Discover the skin benefits of face creams and moisturisers with vitamin C and learn how to use a vitamin C moisturiser in your skincare routine.
- 20th November 2024
- By Charlotte Tilbury
5 minute read
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 moisturiser, Charlotte’s Magic Cream. Adding a vitamin C moisturiser 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 moisturiser 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 moisturisers, 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 moisturiser like Charlotte’s Magic Cream.
Learn more about Charlotte’s Magic Cream
Why Should I Use A Moisturiser with Vitamin C?
Vitamin C moisturiser can be a powerhouse in your skincare routine. Vitamin C has a variety of benefits for your skin; using a vitamin C moisturiser 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 moisturiser 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 Moisturiser
Charlotte’s Magic Cream is my award-winning vitamin C moisturiser 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 moisturiser 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 moisturiser for immediate red carpet skin!
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Can I Use Vitamin C Moisturiser Every Day?
Yes – vitamin C moisturiser can be used every day as your face cream of choice. I recommend applying vitamin C moisturiser 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.
Discover the difference between day cream and night moisturiser
Do I Need Vitamin C Moisturiser and Serum?
You can use a vitamin C moisturiser 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 moisturiser, 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 Moisturiser Take To Work?
Vitamin C moisturisers can deliver immediate skin benefits, however, best results will be after consistent use over time. Charlotte’s Magic Cream vitamin C moisturiser 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!*
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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Darlings, a vitamin C moisturiser like Charlotte’s Magic Cream can supercharge your skincare routine! The presence of vitamin C in face cream can be beneficial for every skin type and helps to target skin concerns from uneven skin tone to dullness and discoloration. Try Charlotte’s Magic Cream for yourself, darlings… It’s the vitamin C moisturiser your skincare routine is missing!
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*Tested on 29 people.
**Tested on 33 people.
Golden™ is a trademark of Infinitec Activos SL.
Disclaimer: This article is intended for educational purposes. The information, or comments herein, does not amount to, or replace, professional advice and should not be relied upon as or substitute for professional or medical advice from a qualified professional.
Author Details
Charlotte Tilbury
Founder, President, Chairman and Chief Creative Officer of Charlotte Tilbury Beauty
With over 30 years experience, Charlotte Tilbury MBE is the world's number 1 makeup artist and British beauty entrepreneur. Charlotte established Charlotte Tilbury Beauty in 2013, which is now a record-breaking beauty brand that has won over 400 awards.
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