Vitamin C Plus Serum for Face with Retinol & Niacinamide, 1 oz

UPDATE 6/26/20: I still think this is a good product but I've moved on to my new holy grail product for controlling acne and improving skin tone...tretinoin (Retin-A)! This product changed my life and if you're struggling with your skin I highly recommend looking into it. It is by prescription only. I started using this product 3 months ago, and am currently on my second bottle. This serum is by far my MOST essential, holy grail skincare product. I wish I'd found it years ago. I am 29, Indian, and have oily skin that is prone to comedogenic and hormonal acne. I also battled cystic acne for years in the past. This is a pretty long and detailed review but I want anyone thinking about buying this product to know how my extremely positive experience has been! Before I started using this, my face was very, very congested and broken out, with extreme texture issues all over. I would wake up every morning with tiny whiteheads and/or milia, even with washing my face or showering the night before. I had closed comedones all over my face, especially on my forehead and cheeks. I had been using nose pore strips on a weekly basis since high school. No amount of physical exfoliation (think St. Ives scrub) would make my skin totally smooth. Any new, active acne would take a week or longer to go away. With this serum, I get very little new acne, and mainly only around my period or if I've been lax with my skincare or diet. When I do get a pimple, it disappears within a couple of days. The whiteheads, milia, and closed comedones are no longer an issue at all. My forehead and nose are completely smooth and the texture of the rest of my face has vastly improved. I haven't used a single nose pore strip since I started using this serum in March. I had one particularly stubborn closed comedone in between my eyebrows that had been there for several months, if not a year or longer. After ONE USE of this product, the closed comedone came to the surface (along with many others). After three days, it was completely gone. Skin tone wise, my face has brightened considerably. The skin around my mouth has always been a bit darker and it's evened out quite a bit, although I still have a ways to go. Keep in mind if you're worried this product will "make you break out". Unless you have very sensitive skin or are allergic to any of the ingredients, it's likely not going to make you break out - the congestion under your skin is just coming to the surface. It's not a pretty sight but it's the first step to transforming your skin! I personally only had to deal with this phase for one or two days. If this is a concern of yours or your skin sounds similar to mine, then time your first application accordingly (i.e. on a Friday evening when you don't have to go out that weekend). I would also start with a light application rather than using an entire dropper on your first go. It's totally normal for the areas with thin skin (like around your nose) to be slightly red and irritated the next day. Go easy on those areas until your skin builds a tolerance to it. Start with a few drops and see how your skin handles it. I counted out how many drops I use for my entire face and neck, I use 16-20 (not a full dropper). Starting out I probably used 10-12 drops. Wearing sunscreen is really important while you're using this product because like many actives, it makes you photosensitive. Sun exposure will also worsen PIH, hyperpigmentation, and acne scars, so if these are a concern for you, you should be using sunscreen anyway! I find I get much, much better results if I apply the serum before bed as opposed to in the morning (but I actually started using it AM and PM once I knew my skin could handle it). It's lightly moisturizing which is great for my oily skin and gives my skin a nice glow. Overall I'm very, very happy with this product and I pray they never discontinue making this!

THE BEST! My skin is very sensitive and most serums make me break out with acne, (even the newer C Plus version of this one), but this original formulation is perfect. A friend I hadn't seen in a year was shocked at how much younger both I and my husband look! :o) :o) - me: Asian age 57, husband: Caucasian age 55. This serum is so wonderfully affordable that I sometimes apply a drop on the back of my hands too. I use it on separate days than The Ordinary niacinamide serum that is incompatible with the pH of this. We're sensitive to smells and find it smells okay - like citrus. Most EXCELLENT serum - I could not recommend it more highly - try it!! (Sometimes it goes on sale).

