The new face creams with an extra dose of vitamin C | Sali Hugues
Skincare trends come and go fast, but vitamin C lives on for good reason: many of us love the visible glow it brings, both instantly and long term. Vitamin C lovers (me among them) most often incorporate L-ascorbic acid or another form of vitamin C via a face serum applied before hydration.
Paula's Choice is a typically solid bet, but her new C5 Super Boost Moisturizer (£48 for 50ml) has been my favorite of her launches in ages. The skin-smoothing cream is deceptively light, delivering piles of tangible, comforting hydration that last all day (it's marketed as a night cream, probably because it doesn't contain SPF, but I also wears it during the day and my make-up is as happy as me). It doesn't sting, even around my eyes, and thanks to the inclusion of moisturizing squalene, it's more silky than sticky.
If you have trouble using vitamin C serums in the past, a cream might be ideal, as it typically used a lower dose of the active ingredient and higher levels of ceramides and skin-protecting oils, decreasing the risk of sensitivity .
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But vitamin C skincare isn't just for the rich. Boots Vitamin C Brightening Moisturizer (50ml) tops its price by £5. It claims to be suitable for all skin types, but the rich texture and slight creaminess is likely to appeal more to balanced or dry skin than oily skin (Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturizer, £20, is lighter and cooler). /p>
Like many vitamin C products, Boots's doesn't smell very good (it usually takes a lot of fragrance to mask the vitamin's not universally appealing aroma and its derivatives), but any puff passes quickly and for only five cents, you can hardly growl.
Skincare trends come and go fast, but vitamin C lives on for good reason: many of us love the visible glow it brings, both instantly and long term. Vitamin C lovers (me among them) most often incorporate L-ascorbic acid or another form of vitamin C via a face serum applied before hydration.
Paula's Choice is a typically solid bet, but her new C5 Super Boost Moisturizer (£48 for 50ml) has been my favorite of her launches in ages. The skin-smoothing cream is deceptively light, delivering piles of tangible, comforting hydration that last all day (it's marketed as a night cream, probably because it doesn't contain SPF, but I also wears it during the day and my make-up is as happy as me). It doesn't sting, even around my eyes, and thanks to the inclusion of moisturizing squalene, it's more silky than sticky.
If you have trouble using vitamin C serums in the past, a cream might be ideal, as it typically used a lower dose of the active ingredient and higher levels of ceramides and skin-protecting oils, decreasing the risk of sensitivity .
after newsletter promotion
But vitamin C skincare isn't just for the rich. Boots Vitamin C Brightening Moisturizer (50ml) tops its price by £5. It claims to be suitable for all skin types, but the rich texture and slight creaminess is likely to appeal more to balanced or dry skin than oily skin (Body Shop Vitamin C Glow Boosting Moisturizer, £20, is lighter and cooler). /p>
Like many vitamin C products, Boots's doesn't smell very good (it usually takes a lot of fragrance to mask the vitamin's not universally appealing aroma and its derivatives), but any puff passes quickly and for only five cents, you can hardly growl.
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