What can vitamin C do for your skin?
It has the potential to help with a lot of different issues, especially when applied topically in serum form. That’s because “serums typically offer the highest concentrations of active vitamin C and tend to have better skin penetration compared to other, like creams and cleansers,” Annie Chiu, MD, a board-certified dermatologist and founder of the Derm Institute in Manhattan Beach, California, tells SELF.
Regardless of the formula, why should you smear it all over your face in the first place, you ask? Let’s dive into the science-backed benefits we’ve been teasing.