This stuff is amazing. I originally bought and started using this serum with a Derma roller 2x a day for a month then I went to 1x a day from the end of week 4 on. The results of the visible changes I saw in my face from day 1 to Day 15 were shockingly great. I never knew a serum could make such a huge difference in appearance. I'm so glad I bought this and gave it a try. It actually lasts too. A bottle lasted me 2.5 months and just recently bought another bottle. Your skin will look and feel so much healthier. Easy to use as it's a push down pump and clear in color. Doesn't leave a residue nor does it leave your skin feeling oily. It absorbs right into your skin leaving your skin fresh and soft. You can also tub right onto your face. I just prefer the derma roller

I started using this product on August 9th, 2020. I have always been a bit apprehensive about trying something different from my normal skincare routine. What I was using has been working well; basically, a cleanser, a granular scrub of some sort, an Alpha Hydroxy Acid product and an eye moisturizer. I have always gotten compliments on my skin, but I regularly reevaluate what the needs of my skin are every few years and make minor changes to my routine. I felt it was time to try something a little different. Skincare has become far more scientific over the years with a host of products that actually work, but change is hard when you have something you are happy with. As I was shopping around on Amazon, I came across this. It had ingredients I researched online and I figured I had nothing to lose since I could ALWAYS go back to what I was already using. It was inexpensive enough, so why not try it? What I liked about the labeling of the product was the list of ingredients and I was especially curious about the Niacinamide and the MSM. I had never tried it and felt that my skin might benefit so long as the other ingredients kept their promise of keeping my skin clear (Retinol & Salacylic Acid) without drying it out. I was going to wait a full month before posting a review, but at approximately three weeks in, I have to say that this product is AMAZING. My skin is translucent, the texture is refined, my coloring has become more even. My razor glides over my skin quite effortlessly and after a shave, my skin feels so smooth and so soft, that I literally can't believe it's my skin. I had figured that with age, certain changes in my skin were inevitable no matter what I used. As effective as my previous regimen was, I noticed that uneven discolorations had popped up here and there (hyperpigmentation). I felt that the AHA I was using, would have to be replaced with a stronger / higher percentage product, but I didn't want to go that route if I didn't have to. I was already at 14% and I was concerned about going much stronger, but it was obvious that my skin was getting resistant. I originally started with 8% decades ago, then eventually went up to 10%, then 12% and finally 14%. I also wanted a product that was more of an all in one kind of thing (clearing, fading AND moisturizing) Anyway, with some apprehension, I chose to try this product which appeared to have a LOT of stellar reviews. I thought that it had to be too good to be true, especially given the price, but I am one who has absolutely NEVER believed that a higher price meant a better product. I've tried Clinique and Elizabeth Arden and Estee Lauder and any number of more expensive products, especially in the early years when I was desperate for ANYTHING that would keep my skin clear. They were either too harsh or completely useless and ineffective. It took a while, but I finally got past the myth that expensive meant better and went the natural product route which gave me my first success. I added the AHA much later in my 30's. In any case, that first night when I used the serum, I thought there was no way this light, milky, watery substance could POSSIBLY be as effective as my current routine. There was a very mild sting just as with my AHA products. The scent, which I would describe as medicinal, wore off as soon as the product was absorbed...literally seconds. After a couple of days, I started noticing that my coloring started to even out ever so slightly and then a few days later, most surprisingly, a blemish that had left a dark mark was fading much faster than normally expected. Usually, it would take several weeks to disappear. So, I got through week one and was pleased, but week 2 saw the surface peeling and flaking away leaving a fresh layer of skin underneath. My scrub easily assisted in the process of removing the dead surface cells. The difference was dramatic. Suddenly my skin was even smoother than I could remember for a long time, especially after having used AHA products religiously for decades. Little invisible subsurface needle sized bumps (congested pores) released their debris and were easily washed away with the scrub as well. The texture was better and shaving became even easier. The blades simply glided across the surface getting all the hairs in one pass. Discolorations that I had accepted as being permanent, are either gone or so significantly diminished that they are easily overlooked or discreetly hidden with the tiniest dab of skin matching concealer. Week three simply shows further improvement. In fact, there's nothing to hide. I can't believe this light, thin liquid could possibly be so effective, in such a short time. I immediately ordered another bottle after the second week, so that should tell you something. I don't want to be without it. Now I do have a few cautions: 1. Your skin will flake, but if you use a scrub, be gentle, especially if the scrub you use is highly abrasive, as mine is. I have a VERY hardy skin, but I did over-do it a little one time. I found that laying off both products for a day easily took care of the minor irritation I had caused myself. From then on I have been very gentle (letting the products do their thing and especially not working my scrub so forcefully; even using a less abrasive formula) and the products work together like a dream. 