<unk>  has been used as a vitamin C dietary supplement. As a cosmetic ingredient,<unk>  is used to enhance the appearance of the skin. It may be used in a process for permanent waving of hair and in a process for sunless tanning of skin. In a cell culture growth medium,<unk>  has been used to assure the uptake of vitamin C into cell types that do not contain ascorbic acid transporters. As a pharmaceutical agent, some research has suggested that administration of<unk>  may confer protection from neuronal injury following an ischemic stroke. The literature contains many reports on the antiviral effects of vitamin C, and one study suggests<unk>  has stronger antiviral effects and a different mechanism of action than ascorbic acid. Solutions in water containing ascorbic acid and copper ions and/or peroxide, resulting in rapid oxidation of ascorbic acid to<unk> , have been shown to possess powerful but short-lived antimicrobial, antifungal, and antiviral properties, and have been used to treat gingivitis, periodontal disease, and dental plaque. A pharmaceutical product named Ascoxal is an example of such a solution used as a mouth rinse as an oral mucolytic and prophylactic agent against gingivitis. Ascoxal solution has also been tested with positive results as a treatment for recurrent mucocutaneous herpes, and as a mucolytic agent in acute and chronic pulmonary disease such as emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma by aerosol inhalation.
Dehydroascorbic acid
Sodium glycerophosphate
Phytic acid
Uridine triacetate
Orthosilicic acid
Cellulite
Selenous acid
Hermaphrodite 