Homemade Vitamin C Serum

Name: Homemade Vitamin C Serum
Brand: DIY & Homemade
Rating: 4.4 (195 reviews)

4.4

195 reviews

90%

would repurchase

3.8/5

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ingredients

Vit C powder (5 to 20 percent) Water, Glycerin (Optional) Ferulic acid (Optional) Vit E (Optional)

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5.0

from

tthurmond

15 years ago

I just began making my own Vitamin C mix two weeks ago (applying it a total of 5 times so far), and I already see great improvement in my cheeks that have acne scars and pits. The pits are so much...

About reviewer (19 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinAcne-prone, Tan

HairBrown

EyesBrown

5.0

from

ivanhoe

16 years ago

I made it from with 5ml water, 5ml glycerin and only 0,5g vitamin C. This is my first bottle and I use it 4 days already every morning and evening. I must say I'm amazed! I don't know if my skin...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen

5.0

from

jautumnw

16 years ago

Just thought I'd share a recipe I found on the net--it's towards the end of the article. http://www.natural-skin-care-info.com/vitamin-c-serum.html I found some L-ascorbic acid crystals at...

About reviewer (38 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesHazel

5.0

from

patpatpatpat

16 years ago

I'm always going through the boards and the product reviews looking for new things to try. So when I came across this I thought, why not? So off I went searching for ascorbic acid. It was simple...

About reviewer (89 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown

4.0

from

stellarfungi

16 years ago

Me: 22, combo, oily nose/chin and dry/red/sensitive everywhere else. Redness was why I wanted to use vitamin C underneath sunscreen in the morning. The product: A lot...

About reviewer (62 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesGreen

5.0

from

ShayFL

16 years ago

Figured out my La Roche Posey Vitamin C was what was causing my horrible break outs and refused to spend another ton of money trying to find one that worked. It's just Vitamin C for goodness...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesGreen

3.0

from

Mathilde10

16 years ago

This is a great alternative to expensive serums out there. Like everyone here says, it's dirt cheap, easy to make, and great for your skin. However, my skin did not have such a desirable reaction....

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBlack

5.0

from

chichenitza

16 years ago

I am so glad I found the recipes for this treatment here on Makeup Alley. I bought the pure Vitamin C crystals and the pure vegetable glycerin at Whole Foods and mix it all up every morning with...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinSensitive, Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue

5.0

from

likepaperdoves

17 years ago

This is so easy to make and so much more cost effective than buying expensive serums and vitamin c treatments that may give you glowing skin but do a major number on your pocketbook. My mother...

About reviewer (3 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown

5.0

from

BambiGirl

17 years ago

I am addicted to making my own cosmetics (everything from cream to toothpaste!) And the Homemade Vitamin C serum is one of my very favorites. I find it hard to find the vitamin C powder where I...

About reviewer (18 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel

5.0

from

TropicalBreeze

17 years ago

I am really ecstatic with the results of using my homemade vitamin c serum. It costs me a $1 for a month's supply and my skin looks incredible. After one week, my lines and wrinkles have softened...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

5.0

from

Selenite

18 years ago

Homemade vitamin c serum is a cheap, homemade, and vegan lifesaver for my skin. It's pretty gratifying to mix a fresh batch every morning when the two actives, vitamin e and c only cost me about...

About reviewer (239 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily

HairBrown

EyesHazel

5.0

from

mariadd

19 years ago

I started using C-serums back in mid-90s with Helena Rubinstein Force C serum which came in 5, 10, 15% ascorbic acid (this product was discontinued several years ago). It was half home-made serum...

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Fair

HairBrown

EyesHazel

4.0

from

LeighS

19 years ago

I make my homemade Vitamin C serum with Solgar Vitamin C crystals, water and glycerin (because Propylene Glycol is hard to get in the UK). I make a 10% version using 1/4 tsp on Vit C, 1 1/2 tsps...

About reviewer (328 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

4.0

from

hennagirl

19 years ago

I thought the water-based vit C serum with propylene glycol lasted about a week...so I make new batches weekly: 1/4 tsp l-absorbic acid powder (I like the Vitamin Shoppe brand -- dissolves...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Fair

HairRed

EyesGreen