Vitamin C
Vitamin C serums and moisturisers to brighten dull skin, even out the look of tone and add antioxidant support under your SPF.
Vitamin C serums and moisturisers to brighten dull skin, even out the look of tone and add antioxidant support under your SPF.
Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps skin cope with daily UV and pollution, brightens a dull complexion and helps even out the look of dark spots. It also plays a role in skin's own collagen production.
Pure vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) is potent but can be unstable and tingly. Derivatives such as ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate are more stable and often better suited to sensitive skin. Environ, for example, uses oil-soluble forms in its Radiance+ and Skin EssentiA ranges.
Vitamin C pairs well with niacinamide, hyaluronic acid and a vitamin A product at night. If your skin is sensitive, start with a lower strength or a derivative and build up.