The Benefits of Vitamin C in Face Cream + Moisturizer

Discover the skin benefits of face creams and moisturizers with vitamin C and learn how to use a vitamin C moisturizer in your skincare routine.

Darlings, vitamin C is a popular ingredient in skincare and is a key active in many of my skincare and makeup products including my award-winning moisturizer, Charlotte’s Magic Cream. Adding a vitamin C moisturizer to your skincare routine can have a multitude of skin benefits; discover more about the powers of vitamin C in face cream and learn how a vitamin C moisturizer can help to improve the appearance of your skin.

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What is Vitamin C in Skincare?

Vitamin C is a naturally occurring vitamin found in fruits and vegetables like citrus fruits, plums, broccoli, and kiwis. Otherwise known as ascorbic acid, vitamin C is commonly used in skincare products like moisturizers, face serums, and face creams thanks to its diverse skin benefits. You can maintain your vitamin C levels through diet by making sure to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables that are rich in vitamin C, as well as adding topical vitamin C into your skincare routine with a vitamin C moisturizer like Charlotte’s Magic Cream.

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Why Should I Use A Moisturizer with Vitamin C?

Vitamin C moisturizer can be a powerhouse in your skincare routine. Vitamin C has a variety of benefits for your skin; using a vitamin C moisturizer can: 

  • Help brighten the look of your complexion and boost natural radiance.
  • Helps to even the appearance of skin tone and reduce the look of dark spots, and hyperpigmentation.
  • Provide antioxidant benefits that help to defend against free radicals.

By choosing a moisturizer with vitamin C, you are hydrating your skin while also benefiting from the skin benefits that vitamin C has to offer.

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Charlotte’s Best Vitamin C Moisturizer

Charlotte’s Magic Cream is my award-winning vitamin C moisturizer that’s as popular with facialists and dermatologists as it is with celebrities and stars! The vitamin C-infused formula is backed by science; it’s clinically proven to boost your skin barrier while also delivering a magic glow that cannot be denied! Applying my iconic vitamin C moisturizer immediately revives the look of skin, helping it to look brighter, more even, and making you glow with skin confidence! Charlotte’s Magic Cream nourishes skin with vitamin C alongside other skincare superheroes including peptides, hyaluronic acid, and Cushion + Lift Mesh Technology, reducing the appearance of wrinkles by 2x* and leaving your skin barrier boosted by up to 42% in 8 weeks!!* I always say that Magic Cream is Magic Skin… It's a vitamin C moisturizer for immediate red carpet skin!

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Can I Use Vitamin C Moisturizer Every Day?

Yes – vitamin C moisturizer can be used every day as your face cream of choice. I recommend applying vitamin C moisturizer in the morning to hydrate and brighten the look of your complexion before you start your day, then reaching for a nourishing night cream like Magic Night Cream in the evenings to revive your skin overnight.

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Do I Need Vitamin C Moisturizer and Serum?

You can use a vitamin C moisturizer and serum in your skincare routine; the secret to perfect skincare is using products that are compatible with one another. My magic combination of Charlotte’s Magic Cream and Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir is the recipe for Magic Skin, every day! Charlotte’s Magic Serum Crystal Elixir is powered by Golden™ Vitamin C which helps every complexion to look brighter and more even; it’s a perfect partner for Charlotte’s Magic Cream and when used in tandem, this duo works together to help your skin look and feel its best.

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What Should I Not Use Vitamin C With?

When using vitamin C-infused skincare like vitamin C moisturizer, it’s important to consider which other ingredients you are bringing into your skincare routine. If your skin is particularly sensitive to acids, it may be best to avoid products that include AHAs, BHAs, or PHAs like glycolic acid or salicylic acid as these can disturb skin’s pH balance and cause skin irritation.

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How Long Does Vitamin C Moisturizer Take To Work?

Vitamin C moisturizers can deliver immediate skin benefits, however, best results will be after consistent use over time. Charlotte’s Magic Cream vitamin C moisturizer gives skin an immediate skin revival, leaving skin 2x more hydrated** and up to 42% more radiant** in just 28 seconds! In 28 days, skin appears up to 78% firmer* and looks and feels 97% smoother*, and in 8 weeks, skin appears 2x firmer*, 3x more elastic*, and wrinkles appear reduced by 2x!*

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Do I Need Hyaluronic Acid and Vitamin C?

Vitamin C and hyaluronic acid aren’t an either/or, darlings; you can use both in your skincare routine to help your skin look and feel its best! Hyaluronic acid is a humectant known for its hydrating, plump- effect properties, and vitamin C helps to brighten and even the look of skin tone; they have different skin benefits and can be used in tandem to target a breadth of skin concerns. Charlotte’s Magic Cream contains both hyaluronic acid and vitamin C – it’s the perfect way to utilise both of these skincare secrets into your routine!

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