For any number of reasons, many people have digestive issues so it’s hard for them to absorb nutrients from food and/or nutritional supplements.

Although it’s been around since the mid 1950’s, vitamin drip therapy isn’t very well known to the general public. It’s not much of a secret to Hollywood’s top celebrities, though – Simon Cowell, Cindy Crawford, Geri Halliwell, Madonna, Rihanna, Kim Kardashian, and Kate Upton have all spoken highly of the procedure.

Imagine a spa salon filled with people reclining in couches or lounge chairs. Now instead of the massage oils, foot baths, or nail dryers you’d expect to find, imagine intravenous drips, hanging from the patrons’ arms.

That’s what vitamin therapy is like. It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but the procedure’s proponents swear by its age-defying properties: restore the skin’s youthful glow, stimulate boundless energy, prevent illness, and even ward off diseases like cancer… it seems like there’s nothing these intravenous concoctions can’t do.

Vitamin C treatment will also serve to lighten the tone of your skin and even out your skin color. The contents of the drips are whitening properties such as vitamin C, collagen and glutathione. These are injected into a pint of normal saline using aseptic technique. The site of injection is identified and disinfected. A butterfly needle is inserted into the vein and the whitening drip is administered intravenously.

You need to undergo a minimum of 3 to 4 sessions weekly before seeing a lightening effect. In between drips, you are strongly urged to protect your skin from direct sunlight and use a broad spectrum sun block properly. Significant results can be seen in some people with as little as 5-6 sessions. Some require ten sessions – this depends on the type and condition of one’s skin. For maximum results, it is recommended that ten sessions be undertaken, each session a week apart followed by maintenance drip every 6 weeks to 2 months.