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Vitamin C Antioxidant Serum
Description+
For All Skin Types
Vitamin C is the most popular ingredient in skin care right now, and it's also very poorly formulated. The pure form breaks down when it meets light or heat, so a lot of what's on the market has already degraded before you even open the package. This serum uses three forms of vitamin C that remain stable in light and heat, so it's still working months after you open it. Kakadu plum, one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C that exists, adds to that, defending against the daily wear that ages skin and keeps tone looking even.
How to Use+
Use morning or evening. Press 3 or 4 drops onto clean skin, working upward and concentrating where you need the most brightening. Follow with your cream, and finish the morning with SPF.
Pro Tip: For specific areas of uneven tone, Valbrite is the targeted step you use on top of this serum. If you use a retinol at night, wear this in the morning instead.
Ingredients+
Water, Propanediol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycerin, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Acrylamide/Sodium Acryloyldimethyltaurate Copolymer, Squalane, Cardiospermum Halicacabum Flower/Leaf/Vine Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Althaea Officinalis (Marshmallow) Leaf/Root Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Plankton Extract, Isohexadecane, Glyceryl Caprylate, 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Taurine, Panthenol, Polysorbate 80, Aminobutyric Acid, Citric Acid, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Undecylenate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Fragrance, Limonene
Our Philosophy
I go about [the formulas] in a very different way than a regular chemist. I always look for what conditions I’d like to correct. I look at what skin types and problems that I want to work with, and then I try to find the best possible ingredients that will work for the skin.
By Our Founder & Director of Innovation - Marina Valmy
Brightens
Keeps tone looking even and bright.
Defends
Antioxidants defend against the daily wear that ages skin.
Stable Formula
Three forms of vitamin C that keep working months after you open it.
Vitamin C
Three stable forms that hold up to light and heat.
Terminalia Ferdinandiana
Kakadu Plum
One of nature's richest sources of vitamin C.
Aloe Barbadensis
Aloe
Soothes the skin.
Camellia Sinensis
Green Tea
Adds antioxidant protection.
Questions about Vitamin C Antioxidant Serum
What does Vitamin C Serum do for your face?
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It defends against the daily wear that ages skin and keeps tone looking even, and it supports the look of firmness. With regular use your skin looks brighter and more even.
Does Vitamin C Serum go bad?
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The pure form of vitamin C breaks down when it meets light or heat, so a lot of what's on the shelf has already degraded before anyone opens it. This serum uses three forms of vitamin C that stay stable in light and heat, so it's still working months after you open it. Store it away from heat and direct light anyway.
How long does it last once it's open?
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12 months. The open-jar symbol on the bottle shows the same.
How do I apply it?
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Press 3 or 4 drops onto clean skin on your face and neck, working upward and concentrating where you want the most brightening. Follow with your day or night moisturizer, and in the morning always finish with SPF.
Is it OK to use Vitamin C Serum every day?
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Yes, morning and night. If you use it once a day, use it in the morning and finish with SPF.
Is it good for sensitive skin?
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Yes. It's for all skin types, and balloon vine and aloe keep the formula comfortable on sensitive skin.
What forms of vitamin C are in it?
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Three forms that stay stable in light and heat: tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, which is oil-soluble, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, which is water-soluble, and glyceryl ascorbate, which is bound to glycerin. Kakadu plum, one of the richest natural sources of vitamin C, adds to them.
Made by the People Who Know Skin Care
Since 1965, Christine Valmy has run the first school of esthetics in America and trained over 20,000 professionals worldwide. Every formula is made to that professional standard, naturally.