2. I chose to stop using my AHA products, as a precaution, for two weeks prior to receiving the new serum, since I wasn't sure what to expect and didn't want to risk a possible reaction.Given that my skin does NOT fall into the "sensitive" category, what works for me may not work for you. I STRONGLY SUGGEST DOING A PATCH TEST AS RECOMMENDED over a few days to see how your skin reacts. I had no ill effects other than being overzealous with my scrub the one time. If the product irritates you after a few times of regular use, stop for a day or two or limit how often you use it...maybe once as opposed to twice a day or ever other day. This strategy worked with my AHA products and I quickly got used to them, but certainly, if the product irritates you no matter what you do, then it's obviously not for you. 3. You may experience a slight purge. It probably depends on your skin. I noticed in some reviews that this was mentioned, while in others there was no indication that this happened. One reviewer stopped using the product because of this, but from the photos that were posted, the purge was quite active and severe, but no product is perfect for everyone. Mine was very slight. I didn't panic, especially since the little invisible pin points I mentioned earlier were gone in one scrub. I had a couple of blemishes that formed on my forehead, which is very oily, but they cleared and faded from view in just a few days. I know my skin well enough that I was not concerned, especially since normally I would have to deal with the blemish for several days and the aftermath of a discoloration for weeks beyond that. With this product, all was well and back to normal in just a matter of a few days. A dark mark never formed. The blemishes cleared, faded to pink and then disappeared completely in less than a week. For me, that's good; in fact miraculous. 4. I found that for me, the product made it through week three, but I have just now opened the other bottle. Using this on my face and neck (which also looks better), I find that the bottle contents did not last a month, but that could just be me. I do think that Eva Naturals should consider offering a larger size option, just as they do with their eye serum, which I purchased along with my second bottle of the clearing serum and have just started using that as well. I'll give a review on the eye serum in a few more weeks, especially since research of the ingredients shows that they take several weeks to show improvement although I'm already pretty hopeful. In summary, this is an effective multi task product that not only addresses multiple challenging skincare needs but also simplifies your routine and costs a lot less too. I noticed that other products are available as well. It appears that Eva Naturals has designed their line-up to allow customers to tailor their regimens to individual needs. That's how it should be. Just research your ingredients so that you know what they do and what to expect. So, get it, try it and see if you like it. Just remember that this particular product is for skin that has multiple challenges including acne, so figure out your skincare needs and then proceed accordingly. There's a lot to choose from. So far I like the eye serum, but as i previously indicated, it has not been long enough to judge the effectiveness. I hope this was helpful to someone. Good luck. I hope your experience will be as good as mine. Update 9/21/2020: So, another 10 days or so have passed and my skin has continued to improve. I'm REALLY happy. My coloring has completely evened out. My forehead is purging still, but not to any great degree. That's my oiliest area anyway. Once the blemishes pass the area clears up and the skin is like glass. There's just one area above the temple on one side that is going through the change. I do plan to try pairing this with a snail mucin product after another month or two. Perhaps I will try a moisturizer or another skin repairing serum. I haven't decided yet. I have ordered additional products from Eva; a toner and an exfoliating scrub. Their cleanser is currently unavailable and has been since I first ordered this product. In the meantime, I've gone ahead and ordered cleansers from another company and fully adopted a 7 step Korean skin care regimen. I had no idea that all these years I was doing something very similar already, so not a huge leap, but the ten step is really more of a myth and unrealistic (something you would do when giving yourself a facial perhaps). I will be writing separate reviews of their eye serum and the neck cream, both of which I am pleased with so far, but it's still too early.

