You’re likely to find vitamin C in your bathroom. Vitamin C is a trendy ingredient for skin care. Its benefits are well-known. Vitamin C is available in many forms. It can be found in face washes, body washes, and some shampoos. Vitamin C is more commonly found in serums, toners, and moisturizers, though vitamin C powders are becoming increasingly popular. This article will focus on serums.
What are the benefits of Vitamin C serums?
Before applying moisturizer, serums are aqueous solutions that hydrate your skin. They are often packed with active ingredients that address specific skin concerns. Vitamin C serums have a brightening, protecting, and supporting effect on aging skin.
Serums absorb quicker than oil-based, cream-based, or balm-containing moisturizers. Vitamin C serums, such as our Wild Fruit Serum, are perfect for layering under moisturizer or sunscreen. They provide extra protection and nutrients.
Vitamin C Serum: Multiple Benefits
Vitamin C is unlike other ingredients hyped up in the beauty industry. It is an ingredient that has been around for decades and is still a staple in many skin care regimens. Since the 1960s, many companies have incorporated vitamin C into their products. This is because vitamin C works so well on the uppermost layer of the dermis and improves the appearance of the skin. What are the advantages of using vitamin C serums? It brightens uneven skin color and gives a firmer appearance and feel.
- Reduces temporary redness
- The discoloration is reduced by using this product
- Dark spots are targeted for a restored glow
- It Evens out skin tone
- Brightens dull, lackluster skin
- Protects skin against environmental stressors
- Skin firming and tightening
- Skin that looks bouncy and plump
What Should You Look For in a Vitamin C Serum?
When purchasing L-ascorbic Acid packaging, make sure it is appropriate.
L-ascorbic is the most widely studied, popularly used, and best-known form of vitamin C. While l-ascorbic is effective at enhancing and brightening your complexion, it’s also unstable and challenging to package so that it remains potent. Packaging is one of the most crucial aspects when choosing a vitamin-C serum. A dark, opaque glass bottle is best because sunlight quickly degrades the l-ascorbic acids. Using an airtight pump that prevents oxygen from entering the bottle is best. Oxygen oxidizes formulas faster and makes them less effective.
Pro tip: If your serum turns a darker orange/brown, it has likely oxidized.
You can also look for products that use gentler forms of vitamin C
The skin care industry is constantly evolving, and that’s wonderful. It includes the development of new ingredients and improvements to older formulas. While less studied than l-ascorbic acids, some vitamin C derivatives are less irritating for the skin.
Sodium Ascorbate
Let’s do a quick science lesson. Sodium ascorbate, or ascorbic salt sodium, is the sodium form of ascorbic. Sodium ascorbate is converted to ascorbic acid when applied to the skin. While sodium ascorbate may not be as powerful as l ascorbic acid over the long term, it is still highly effective and buffered. In our Wild Fruit Serum Brightening Complex, we chose sodium ascorbate paired with Kakadu prune as vitamin C.
Tetrahexyldecyl-ascorbate
Tetrahexyldecyl-ascorbate (or THDA for short) is highly stable and formulated to work its magic straight into the skin. It is a moisturizing vitamin C, excellent for mature and dry skin. THDA, despite being a vitamin C derivative, is still incredibly powerful. We used it in our Brighten product from the Concentrated Boosting Elixirs. Add 1-3 drops to your serum or facial oil.
Look for a formula that uses only natural ingredients and is free of toxic chemicals.
We recommend you read the complete ingredient list to ensure the formula is clean and of the highest quality. You don’t want to use other ingredients to counteract the effects of a product that contains actives, such as vitamin C, which is beneficial to your skin. We love nontoxic serums and elixirs from organic and wildcrafted products to ensure healthy and beautiful skin.
Who Should Use Vitamin C Serums?
All skin types can use vitamin C serums, especially those that contain non-irritating forms. We encourage those with sensitive skin to use products that contain gentler vitamin C derivatives, such as oil-soluble ThDA. Always patch-test new products before using them. Check out our latest article to learn how to get the best results from your vitamin C serum.
Vitamin C Serum Side Effects
There is a risk of irritation with any skin-care product. Vitamin C serums can cause dryness, flaking, or redness due to a compromised barrier on the skin. They may also increase sensitivity because of pre-existing conditions. These symptoms are usually associated with L-ascorbic acids, which work best at lower pH levels and can cause adverse reactions in skin types with higher acidity.
