No, vitamin C does not increase elastin. In fact, it may decrease elastin production.
Vitamin C's primary role in skin health is to boost collagen production and stabilize collagen mRNA, leading to increased collagen synthesis for repairing damaged skin. While it's working to improve collagen levels, research suggests that vitamin C can concurrently decrease elastin production, especially when elastin is overproduced as a response to photodamage (sun damage). Therefore, vitamin C assists in restoring balance to the skin's structural proteins rather than simply increasing elastin.
In summary, Vitamin C may decrease elastin production.
