It’s the serum we haven’t stopped hearing about. It’s the key to glowing, gorgeous skin and the beauty hack celebrities like Hailey Bieber, Gemma Chan and Rosie Huntington-Whitely turn to to add some oomph back into their skin.
It’s vitamin C!
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For many of us when we think of vitamin C, we think of orange-flavoured tablets forced on us by our parents at the kitchen counter. But it has come a long way in the last couple of years, and is now considered a staple skincare ingredients to add into our beauty routines.
Vitamin C offers us many benefits such as treating pigmentation, protecting from free-radicals, repairing environmental damage and brightening and injecting glow into our skin. It’s the little ingredient that countless dermatologists have recommended and celebrities have attested to as a way to achieve that healthy glowing look we are all after.
There are a couple of things to note when introducing this super-ingredient to your skin routine:
- Avoid mixing vitamin C with other acids or retinols as it can lead to damaging your skin barrier.
- Vitamin C can be used morning or night however, it is most effectively used during the morning in conjunction with your sunscreen.
- Vitamin C can oxidise when exposed to heat, light or air – so best to keep it in a cool, dark place and keep an eye out for changes in colour or smell.
Intrigued to try adding vitamin C to your own skincare line up but don’t want to break the bank? Read on to find the best affordable options on the market to shop.
Best affordable vitamin C serums to shop in 2023
Boost Lab Vitamin C brightening serum, $26.96 (usually $29.95), a-beauty
Even skin tone, fade dark spots and leave behind glowing skin with this targeted vitamin C serum from Boost Lab.
Retinol eye cream with Vitamin C, $39, Dope Skin Co
Target dark under eyes and wake your face up with an under eye cream that is packed full of vitamin C to fade dark circles while retinol firms and smooths.
Skinstitut Vitamin C 100%, $34.30, Adore Beauty
An extremely concentrated formula of pure vitamin C to heal, brighten and even. It comes in powder form to mix with other products like moisturisers for an extra hit of hydration.
The Inkey List Vitamin C Serum, $18, Sephora
This brand has been making waves overseas and it’s easy to see why. Affordable and effective this vitamin C serum is highly recommended.
C15 Super Booster, $72, Paula’s Choice
If you’re wanting something super effective, splurge out a little bit more and opt for this Paula’s Choice C15 Super Booster which is one of the brands best sellers. It will leave your skin visibly brighter and more radiant.
The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%, $12, Sephora
An extremely affordable option from the affordable skincare specialists are The Ordinary, it makes a great addition to your morning routine under sunscreen.
Much Brighter Skin, $59, Go-To
Zoe Foster-Blake sure knows skincare. Brightening, hydrating, full of antioxidants, good ingredients and cruelty-free, this serum is one of her brands best sellers for a reason.
CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C serum, $37.99, Chemist Warehouse
Developed with dermatologists, this serum will visibly brighten and rid dullness thanks to the 10% concentrate of the wonder ingredient.
Dr Lewinn’s Vitamin C + Fision Glowplex Glow Serum, $74.95, Oz Hair & Beauty
Revive dull skin with this powerful serum that is packed with vitamin c and gold (bougie) to alleviate the appearance of dark spots and pigmentation.
Essano Advanced Brightening Vitamin C Concentrated Serum, $25.49, Chemist Warehouse
Leave behind soft, glowing, supple skin with this high concentrated serum that will reduce pigmentation and protect skin from further sun damage.
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