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Enhance your skin care regime with a boost of vitamin C, a hero ingredient that delivers a multitude of benefits for every skin type. The antioxidant helps to protect the skin against daily environmental aggressors, including pollution and oxidative stress which can contribute to the quality of our skin cells and the visible signs of aging. It also delivers visible smoothing and plumping benefits to minimize the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, alongside stimulating collagen production to keep skin looking lifted and firm. The benefits of vitamin C skin care don’t stop there. Vitamin C is also ideal for lackluster complexions as it brightens and enhances luminosity. For those with skin prone to dark spots, age spots or pigmentation, vitamin C skin care products can be used to deliver a corrective effect and promote a radiant glow.

If it's brighter, clearer and healthier skin that you're after, look no further than vitamin C. There's a reason that vitamin C is used by so many of our favorite skincare brands; it's a powerhouse ingredient that delivers a multitude of benefits to every skin type. Add this essential ingredient into your skincare regime by shopping our full collection of vitamin C products. First and foremost, vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that prevents free radical damage in the skin. What does that mean exactly? Well, free radicals are highly reactive molecules that come from the aggressors our skin faces on a daily basis, such as UV rays and pollution. Without antioxidants like vitamin C in our skin to neutralize this threat, free radicals are left to attack our cells, causing damage that contributes to the visible signs of aging.

That on its own is enough to warrant a place in your daily skincare regime, but the benefits don't stop there. Vitamin C has skin healing properties that trigger the production of collagen in our skin cells. Collagen is a protein that works as a building block to keep skin lifted and plump, but our natural levels deplete with age. Boosting collagen helps to smooth the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and has a firming effect on the skin. Furthermore, vitamin C has brightening benefits that work to keep skin radiant and glowing. Plus, it can help to limit the production of excess melanin in the skin, preventing and correcting the appearance of dark spots. From cleanser to eye cream, serum to moisturizer, shop a range of vitamin C products at SkinStore.

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  • Medik8 Crystal Retinal 3 Serum 30ml
     
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  • SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum 30ml
     

    SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum 30ml

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  • BeautyStat Universal C Skin Refiner Vitamin C Brightening Serum 30ml
     

    BeautyStat Universal C Skin Refiner Vitamin C Brightening Serum 30ml

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  • Obagi Medical Professional-C Serum 20% Strength
     

    Obagi Medical Professional-C Serum 20% Strength

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  • StriVectin Super-C Retinol Brighten and Correct Vitamin C Serum 1 fl. oz
     

    StriVectin Super-C Retinol Brighten and Correct Vitamin C Serum 1 fl. oz

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  • Perricone MD Essential Fx Acyl-Glutathione: Eyelid Lift Serum
     

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  • BeautyStat Universal C Eye Perfector Dark Circle Reducing Vitamin C Eye Cream 15ml
     

    BeautyStat Universal C Eye Perfector Dark Circle Reducing Vitamin C Eye Cream 15ml

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  • SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF Serum 1 fl. oz
     

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  • REN Travel Size Clean Skincare Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic 100ml
     

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  • Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum 1 fl. oz
     

    Sunday Riley C.E.O. 15% Vitamin C Brightening Serum 1 fl. oz

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    $85.00
  • PCA SKIN C-Quench Antioxidant Serum
     

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  • Natura Bissé C+C Vitamin Soufflé Mask 75ml
     

    Natura Bissé C+C Vitamin Soufflé Mask 75ml

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    $55.00
  • Peter Thomas Roth Potent-C Power Serum 1oz
     

    Peter Thomas Roth Potent-C Power Serum 1oz

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    $105.00
  • Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Photo-Brightening Moisturizer
     

    Perricone MD Vitamin C Ester Photo-Brightening Moisturizer

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  • Sunday Riley C.E.O. Vitamin C Rich Hydration Cream 50g
     

    Sunday Riley C.E.O. Vitamin C Rich Hydration Cream 50g

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  • iS Clinical Pro-Heal Serum Advance Plus 1oz
     

    iS Clinical Pro-Heal Serum Advance Plus 1oz

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    $158.00
  • Obagi Medical Professional-C Microdermabrasion Polish and Mask 2.8oz
     

    Obagi Medical Professional-C Microdermabrasion Polish and Mask 2.8oz

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  • Neostrata Dark Spot Corrector
     

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  • Medik8 C-Tetra Day Cream 48g
     

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  • EltaMD AM Therapy Facial Moisturizer
     

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  • Jan Marini C-ESTA Serum
     

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  • Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil 35ml (Worth $94)
     

    Sunday Riley C.E.O. Glow Vitamin C + Turmeric Face Oil 35ml (Worth $94)

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  • Bloomeffects Royal Tulip Nectar 80ml
     

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  • Neocutis Lumière Firm Riche Extra Moisturizing Illuminating and Tightening Eye Cream 15ml
     

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  • Lumene Nordic-C [VALO] Glow Boost Essence 30ml
     

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  • Obagi Medical Professional-C Serum 15% Strength
     