I really, really like this serum — so much that I have purchased it 3 times. I bought it to help tighten my forehead skin to smooth out my frown lines. It does just that and it does it well — it's a lot harder to furrow my brow after using it (I guess due to the "freezing" effect of the argireline). I'm just done with it, though. It's the aloe. Aloe is weird in that it leaves a film on the skin, and it pills (balls up) under other skincare products. This would be a fantastic serum to use if actives are desired after peels or mechanical exfoliation, because it is gentle and fragrance-free. It just isn't compatible with many other products, especially those with even a trace of oil. If Eva reformulates using a different base ingredient, I would be happy to purchase again. Until then, I must use something different.

It's very smooth and has helped smooth out my fine lines and wrinkles. I highly recommend!

I didn't really have any expectations when I ordered this serum. I'm 49 and work from home and frankly, beauty has pretty much become my lowest priority. I am not in the know when it comes to skincare and cosmetics. Not at all. In fact I had never even heard of Vitamin C Serum until one day when I was looking at the news online and saw a photo of Jared Kushner looking, well, not 100% human. As I recall, I googled something to the effect of "Jared Kushner plastic face" and found an article that featured several MUA's giving suggestions for how he could make his face look like it was covered in skin rather than Saran Wrap. Along with setting powder, Vitamin C Serum was the most frequent suggestion. Well, if they think it would make him look better then maybe I should give it a try too. So I headed to Amazon, balanced ratings and prices and chose the Eva product. Since we're being honest, I'll say that my skin has never been perfect. I've got large pores, they clog, I get occasional breakouts and there is an overall pink tone due to fussing at it too much as a teenager/young adult. On top of all that joy, I've now reached the stage of dark bags under my eyes, fine wrinkles and deep 11 furrows in my brow. It is definitely NOT a good time for me to give up on trying to look better. So my Eva Serum arrived and I really didn't know what to do with it. The consistency is watery, so... cotton ball? Use the dropper and drop it directly on my face? I decided to drop a bit into my palms and rub it in. That seemed to work well. I experimented with the amount... one drop? a full dropperful? About 3 drops turned out to be a good amount. It has a scent that is natural, I don't think it is perfumed at all, but I like it - maybe I've convinced myself that the scent is the smell of me doing something good for my skin. Who knows, but I like it. So I washed my face, dried, used gentle astringent, applied the Vitamin C serum, let it dry and applied moisturizer. Woke up in the morning and saw no change (I did say this was a pleasant surprise rather than an earth-shaking miracle, right?) I repeated this mornings and nights for about 3 days, then had a couple of unsightly blemishes. I'm told that it takes a certain number of weeks to cycle through the old skin completely, so my blemishes were likely on my skin's agenda long before I even knew about the serum, so I can't cast blame. After a few more days of repeating morning and night, my skin actually DID look better! Subtly better, but better all the same. My pores are smaller and less visible - only small darkness in pores instead of large. Best of all, one of my 11 lines has started to become less deep. So now it's more like a 1 and a dotted line, which is super-exciting after all the years I've spent scowling and squinting at the financial reports on which I blame those furrows. To the touch, my skin also feels nicer - smoother, softer, a little more supple. Still 49 years old, but a better 49. So now that the rest of my face started to look better, I got to thinking about the dark bags under my eyes... I started searching Amazon for an eye cream. Looked at a bunch, couldn't choose, didn't want to spend money on something that wouldn't work. But then I realized that the ingredients in the eye creams were all about the same as in the Vitamin C Serum. Now the skin around my eyes is as sensitive as the next girl's so I was a little nervous about this, but I decided to pat a little of the serum below my eyes... no discomfort! The next day I went all the way and used it under my eyebrows, on the eyelids and did not skimp under my eyes. Still no discomfort!! So this product turns out to double as an eye cream too and I do notice that the dark circles and puffiness aren't quite as bad as before. I think I'm using my first bottle up faster than I should because of my experimentation with the amounts, but I like it enough that I don't want to run out and have put another bottle in my Amazon cart today. Overall, I think it is worth the price and I would recommend it to a friend.

