Yes! Vitamin C serums are made to be gentle enough for everyone and to be safely applied every day. And with all the skin benefits of vitamin C serum, you’d be crazy not to use vitamin C serum for your face and neck every day.
Why do I need vitamin C serum?
Oranges and acerola cherries are two foods high in vitamin C. So while a glass of orange juice and snacking on these cherries are good sources of ingesting vitamin C for the recommended daily dose, your skin needs a daily topical application to reap all the benefits of this potent antioxidant.
Think of this super serum as a magical anti-aging facelift in a bottle. Vitamin C serum stimulates collagen and elastin production, repairs damage caused by free radicals, and protects against future damage, like sun damage, although it should never be used as a substitute for sunscreen.
Here are the vitamin C serum results you can expect to start seeing with daily topical application:
- Brighter skin
- Firmer skin
- Hydrated skin
- Reduced inflammation
- Minimized pores
- Faded brown spots
- More even skin tone
- Fewer wrinkles and fine lines.
When should I apply vitamin C serum?
The order you use your skin care products matters. So where does vitamin C serum fit in? Should it be part of your morning or nighttime routine or both?
Dermatologists have conflicting opinions. Some recommend applying vitamin C serum in the a.m. because it protects your skin from free radicals and UV damage during the day. Others say applying it right before bed is the best time because it can repair and fight damaging effects from the sun that day and then still help your skin fight sun damage the next day. One thing all skin care experts will tell you, though, is that you should always apply vitamin C serum before your moisturizer.
What about twice a day? Some people and product labels say to apply it morning and night. Generally, if a serum has a high concentration of vitamin C, you only need to apply it once a day. If a serum has a lower concentration, though, it could be better for your skin if you apply it in the morning and night.
If you’ve never used vitamin C serum, you might want to slowly work it into your skin care routine. Start out applying it every other day, and then you can work up to using it once or twice a day.
Really what it all boils down to is consistency. If you want to see skin-perfecting vitamin C serum results, you have to consistently use it every day. So use it in the morning. Or use it at night. Apply it once or apply it twice. Find what works for your skin and your schedule, and then stick to it.