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  • SkinMedica AHA/BHA Exfoliating Cleanser (6oz)
     

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  • EltaMD UV Lip Balm Broad-Spectrum SPF36
     

    EltaMD UV Lip Balm Broad-Spectrum SPF36

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  • Rodial Pink Diamond Mask (Single Pack)
     

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  • Perricone MD Face Finishing & Firming Tinted Moisturizer SPF30
     

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  • Elemis Peptide4 Thousand Flower Mask 75ml
     

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  • The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 30ml
     

    The Ordinary Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 30ml

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  • SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF with Ferulic Acid Vitamin C Serum 30ml
     

    SkinCeuticals Phloretin CF with Ferulic Acid Vitamin C Serum 30ml

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    $182.00
  • Peter Thomas Roth Potent C Power Serum 30ml
     

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  • Obagi Medical360 Retinol 1.0
     

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  • SkinCeuticals Resveratrol B E
     

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  • Neocutis NEO FIRM Micro Firm Neck & Décolleté Rejuvenating Complex and Tightening Cream
     

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  • EltaMD UV Restore Broad-Spectrum SPF40 Tinted 2 oz
     

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  • BeautyStat Universal C Skin Refiner Vitamin C Brightening Serum 50ml
     

    BeautyStat Universal C Skin Refiner Vitamin C Brightening Serum 50ml

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  • SkinMedica Vitamin C Plus E Complex
     

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  • ARCONA Eye Dew Plus 0.4oz
     

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  • Q+A Vitamin C Brightening Serum 30ml
     

    Q+A Vitamin C Brightening Serum 30ml

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Why Shop Skin Care Vitamin C Products?

Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a vitamin that most animals can make. Humans, primates, birds, and guinea pigs are the exception and must get it through diet. Vitamin C is found in most tissues in the body where it is involved in the synthesis of collagen. Collagen is the most abundant protein in the body and one that's involved in holding connective tissue together. It's found in great abundance in cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bones and skin.

Vitamin C is also involved in producing hormones and neurotransmitters that direct bodily functions and enhance the immune system, the body's defense system against disease. In addition, vitamin C is an antioxidant vitamin that helps to protect cells against oxidative damage and aids in the absorption of iron. Vitamin C is a vitamin of great functional importance and has many roles in the human body.

Vitamin C deficiency leads to a serious medical condition called scurvy. People with scurvy experience bleeding gums, easy bruising, fatigue, loss or teeth and poor wound healing and children with a deficiency of vitamin C often have growth problems. Fortunately, vitamin C is found in a variety of foods. Those with especially high quantities of vitamin C include citrus fruits, kiwifruit, strawberries, green peppers, broccoli and cauliflower. Some people, including smokers, older people and alcoholics, are a greater risk for vitamin C deficiency and need higher amounts of this vitamin. Stress also appears to increase the requirements for vitamin C. Cooking can destroy some of the vitamin C in foods.

At one time, high levels of vitamin C were believed to protect against the common cold and shorten its duration. More recent research has called this into question. What seems more likely is a deficiency of vitamin C increases the risk for colds and flu since it's important for a healthy immune system. There's also some evidence that a diet rich in vitamin C reduces the risk of heart disease, some types of cancer and cataracts

Vitamin C has anti-aging benefits when used topically. Because of its antioxidant activity, it has the ability to reduce skin damaging free radicals that form in response to sun exposure and exposure to environmental pollutants. It's now not uncommon to find vitamin C in sun screen products since they provide additional protection against UV damage. Vitamin C also boosts collagen production. Collagen is a protein in the dermis of the skin that gives it its youthful support. Collagen in the skin declines with age, which is one reasons skin sags and becomes wrinkled.

Vitamin C is most effective for boosting collagen production in the skin when applied topically. Unfortunately, some forms of vitamin C aren't able to easily penetrate the epidermis. In addition, vitamin C is unstable and breaks down when it's exposed to light. That's why it's important to keep products that contain vitamin C in an airtight container and not expose them to light. One of the most stable forms of vitamin C, available in some skin anti-aging products, is magnesium ascorbyl phosphate.

Topical vitamin C also helps to lighten pigmented areas. Therefore, it's useful for treating sun spots, and melasma. It also helps to reduce inflammation and redness after laser skin resurfacing and is effective for treating stretch marks.

It's important to get adequate amounts of vitamin C through diet, but using topical products that contain vitamin C provides additional protection against the sun's damaging rays. In addition, it helps to boost collagen production, which can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Topical vitamin C also has exfoliating properties, similar to alpha hydroxy acids and increases shedding of dead skin cells that make skin look dull. Therefore, it improves skin texture when used on a regular basis. It works synergistically with retinols and alpha hydroxy acids.

Topical vitamin C is usually well-tolerated but can cause some irritation in sensitive types. Although it offers some protection against sun damage, it's important to continue to wear a sunscreen when using vitamin C products. Vitamin C in the quantities found in cosmetic and skin care products appears to be safe. It can be found in a variety of products including facial moisturizers, eye creams and anti-aging products.