Vitamin C Serum News & Launches
Dated news on launches, reformulations, price changes and safety notices, each linked to its source. For evergreen how-tos, see our guides.
A 12-Week Trial Measured What a 10% Vitamin C Serum Does to Glycation Markers
Published in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, this trial ran 66 women for 12 weeks and reported falls in advanced glycation end products, protein carbonylation and an inflammatory marker. The sample was narrow.
A Review of 44 Vitamin C Studies Lands on Formulation, Not Percentage
Researchers screened 263 papers published since 2020 and kept 44. Their conclusion is that what decides whether topical vitamin C works is the chemistry around it, not how much ascorbate the bottle contains.
A 12% Pure Vitamin C Serum Was Tested on Every Phototype: What the Trial Actually Measured
A trial in the journal Dermatology and Therapy reports a 16.4 percent rise in epidermal thickness after 84 days of a 12 percent pure vitamin C serum. The sample spanned all six phototypes, but no comparison arm is reported.
Vichy's LiftActiv Vitamin C Serum Moves to 16% and Drops the Alcohol
Vichy's reworked LiftActiv serum raises pure vitamin C to 16 percent and is now listed as alcohol-free, with neohesperidin and vitamin E added as anti-glycation actives.
EAORON Puts Its Vitamin C in 60 Sealed Single Doses Instead of a Bottle
The Australian brand's Whiteglow Skin Radiance Serum skips the dropper bottle entirely, splitting an oil-soluble vitamin C derivative across 60 individually sealed doses.
Pacifica's Glow Baby Takes a 2026 Vitamin C Award Without Naming Its Strength
Pacifica's Glow Baby Booster Serum carries a SHOP TODAY Awards 2026 win for best vitamin C serum, but the brand does not disclose how much vitamin C is in the bottle.
Rodan + Fields Pure C: A 10% Ascorbic Acid Serum With No Water and No Oil
The dermatologist-founded brand skipped vitamin C derivatives and built its serum around pure L-ascorbic acid in a waterless, oil-free base. Here is what that choice means.
Artistry's Vitamin C + HA3 Serum: How the Fresh-Mix Cap Works and What It Costs in India
Amway's Artistry keeps its vitamin C as a dry powder in the cap until first use. The 12 ml bottle is listed at Rs 5,829 on Amway India.
Clarins Puts Vitamin C and Glycolic Acid in One Bottle by Keeping Them Apart
The Multi-Active Glow Serum is a two-phase formula you shake before use, pairing an oil-soluble vitamin C with an AHA. Here is how it works and what Clarins claims.
Skinfix's 15% Vitamin C Serum Earns an Eczema Association Nod: What That Does and Doesn't Mean
Skinfix built its Brighten + Firm serum around 15% THD ascorbate and two peptides, and says it is the first clinically tested vitamin C serum accepted by the National Eczema Association.
Augustinus Bader's Vitamin C Serum in India: Ascorbyl Glucoside at a Luxury Price
The blue-bottle brand's brightening serum is listed on Tira at roughly Rs 33,700 for 30 ml. Its vitamin C is a gentle derivative, and the pitch rests on the brand's TFC8 complex.
Parëva's C35.5 Serum Packs 30% Oil-Soluble Vitamin C Into a Waterless Formula
Parëva is betting on a high dose of THD ascorbate in an anhydrous base, wrapped in longevity marketing. Here is what is actually in the bottle.
Dot & Key Reworks Its Vitamin C + E Gel Moisturizer Around Four Forms of Vitamin C
The Indian D2C brand has updated its Super Bright Gel Moisturizer with what it calls a Quad Vitamin C System, launched with a campaign fronted by Aditi Bhatia.
SkinCeuticals Changes C E Ferulic for the First Time in 20 Years: What's New in the Bottle
The classic 15% L-ascorbic acid, vitamin E and ferulic acid trio stays put. SkinCeuticals has layered carnosine and a dandelion-root ingredient on top and is making bigger anti-ageing claims.
Pilgrim's Vitamin C Serum Sunscreen: What the SPF 50+ Hybrid Actually Contains
Pilgrim added a 5% vitamin C complex to a serum-textured SPF 50+ PA++++ sunscreen earlier this year. Here's what's in it and where the brand's claims end.
Youth To The People's New Vitamin C Serum Adds an NAD+ Complex to the Mix
The US brand's new Bright Cell serum pairs a stable 15% vitamin C derivative with niacinamide, adenosine and D-ribose. It's on Sephora's US site for now, with no confirmed India listing yet.
What's Inside Lakme's New Vit C Brilliance Serum: The Kakadu Plum Claim
Lakme's Vit C Brilliance serum leans on Kakadu plum as its headline ingredient. Here's what the brand says the plant extract does and how it wants the serum used.
Why a High-Strength Vitamin C Suspension May Feel Grainy
The Ordinary explains the texture of its 23% vitamin C suspension and how it recommends introducing the formula into a routine.
Does Vitamin C Cause Purging? Separating Fact from Myth
Unlike retinoids and AHAs/BHAs, Vitamin C is not a cell-turnover accelerant — so what you're seeing probably isn't purging.
Vitamin C: Morning or Night? Here's What the Science Says
Most dermatologists recommend Vitamin C in the AM for its antioxidant synergy with sunscreen — but night use has its case too.