Vitamin C Face Serum : Super Glow | Glossier

A nourishing Vitamin C serum for visibly smoother, more even-toned skin, over time.

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A nourishing Vitamin C serum for visibly smoother, more even-toned skin, over time.

What it is: A potent, stable formulation of 5% Vitamin C derivative MAP + Magnesium PCA that delivers key ingredients without irritating sensitive skin

WHY IT’S SPECIAL:

  • Our Vitamin C derivative (Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate aka MAP) helps even tone and improve the appearance of dark spots (and because it’s stable, it won’t oxidize or degrade after you open the bottle), while Magnesium PCA enhances hydration and replenishes moisture, so skin looks recharged, fresh, and glowy
  • Jojoba Oil, Shea Butter, and Sunflower Seed Oil and Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract condition and nourish skin
  • Lightweight, fragrance-free emulsion soaks in immediately with no filmy residue

C, or c, is the third letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is cee (pronounced ), plural cees.

The face is the front of an animal's head that features the eyes, nose and mouth, and through which animals express many of their emotions. The face is crucial for human identity, and damage such as scarring or developmental deformities may affect the psyche adversely.

Glossier is a beauty brand founded by Emily Weiss in 2014. It started as an online-only company, building on the popularity of the beauty blog "Into the Gloss". Glossier was one of the first direct-to-consumer beauty companies when it launched in 2014, and has grown to over 10 retail locations in addition to global distribution in Sephora, SpaceNK, and Mecca. The brand's products span skincare, makeup, bodycare, fragrance, and merch.

Vitamins are organic molecules (or a set of closely related molecules called vitamers) that are essential to an organism in small quantities for proper metabolic function. Essential nutrients cannot be synthesized in the organism in sufficient quantities for survival, and therefore must be obtained through the diet. For example, vitamin C can be synthesized by some species but not by others; it is not considered a vitamin in the first instance but is in the second. Most vitamins are not single molecules, but groups of related molecules called vitamers. For example, there are eight vitamers of vitamin E: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols.

The term vitamin does not include the three other groups of essential nutrients: minerals, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids.

Major health organizations list thirteen vitamins:

  • Vitamin A (all-trans-retinols, all-trans-retinyl-esters, as well as all-trans-β-carotene and other provitamin A carotenoids)
  • Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
  • Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
  • Vitamin B3 (niacin)
  • Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid)
  • Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine)
  • Vitamin B7 (biotin)
  • Vitamin B9 (folic acid and folates)
  • Vitamin B12 (cobalamins)
  • Vitamin C (ascorbic acid and ascorbates)
  • Vitamin D (calciferols)
  • Vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols)
  • Vitamin K (phylloquinones, menaquinones, and menadiones)

Some sources include a fourteenth, choline.

Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tissue growth and differentiation. Vitamin D provides a hormone-like function, regulating mineral metabolism for bones and other organs. The B complex vitamins function as enzyme cofactors (coenzymes) or the precursors for them. Vitamins C and E function as antioxidants. Both deficient and excess intake of a vitamin can potentially cause clinically significant illness, although excess intake of water-soluble vitamins is less likely to do so.

All the vitamins were discovered between 1913 and 1948. Historically, when intake of vitamins from diet was lacking, the results were vitamin deficiency diseases. Then, starting in 1935, commercially produced tablets of yeast-extract vitamin B complex and semi-synthetic vitamin C became available. This was followed in the 1950s by the mass production and marketing of vitamin supplements, including multivitamins, to prevent vitamin deficiencies in the general population. Governments have mandated the addition of some vitamins to staple foods such as flour or milk, referred to as food fortification, to prevent deficiencies. Recommendations for folic acid supplementation during pregnancy reduced risk of infant neural tube defects.

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8 Reviews For This Product

  1. 08

    by Ashley

    When I first started using this serum, I wasn’t sure about it. The texture is somewhat gritty, but I don’t notice it after it’s applied. I decided to give it a chance and kept using it, and I’ve started noticing a difference! It seems to be helping even out my skin tone and texture. I have rosacea and not only does it not irritate my sensitive skin, but it also seems to be helping reduce the redness some on my face.

  2. 08

    by Emma

    I’ve tried them all. This is the one, and I will never stray! I have acne prone, oily, sensitive skin. Every vitamin C product I’ve ever tried before has broken me out. I add new skincare products in carefully (and give them weeks too), so that I know exactly how I react. This is the only one I tolerate. It’s been in my routine for years now!

  3. 08

    by Tiffy

    I love this serum! It gives you that healthy glow without over doing it. I’ve been getting a lot of compliments since using this product on how great my skin looks. Only note I have is that the serum does feel a little gritty and i noticed some flaking when i use certain moisturizer.

  4. 08

    by Karen

    This is the first vitamin c serum I’ve tried and I love it so much. I have dry sensitive skin so I’ve been hesitant to add anything into my skincare routine but I have no regrets or problems with this one. My ~only~ minor complaint is that it is slightly gritty when running it in. It absorbs well and feels fine after, just don’t love the feeling when applying.

  5. 08

    by Samantha

    I’ve been using this for a while, directly before my glossier moisturizer and I love it. It kind of wakes us my skin and gets it ready and pumped for the day. Lightweight and feels great

  6. 08

    by Kayla

    So I am very allergic to most skincare this serum is amazing!!!! I love it the first night I put it on in the showers an than some lotion an omg this morning my whole face was so soft an bright also I am going into mature skin an I love how soft my skin is with glossier!!!!

  7. 08

    by Donna

    Goes on so smooth & leaves your skin healthy & glowing, so worth it.

  8. 08

    by Juliette

    I love this serum! Worth the price, I put it on every morning and I feel so refreshed and ready to take on the day

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