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10 of our favourite vitamin C serums

Firm, brighten and treat with these skin care solutions

By Iantha Yu

Beauty Crew Beauty Editor / January 10 2017

You may know that ingesting vitamin C (found in fruits like oranges and tomatoes) is great for your body, but it can do wonders for your skin too. “Vitamin C is a great multifunctional skin care ingredient,” says Emma Hobson, Education Manager for the International Dermal Institute and Dermalogica. “It is needed by the skin to help produce and maintain healthy collagen, it acts as a skin brightening agent for sun-induced pigmentation, and it’s a great antioxidant, assisting the control of oxidation.” Ready to try it for yourself? Here are our favourites…

Best for… shrinking pores

Estée Lauder Idealist Pore Minimizing Skin Refinisher features a special blend of antioxidants, vitamin C and glucosamine to refine the skin’s surface and encourage dead skin cells to naturally shed from the face.

Best for… ageing skin

glo therapeutics Ultra 15% Vitamin C is a vitamin C serum that is formulated to protect skin from UV rays and reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles over time. Pop this on both day and night before moisturiser for best results.

Best for… wearing under foundation

Give your skin a boost of hydration with indeed laboratories vitamin c24; a vitamin C serum that can stimulate collagen production in skin and offer a big hit of hydration.

Best for… acne-prone skin

Give your skin a boost of vitamin c with asap super c serum, which also contains 20 per cent L-ascorbic to boost radiance and pine bark extract to improve acne.

Best for… hyperpigmentation

Alpha-H Vitamin C Serum also features grape seed extract to boost overall skin health, licorice root to illuminate skin, and hyaluronic acid to rehydrate.

Best for… lack of elasticity

Dr Dennis Gross Skincare Triple C Peptide Firming Serum is a vitamin C-rich serum that can speed up skin’s repair function, resulting in plumper looking skin.

Best for… addressing uneven skin tone

Dermaquest C3 Serum is a vitamin C serum that can address pigmentation and even out the overall appearance of the skin’s surface.

Best for… travelling

While technically not a serum on its own, Dermalogica MAP-15 Regenerator is a powder that can be added to your favourite serum to improve skin firmness and clarity.

Best for… sagging skin

Ultraceuticals Ultra C23+ Firming Concentrate is a vitamin C serum that also features a high dose of antioxidants to address skin firmness and maintain healthy levels of collagen.

Best for… dry skin

With the addition of macadamia oil, A'kin Brightening Rosehip Oil With Vitamin C is a vitamin C serum that can prevent pores from clogging and promotes skin smoothness.

Iantha Yu

Iantha is BEAUTYcrew's Beauty Editor, and has been part of the team since the site launched in 2016. Besides pinky-nude nail polish and wispy false lashes, she has a healthy obsession with face masks and skin care ingredients. Her previous work can be found in Virgin Australia Voyeur, Women's Health, and SHOP Til You Drop.