VERY STRONG. USE SPARINGLY. This product is amazing, but only if you use it the way your skin needs it! I burned my face with this multiple times before finally getting the hang of it. I resisted the urge to quit and spent a couple months figuring out what makes my sensitive combination skin happy. I have adult hormonal acne and hyperpigmentation, very pale, and I have ehlers-danlos so my skin is extremely reactive. If you're new to retinol, here's some tips: -Only apply retinol to the whole face 1 or 2 times a week -Only apply at night, never use retinol in the AM -Invest in a quality sunscreen, retinol increases UV sensitivity -Retinol products WILL make your skin PURGE when you first start using. This means any little underground blackheads and red dots will start to surface. DO. NOT. PICK. THEM. DO NOT USE EXTRACTION TOOLS. Trust me. -For bigger pimples, apply this as a spot treatment no more than once per evening. If you don't pick, they will clear up within a couple of days. -Do NOT combine this serum with other spot treatments or acne treatments like sulfur or benzoyl peroxide, or tea tree oil, etc. -Do NOT use with other cleansers or lotions with salicylic acid or retinol. This product is already a chemical exfoliant as it contains both retinol and salicylic acid. -Use water based lotions and sensitive skin cleansers while using this product. CeraVe is good, I like Burt's Bee's Sensitive Cotton Extract Cream Cleanser for washing and Burt's Bee's Sensitive Aloe water based lotion. Avoid products with fragrance and alcohol! For all over face and neck: I mix 2 drops with 2 pumps of the Burt's Bee's lotion (approved by the eczema foundation). This is called "buffering" and brings down the potency of retinol products. I buffer 1 or 2 times a week. When my hormonal acne flares up along my jawline, I put 1 drop in my hand and use my fingertip to very gently tap the product directly onto each pimple. I use this method once each night until the pimples are dried and scabbed & the inflammation is down. Then I cut back to once every other day or every 3 days until the scars fade. Do NOT pick the scabs! Just keep tapping the tiniest tiniest amount, the scabs will fall off on their own in just 2 or 3 days. My routine is this: 1) remove any makeup with makeup remover as needed. Wash 2 times with Burt's Bees cream cleanser. Pat dry. 2) apply Thayer's alcohol free facial toner. And let dry for about 5-10 minutes. I like the plain scent. It's extremely effective and soothing. Thayer's is pure witch hazel with aloe vera and glycerin. Make sure it's the alcohol free kind. 3) apply 2-3 drops of this serum as needed, whether it's the whole face, or spot treatment only. 4) Wait 20 or so minutes and finish with unscented water based lotion (if you aren't buffering with lotion already) As your skin purges and adjusts, resist the urge to scrub and exfoliate the dead skin/surfacing breakouts. If your face peels, be patient and gentle. Let the dry skin peel like a sunburn, and continue to apply lotion throughout the day as needed. If you absolutely must, use a soft wash cloth and lukewarm water to gently scrub. Rinse with cold water and apply fresh aloe vera or the Thayer's witch hazel + aloe toner immediately after. This product has made a notable difference in the texture of my skin, it has shrunk my pores, and faded my acne scars. I don't have many fine lines, but it cleared up the ones in my forehead. I don't use it near my eyes because it has tea tree oil. My hormonal acne clears up within days instead of lingering for a week or two. I hope this review helps other babies like me with angry + sensitive skin. Good luck! Don't forget sunscreen!

Ich habe eine lange Zeit das Produkt von the Ordinary benutzt, war aber nicht wirklich zufrieden, das es sehr klebrig war und stark gebrannt hat. Habe mir dann dieses Produkt bestellt, da es auch 12% Niacinamide statt 10% enthält und 2% Zink statt 1%. Von dem Produkt bin ich sehr überzeugt. Es klebt weder unangenehm, noch brennt es auf der Haut. Auch der Pumpverschluss ist super praktisch. Bereits nach einer Woche hat sich meine Haut um einiges verbessert und auch meine Mitesser wurden weniger. Das Produkt werde ich definitiv erneut kaufen!

The serum was way too thick to pass through the tiny opening of the pump. Was going to send it back but decided to put the serum in another bottle. But will not buy this product again for that reason!

J'utilise deux gammes de produits en fonction des besoins de ma peau. Celui-ci a pour effet au bout de 2 semaines d'atténuer les petits vaisseaux rouges qui sont apparus avec l'âge. Très efficace, je recommande.

Moisturizing and glowing

This stuff is excellent - used it to even out / fade a blemish and it did the job. Also noticed that my skin is softer and more even toned. Better than salicylic acid and also out performed niaminicide by ordinary by a long shot.