Vitamin C Serum
Vitamin C Serum
For all skin types
- Vitamin C serum visibly reduces the appearance of dark spots and fine lines in two weeks
- Hydrates the skin for 24 hours and helps maintain the skin’s moisture barrier while boosting skins luminosity
- Helps brighten and smooth complexion for radiant looking skin while defending against environmental aggressors
- Lightweight formula gentle enough for daily use on sensitive skin
- Clinically tested for sensitive skin
- Dermatologist-tested, fragrance free, paraben free, hypoallergenic, and noncomedogenic.
How To Use
Apply an even layer to the whole face daily after cleansing, and before applying moisturizer. Can be used twice daily even on the most sensitive skin. Use this product in combination with Cetaphil cleansers and moisturizers for a full skincare regimen.
FEATURES
Our Vitamin C Serum is a clinically proven brightening serum that delivers 7 powerful benefits for more radiant skin. It hydrates, provides antioxidant protection, visibly evens tone and texture, boosts luminosity, and reduces the appearance of dark spots and fine lines. It's formulated with Vitamin C to help target dark spots and defend against surface free radicals, plus Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) to help brighten skin for more even tone, and Sunflower Seed Oil to help hydrate and condition skin, providing 24 hour hydration. This lightweight serum defends against 5 signs of skin sensitivity - dryness, irritation, roughness, tightness and a weakened skin barrier.
THE ROUTINE
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ALL INGREDIENTS
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Dimethicone, Acetyl Glycyl Beta-Alanine, 3-0-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Tocopherol, Xylitylglucoside, Anhydroxylitol, Xylitol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Phenoxyethanol, Undecane, Xanthan Gum, Tridecane, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Sodium Hydroxide, Tin Oxide, Titanium Dioxide, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil.
Find out more about our ingredients
Triple Acid Blend
Our unique triple acid blend combines Salicylic Acid, Mandelic Acid and Gluconolactone for gentle daily exfoliation for sensitive skin.
Glycerin
Glycerin is a naturally occurring compound. It is a water-soluble emollient that softens and smooths skin. It also produces long-lasting moisturization by attracting water into the skin and helping to retain skin moisture, leaving it appearing healthy and youthful.
Urea Cream
Urea occurs naturally within the skin as part of the natural moisturizing factors. It has a dual-action with both keratolytic (shedding the horny outer of the skin, only at specific percentages) and hydrating effects. This allows it to soften and moisturize, making it ideal for dry, roughened skin.
Sweet Almond Oil
Sweet almond oil, made from almonds, has emollient properties which allow it to smoothen and soften dry, irritated skin and tackle rough skin textures. Other properties include moisturization and tackling skin aging. It also contains vitamin E for its antioxidant effects.
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FAQs
The Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum is suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin. Its formulation is fragrance-free, non-comedogenic and hypoallergenic.
For optimal results, we recommend applying the serum daily as directed:
- Make sure to use Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum on clean skin. To get a clean canvas, we recommend using a gentle cleanser like the Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser.
- After cleansing, pat your skin dry with a towel. With the help of the provided dropper, apply pea-sized drops of the Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum on your face: approximately one drop on each cheek, nose, and two on the forehead. Adjust as needed.
- Gently massage the serum into your skin using a circular, upward motion. Let it absorb for a minute or two.
- Follow-up with a daily non-greasy moisturizer. For optimal results, supplement with the Cetaphil Hydrating Eye Gel-Cream for the sensitive skin under your eyes.
Wondering how often to use Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum? Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum is gentle enough to be used twice daily, even on the most sensitive skin.
Yes, you can use niacinamide and vitamin C together. They even complement each other - helping to visibly brighten skin, even out skin tone, and help smooth the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3 and offers multiple benefits for your skin, including:
- Helping to strengthen the natural skin barrier.
- Helping to reduce the visible signs of skin aging, such as uneven tone, dullness, and fine lines.
- Helping to improve the appearance of skin pores.
Retinol, a vitamin A derivative, has become an important part of skincare routines worldwide. It's known for supporting a variety of skincare goals. Both retinol and vitamin C are known to help improve the visible signs of skin aging.1 However, you might prefer using alternatives due to retinol’s potential to irritate skin, especially when exposed to the sun.
At Cetaphil, we do not use retinol in our skincare products. Instead, we incorporate ingredients like bakuchiol and purified peptides across various formulations, including our anti-aging range. Both help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. While bakuchiol also helps visibly brighten uneven skin tone, purified peptides play an important role in supporting the skin barrier function. Gentler than retinol, both ingredients can be used with vitamin C on sensitive skin. Still curious? Learn more about retinol and why we at Cetaphil prefer using alternatives for your skincare experience.
Yes, the Cetaphil Vitamin C Serum is specifically designed to help reduce the appearance of dark spots and fine lines. Vitamin C is a brightening agent that helps visibly reduce dark spots and uneven skin tone. It:
- Helps to provide antioxidant protection
- Helps even out skin tone and texture
- Helps visibly brighten skin and reduce the appearance of discoloration
- Helps hydrate the skin and maintain skin barrier health
- Herndon JH Jr, Jiang LI, Kononov T, Fox T. An open label clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and tolerance of a retinol and vitamin C facial regimen in women with mild-to-moderate hyperpigmentation and photodamaged facial skin. J Drugs Dermatol. 2016;15(4):476-482.
- Dhaliwal S, Rybak I, Ellis SR, Notay M, Trivedi M, Burney W, et al. Prospective, randomized, double-blind assessment of topical bakuchiol and retinol for facial photoageing. Br J Dermatol. 2019;180(2):289-296.