Vitamin C Serum

• Sodium ascorbyl phosphate — a stable form of vitamin C. This is the important bit, and it is why this brightening serum behaves differently from most of the ones you have bought before.
• Kakadu plum — one of the highest known natural sources of vitamin C in any fruit. From the Top End.
• Davidson plum — a deep purple rainforest fruit from northern New South Wales and Queensland, high in antioxidants.
• Rosella (hibiscus) — in a hydrating base, so it does not sit on the skin.
• Sodium hyaluronate and pro-vitamin B5 — the hydration half. A serum that only delivers actives and no water feels like nothing.

A few drops on clean skin in the morning, before moisturiser and sunscreen. Let it settle for a moment before anything goes on top. It can be used at night as well, but if you are using the Night Vitamin A Serum, keep the two to their own ends of the day.

Most vitamin C serums use L-ascorbic acid. It is the most-studied form and it works — but it is chemically fragile. It reacts with light and air, browns over a few weeks, and once it is brown the vitamin C has largely converted to something that is not doing much. That is the most common complaint in this entire category, and it is why yours went orange.

The honest trade-off, because there is one: derivatives like ours are gentler and steadier, and the research base behind L-ascorbic acid is larger. If you want the most-studied molecule and you are happy to buy it fresh and use it fast, buy that instead — we would genuinely rather you got the right thing. If you want something that still works in week eight, this is it.

Vitamin C is used for the appearance of brightness and a more even-looking tone. Give it eight to twelve weeks of consistent use before judging. A light tingle on application is common; a sting that lasts is not, and we wrote about what that means. No serum outperforms sun protection — this one sits under sunscreen, never instead of it.

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice*, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (Vitamin C), Glycerine, Betaine, Propanediol, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract*, Davidsonia Jerseyana (Davidson Plum) Fruit Extract*, Hibiscus Sabdariffa (Rosella) Extract*, D-Panthenol (ProVitamin B5), Polysorbate-20, Benzyl Alcohol, Salicylic Acid, Sorbic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Sodium PCA, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Phytate, Citric Acid.

*Certified organic

30 ml. Formulated and made in Australia.