Ingredient· Radiance & tone · Antioxidants
Vitamin C
Vitamin C is an antioxidant used in skincare for radiance and a more even-looking skin tone. It is most often used in the morning, under sunscreen.
Suits
Skin that looks tired, dull or uneven. Sensitive skin may prefer gentler derivatives over pure ascorbic acid.
Time of day
Morning, before sunscreen
Works well with
Sunscreen, vitamin E, ferulic acid, niacinamide and hyaluronic acid.
What isVitamin C?
In skincare, vitamin C comes as pure ascorbic acid and as more stable derivatives, such as ascorbyl glucoside, sodium ascorbyl phosphate and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. The forms differ in stability, pH and how they feel on the skin.
What is it used for?
It is mainly used in antioxidant formulations and in products focused on radiance and a more even-looking skin tone.
Be careful with
Pure ascorbic acid in high concentrations can feel tingly. If you use strong acids or retinol, try applying vitamin C in the morning and the others in the evening.
Good to know
Stability, pH and tolerance vary between different forms of vitamin C.
