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    Best vitamin C serums, according to our beauty expert

    by Lauren Cunningham Apr 25, 2024 12 minutes
    Source: iStock/ The Independent

    Vitamin C serums are one of the most talked-about beauty buys at the moment. And with everyone from Olay to Omorovicza heralding theirs as the game-changing secret to beautiful skin,  a thorough test on all of our IndyBest favourite brands (and more) was a must.

    Just like it is recommended as part of your diet for a healthy body – aiding your immune system, memory, blood pressure and many more health factors – vitamin C is also widely recommended for your skin health when used topically.

    Working as an antioxidant, neutralising free radicals from a variety of sources, including UV rays and pollution, vitamin C has been known to reduce wrinkles, help prevent sun damage, increase collagen production and reduce scarring and dark spots – which is quite an impressive list of benefits for a serum that can simply be applied topically to the skin each morning.

    But, as with anything, not all vitamin C serums are made equally. And, as you can imagine, when it comes to the skin, it’s not as easy as mixing some orange juice in with your morning moisturiser.

    So, from the type of vitamin C you should be using, concentration, added ingredients and more, take a look at our FAQs below and, of course, read our review of the best vitamin C serums to find out which are the top to buy no matter what your budget.

    How we tested the best vitamin C serums

    Over the course of many (many) weeks stretching into months, we corralled a huge number of vitamin C serums from fan-favourite brands, budget-friendly buys and even celebrity-approved products to see which ones really are worth parting the cash for.

    Applied every morning after cleansing and before moisturising, each vitamin C serum was tested on its ease of use, scent, feel, price point and ultimately the result seen on the skin. Most of the products come in a similar liquid state with a dropper pipette for easy application – simply apply three to four drops (or however many are recommended on the bottle) into the palm of the hands, rub them together and pat the

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