Vitamin C Serum for Face - Skin Clearing Serum with Salicylic Acid Retinol, Niacinamide and Hyaluronic Acid - Skin Brightening Acne Serum - Anti Aging Dark Spot Treatment(1 oz)

VERY STRONG. USE SPARINGLY. This product is amazing, but only if you use it the way your skin needs it!I burned my face with this multiple times before finally getting the hang of it. I resisted the urge to quit and spent a couple months figuring out what makes my sensitive combination skin happy. I have adult hormonal acne and hyperpigmentation, very pale, and I have ehlers-danlos so my skin is extremely reactive.If you're new to retinol, here's some tips:-Only apply retinol to the whole face 1 or 2 times a week-Only apply at night, never use retinol in the AM-Invest in a quality sunscreen, retinol increases UV sensitivity-Retinol products WILL make your skin PURGE when you first start using. This means any little underground blackheads and red dots will start to surface. DO. NOT. PICK. THEM. DO NOT USE EXTRACTION TOOLS. Trust me.-For bigger pimples, apply this as a spot treatment no more than once per evening. If you don't pick, they will clear up within a couple of days.-Do NOT combine this serum with other spot treatments or acne treatments like sulfur or benzoyl peroxide, or tea tree oil, etc.-Do NOT use with other cleansers or lotions with salicylic acid or retinol. This product is already a chemical exfoliant as it contains both retinol and salicylic acid.-Use water based lotions and sensitive skin cleansers while using this product. CeraVe is good, I like Burt's Bee's Sensitive Cotton Extract Cream Cleanser for washing and Burt's Bee's Sensitive Aloe water based lotion. Avoid products with fragrance and alcohol!For all over face and neck: I mix 2 drops with 2 pumps of the Burt's Bee's lotion (approved by the eczema foundation). This is called "buffering" and brings down the potency of retinol products. I buffer 1 or 2 times a week.When my hormonal acne flares up along my jawline, I put 1 drop in my hand and use my fingertip to very gently tap the product directly onto each pimple. I use this method once each night until the pimples are dried and scabbed & the inflammation is down. Then I cut back to once every other day or every 3 days until the scars fade. Do NOT pick the scabs! Just keep tapping the tiniest tiniest amount, the scabs will fall off on their own in just 2 or 3 days.My routine is this:1) remove any makeup with makeup remover as needed. Wash 2 times with Burt's Bees cream cleanser. Pat dry.2) apply Thayer's alcohol free facial toner. And let dry for about 5-10 minutes. I like the plain scent. It's extremely effective and soothing. Thayer's is pure witch hazel with aloe vera and glycerin. Make sure it's the alcohol free kind.3) apply 2-3 drops of this serum as needed, whether it's the whole face, or spot treatment only.4) Wait 20 or so minutes and finish with unscented water based lotion (if you aren't buffering with lotion already)As your skin purges and adjusts, resist the urge to scrub and exfoliate the dead skin/surfacing breakouts.If your face peels, be patient and gentle. Let the dry skin peel like a sunburn, and continue to apply lotion throughout the day as needed. If you absolutely must, use a soft wash cloth and lukewarm water to gently scrub. Rinse with cold water and apply fresh aloe vera or the Thayer's witch hazel + aloe toner immediately after.This product has made a notable difference in the texture of my skin, it has shrunk my pores, and faded my acne scars. I don't have many fine lines, but it cleared up the ones in my forehead. I don't use it near my eyes because it has tea tree oil. My hormonal acne clears up within days instead of lingering for a week or two.I hope this review helps other babies like me with angry + sensitive skin. Good luck! Don't forget sunscreen!

I've used this for a couple of years now and still love it. Vitamin C is so helpful for your skin. I'm almost 77 and it is amazing for the crepe on my arms and neck. It's a budget friendly product and I'll bet you will love it!

I have been using this product for a week and can tell a difference in my face already. My skin is softer, brighter, and feels overall healthier. The overall quality is good, my only complaint is the smell. It isn't bad enough to not use but not the best smelling product especially for your face. If you are sensitive to stronger smells, I would skip. Not too thick and doesn't leave a sticky residue on your face!

I didn't really have any expectations when I ordered this serum. I'm 49 and work from home and frankly, beauty has pretty much become my lowest priority. I am not in the know when it comes to skincare and cosmetics. Not at all. In fact I had never even heard of Vitamin C Serum until one day when I was looking at the news online and saw a photo of Jared Kushner looking, well, not 100% human. As I recall, I googled something to the effect of "Jared Kushner plastic face" and found an article that featured several MUA's giving suggestions for how he could make his face look like it was covered in skin rather than Saran Wrap. Along with setting powder, Vitamin C Serum was the most frequent suggestion. Well, if they think it would make him look better then maybe I should give it a try too. So I headed to Amazon, balanced ratings and prices and chose the Eva product.Since we're being honest, I'll say that my skin has never been perfect. I've got large pores, they clog, I get occasional breakouts and there is an overall pink tone due to fussing at it too much as a teenager/young adult. On top of all that joy, I've now reached the stage of dark bags under my eyes, fine wrinkles and deep 11 furrows in my brow. It is definitely NOT a good time for me to give up on trying to look better.So my Eva Serum arrived and I really didn't know what to do with it. The consistency is watery, so... cotton ball? Use the dropper and drop it directly on my face? I decided to drop a bit into my palms and rub it in. That seemed to work well. I experimented with the amount... one drop? a full dropperful? About 3 drops turned out to be a good amount. It has a scent that is natural, I don't think it is perfumed at all, but I like it - maybe I've convinced myself that the scent is the smell of me doing something good for my skin. Who knows, but I like it.So I washed my face, dried, used gentle astringent, applied the Vitamin C serum, let it dry and applied moisturizer. Woke up in the morning and saw no change (I did say this was a pleasant surprise rather than an earth-shaking miracle, right?) I repeated this mornings and nights for about 3 days, then had a couple of unsightly blemishes. I'm told that it takes a certain number of weeks to cycle through the old skin completely, so my blemishes were likely on my skin's agenda long before I even knew about the serum, so I can't cast blame. After a few more days of repeating morning and night, my skin actually DID look better! Subtly better, but better all the same. My pores are smaller and less visible - only small darkness in pores instead of large. Best of all, one of my 11 lines has started to become less deep. So now it's more like a 1 and a dotted line, which is super-exciting after all the years I've spent scowling and squinting at the financial reports on which I blame those furrows. To the touch, my skin also feels nicer - smoother, softer, a little more supple. Still 49 years old, but a better 49.So now that the rest of my face started to look better, I got to thinking about the dark bags under my eyes... I started searching Amazon for an eye cream. Looked at a bunch, couldn't choose, didn't want to spend money on something that wouldn't work. But then I realized that the ingredients in the eye creams were all about the same as in the Vitamin C Serum. Now the skin around my eyes is as sensitive as the next girl's so I was a little nervous about this, but I decided to pat a little of the serum below my eyes... no discomfort! The next day I went all the way and used it under my eyebrows, on the eyelids and did not skimp under my eyes. Still no discomfort!! So this product turns out to double as an eye cream too and I do notice that the dark circles and puffiness aren't quite as bad as before.I think I'm using my first bottle up faster than I should because of my experimentation with the amounts, but I like it enough that I don't want to run out and have put another bottle in my Amazon cart today. Overall, I think it is worth the price and I would recommend it to a friend.