidelines for the Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Children 2026Weiss SL, et al. · Intensive care medicine · 2026PMID 41870559 ↗03Granulomatous Reactions From Microneedling: A Systematic Review of the LiteratureFriedmann DP, et al. · Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.] · 2025PMID 39584690 ↗04Therapeutic effects of high-dose vitamin C supplementation in patients with COVID-19: a meta-analysisSun L, et al. · Nutrition reviews · 2024PMID 37682265 ↗05Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcersLanger G, et al. · The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024PMID 38345088 ↗06Cosmeceuticals for antiaging: a systematic review of safety and efficacyLau M, et al. · Archives of dermatological research · 2024PMID 38758222 ↗Community experiences
Contributors volunteered; this does not establish treatment effectiveness or population incidence.
Reported changes
No publishable community breakdown is available. This does not establish that no reports exist.