Active Ingredients: Vitamin C 101
Vitamin C is one of the most clinically validated ingredients in skincare — it neutralizes free radicals, stimulates collagen production, visibly fades hyperpigmentation, and delivers the kind of brightening results that keep customers coming back. Not all Vitamin C is the same, though: L-Ascorbic Acid is the most potent and well-researched form, but it’s also the most unstable and can be highly irritating at the low pH levels needed to keep it effective — which is why we frequently formulate with derivatives like THD Ascorbate (Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate) or Ascorbyl Glucoside, which offer impressive efficacy with far greater stability and skin tolerance. Vitamin C performs best in lightweight serums or anhydrous formulations that minimize exposure to water and oxygen. We’ll help you choose the right form, the right base, and the right packaging to make it work.