How Vitamin C Serum Benefits Our Skin

Jan 20

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Vitamin C is known to boost our immune systems, so we usually take it orally as a food supplement. But did you know that when applied topically, Vitamin C serum benefits the skin as well? Vitamin C is such a potent ingredient that it is one of our favorite actives here in PV. Here’s the scoop on Vitamin C and how to use it effectively for your skin and face!

How does Vitamin C serum benefit the skin?

There are so many ways that Vitamin C serum benefits the skin. Because it inhibits melanin production, it helps reduce dark spots and hyperpigmentation to result in a more even skintone and brighter skin. It has anti-inflammatory properties, helps accelerate wound healing and prevent scarring, making it good for blemished skin. It has a lot of anti-aging benefits like helping smoothen fine lines and wrinkles and it also stimulates collagen production. A powerful antioxidant, it prevents damage caused by free radicals such as UV damage and air pollution.

What should you look for in a Vitamin C face serum?

The problem with topical Vitamin C is it is very unstable and degrades easily. To reap the Vitamin C serum benefits, it’s important to choose a formula with a stable form of Vitamin C, which include L-ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate and ascorbyl glucoside. To really maximize Vitamin C serum benefits, look for a Vitamin C serum that also contains Vitamin E, which helps keep the formula stable.

Here are our recommended Vitamin C facial serums:

Olay Niacinamide + Vitamin C Super Serum (P1,499 at Shopee or Watsons)

This Vitamin C facial serum packs a lot of punch by combining niacinamide, another potent active ingredient with so many skincare benefits, Vitamin C in the form of ascorbyl glucoside and Vitamin E to make sure that the formula remains stable as well as nourish the skin. It also has added Vitamin B5 to moisturize the skin and help speed up skin healing.

Kiehl’s Powerful Line-Reducing Concentrate (P3,675 at Kiehl’s)

This Vitamin C face serum is one of the most beloved products from the brand. It uses not one, but two forms of Vitamin C—L-ascorbic acid and ascorbyl glucoside - to keep the formula very stable. It also has hyaluronic acid to hydrate and plump the skin and reduce wrinkles.

Purito Pure Vitamin C Serum (P850 at theskincarecurator.com)

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Another popular Vitamin C serum, it contains ascorbic acid and niacinamide to even the skin tone and hyaluronic acid to moisturize the skin and help prevent irritation.

When do you use a Vitamin C facial serum?

A Vitamin C face serum can be applied both in the morning and the evening. When used during the day, it can help protect the skin against sun damage (but be sure to still use sunscreen!). It can also be used during the evening as a night serum. To fully take advantage of Vitamin C skin benefits, cleanse the skin first, then prep your face by applying an essence like Olay Regenerist Essence Water and tapping it onto your skin. You can then apply a Vitamin C face serum like Olay Niacinamide + Vitamin C Super Serum.

I found the Olay Niacinamide + Vitamin C Super Serum tp be lightweight and absorbs very easily into the skin and has a light but pleasant floral scent. I used it during a time when my skin was irritated, but I found that it helped moisturize my skin lightly and left my skin glowing. After a few uses, I found my skin to be smoother, too.

There are other variants of the Super Serum for face which are the Olay Niacinamide + Cica Super Serum to calm sensitive skin and the Olay Niacinamide + Hyaluronic Acid Super Serum for intense hydration, all while leaving skin glowing. After that, apply a moisturizer like Olay Regenerist Micro-Sculpting Cream to seal everything in. Achieve bright, glowing skin and a more even skintone this new year with Olay Niacinamide + Vitamin C Super Serum!