What is vitamin C? Vitamin C, also called L ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin and an essential nutrient for higher primates and a few other organisms. It can be produced by metabolism in most organisms, but humans are an exception. Vitamin C is an unstable vitamin. Water, high temperature, sunlight and smoking will greatly destroy vitamin C. People who need vitamin C supplementation: people who have an unbalanced diet; people who have poor resistance and are prone to colds and fatigue; people who work overtime and stay up late to socialize; people who have gum bleeding and oral problems. Vitamin C can awaken the vitality of women's skin and resist aging; it can speed up the metabolism of men and resist fatigue; it can strengthen the body of the elderly and children, and promote the absorption of calcium for the elderly.