Since its primarily found in animal products, those following a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle must find alternative sources
In addition to brightening benefits, this treatment helps maintain moisture balance and improve overall skin texture, leaving skin looking refreshed, more luminous, and visibly revitalized over time
Other common reasons are a local injection-site reaction, your body adjusting to corrected levels, and an underlying deficiency that was more severe than expected
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doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1667421 Received 16 July 2025 Accepted 30 September 2025 Published 05 December 2025 Volume 12 - 2025 Edited by Jianmei Li, Nanjing Normal University, China Reviewed by Rahul Kumar Singh, Banaras Hindu University, India Yun Li, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, China Updates Copyright 2025 Li, Yang, Zhang, Wang, Xu, Jiang, Chen, Wu and Qian