6 Of The Best Vitamin-C Skincare Serums And Treatments For Your Skin

Capable of brightening, smoothing, evening out skin tone and protecting against environmental aggressors, vitamin C is as important for your skincare routine as your diet. Best applied in the morning so it can act as a protective shield against harmful free radicals while you go about your day, it also gives skin an instant glow. In short, vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that can have a truly transformative effect on every skin type.

When it comes to vitamin C, the ingredients it is paired with makes all the difference. In this case, Zelens has blended it with omega 3, omega 6, vitamin E and geranium oil – so, if you usually find vitamin C to be too potent for your skin, this gentler formulation could be the solution.

Together with patchouli, palo santo and microalgae, the vitamin C in this silky serum helps to strengthen the skin’s protective barrier and reduce redness. It has been designed to work alongside the brand’s excellent sculpting tools, such as FaceGym Multi-Sculpt High-Performance Gua Sha, but it’s excellent to use in your daily skincare regimen, too.

As an effective antioxidant, vitamin C is particularly good at protecting skin against pollution. This Dr. Barbara Sturm serum combines it with calming zinc, aloe vera and hyaluronic acid, so it will also help to calm sensitivities and redness brought on by city life – and maintain hydration. Press a few drops into cleansed skin before applying moisturizer.

Vitamin C is at its most stable, and so most effective, before it has been mixed with water or oil. This is why Cosmedix’s vitamin C remains in crystal form so you can add it to your existing products and apply before it loses any of its magic. In the morning, mix a few shakes of the crystals into your serum or moisturizer – the crystals will immediately begin to dissolve so you can massage the mixture into cleansed skin.

If it’s your first time experimenting with vitamin C, this radiance-boosting, plant-based serum from Miranda Kerr’s Kora Organics line is a great place to start. Using a gentle, water-soluble vitamin C derivative alongside a super-fruit complex, including kakadu plum, acerola cherry and noni fruit, it slides on easily and leaves skin plump, protected and looking bright.

Since it comes in powdered form, this clever treatment from The Nue Co. only activates when you combine it with either water or your favorite serum or moisturizer. It also contains ferulic acid, a plant-based antioxidant that has the power to boost the efficacy and stability of vitamin C, as well as aloe vera, colloidal oatmeal and tapioca to soothe and heal. Mix it up – and prepare to glow.