Are VItamin C Serum worth it? What is it supposed to do for your facial skin?
Vitamin C Serum: Is it worth it?
by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 22, 2021 10:07 AM |
Advanced Clinicals Vitamin C Anti-Ageing Serum. Cheap (iHerb has it for $10), potent, brightens dull skin, makes it glow. Apply after toner before moisturizer.
by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 21, 2021 5:05 AM |
I bought a tube of Cerave vitamin C serum and it smells really bad so didn’t use it more than a few times.
by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 21, 2021 5:11 AM |
Klairs Freshly Juiced. Love it. Feels oily and warms the skin at first but it absorbs fully. Evens out skin tone and brightens.
It’s my favorite skin care product.
by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 21, 2021 5:19 AM |
R3 here. You only need a few drops each time, but I love it so much that I kind of go nuts with it.
Acne spots fade quickly with it as well.
I use it right before bed.
by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 21, 2021 5:21 AM |
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by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 21, 2021 5:24 AM |
BeautyCounter has a really great Vitamin C oil. It does make a difference!
by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 21, 2021 5:26 AM |
The Ordinary (DECIEM) has some great Vitamin C products, and they're inexpensive. Drunk Elephant has a good one too, but it's expensive.
Stay away from the ones that contain fragrance or citrus oils, and don't buy the ones that come in jars or clear bottles. The efficacy will go downhill very fast in that type of packaging. Only buy ones that come in opaque tubes or dark glass bottles (same for Retinol). And don't buy anything that doesn't tell you what the % of the Vitamin C is.
The two most important skin-care items you can use (besides sunscreen) are Retinol (#1) and vitamin C (#2). Vitamin C is good to use in the daytime as a sun-protection booster (with your sunscreen), and Retinol works best at night, as it is degraded by UV exposure.
by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 21, 2021 5:27 AM |
I use two different ones, one is Derma-e, their Vitamin C Serum, and then Eva has one I LOVE. I was so impressed with Skinceuticals Ferulic blahblahblah, but I didn’t want to pay for it, so the Eva is a fine substitute and performs similarly to the Hugh end Skinceuticals.
by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 21, 2021 5:28 AM |
R2 CeraVe has introduced some disappointing products since they were bought by L'Oreal. The vitamin C serum is one of them. It contains a high amount of denatured alcohol, which should never be used in a skincare product.
by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 21, 2021 5:34 AM |
IMO, not worth it if you’re on a budget.
by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 21, 2021 5:36 AM |
What kind of denatured alcohol are they? R9
by Anonymous | reply 11 | March 21, 2021 5:37 AM |
R9 R10
Denatured is isopropyl alcohol usually, I believe. Or could be ethyl.
A great vitamin C product can be had for less than $10.00
by Anonymous | reply 12 | March 21, 2021 5:40 AM |
Clear bottles and even serum yellowing are ok (don’t affect efficacy before expiration) if the formula is stabilized.
by Anonymous | reply 13 | March 21, 2021 5:41 AM |
R13 I wouldn't risk the exposure to light. That product contains a lot of fragrant citrus extracts which are unnecessarily irritating. Even in that review, it says the company recommends you store the bottle away from light (!) I like a concentration of 10% or higher, in a dark bottle, preferably.
12% Ascorbyl Glucoside, $12. 90
by Anonymous | reply 14 | March 21, 2021 5:51 AM |
R14, sunlight, not “light”. Just a small point.
by Anonymous | reply 15 | March 21, 2021 5:58 AM |
[quote] That product contains a lot of fragrant citrus extracts which are unnecessarily irritating.
I’m not sure what you mean by “a lot”, r14, but I’ve experienced no irritation from it. It’s been my skin savior. And it’s not expensive.
by Anonymous | reply 16 | March 21, 2021 6:03 AM |
R16 The citrus ingredients are very close to the top of the ingredient list, which means they're in higher in concentration. The further down the list, the lower the concentration. And just because you don't see or feel irritation, doesn't mean it isn't happening. Irritation can impair the skin's healing process, which can speed up the aging process (which is counteracting what you're trying to do), which is also why you should never use anything containing isopropyl, ethyl or denatured alcohol because it can damage the skin's ability to produce collagen, which slows down as we age anyway.
Also-- if you can smell the fragrant oils in the product, then they're there in fairly high amounts.
by Anonymous | reply 17 | March 21, 2021 6:11 AM |
When it's just about zits I use tea tree oil. It's good for a lot of skin problems and also deals with nail fungus and athlete's foot (in combination with coconut oil).
Products with alcohol in them tend to dry out your skin. I learned that when I wondered why suffer from dry mouth all of a sudden after switching to Listerine mouthwash.
by Anonymous | reply 18 | March 21, 2021 6:27 AM |
Vitamin c serum makes me break out
by Anonymous | reply 19 | March 21, 2021 7:33 AM |
R3 I like their sunscreen too.
by Anonymous | reply 20 | March 21, 2021 10:45 AM |
I like Skinceuticals Ferulic C & E acid. It’s expensive and it smells like burnt hot dogs but it works! I’m on my third bottle.
by Anonymous | reply 21 | March 21, 2021 10:53 AM |
R20, same here. However, as good as the new blue midday sunscreen is, its natural scent is a bit off.
by Anonymous | reply 22 | March 21, 2021 5:04 PM |
bump this thread
by Anonymous | reply 23 | March 21, 2021 8:47 PM |
Clinique Fresh Pressed Vitamin C is great.
Kiehl’s Powerful Line Reducing Concentrate Vitamin C is fab too.
by Anonymous | reply 24 | March 21, 2021 10:30 PM |
I want a nice anti aging oil.
by Anonymous | reply 25 | March 21, 2021 11:00 PM |
so you swear by Vic C serum. What does it do for facial skin?
by Anonymous | reply 26 | March 21, 2021 11:09 PM |
Brightens and will smooth lines and wrinkles
by Anonymous | reply 27 | March 21, 2021 11:57 PM |
Cerave retinol resurfacing serum has helped my face a lot
by Anonymous | reply 28 | March 22, 2021 8:22 AM |
Are vitamin C and retinol the best things for ageing skin? What about chlorophyll and malachite? I have had good responses from those.
by Anonymous | reply 29 | March 22, 2021 8:29 AM |
I love Timeless Vitamin C. It's recommended by a lot of YouTube skincare gurus. 20% concentration, water-like consistency-- absorbs quickly, fragrance free. I have dry, sensitive skin and get no irritation using it daily. Retinol on the other hand.....ugh. That stuff burns.....particularly my neck .
Note: vitamin C makes your skin more susceptible to UV. So, let it dry and fully absorb, then apply a mineral sunscreen after. I like CeraVe 50 spf.
by Anonymous | reply 30 | March 22, 2021 10:07 AM |