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

sweetserialkiller

9 years ago

I formulate this to 15% and use all over face & decollete. Weirdly addicted to the smell now which often ends up on my hands and lingers there. This simple homemade mixture effectively removes my...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Curly, Fine

EyesHazel

5.0

from

graceGG

9 years ago

Put a pearl size amount of C ascorbic powder on the palm of your hand,rub it in until smooth then put 4 drops of your favourite serum, rub until dissolved and then smooth it on you face and...

About reviewer (6 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinNormal, Medium

HairSilver

EyesOther

5.0

from

Mattewis

9 years ago

This has saved my skin. No other product has ever changed my skin. I have virtually no acne any more and my skin is incredibly soft. I buy vit c powder from Holland & Barrett (UK) as well as pure...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBrown

2.0

from

honestreview

9 years ago

Unfortunately, I don't think it works for me. I've tried mixing it with water (with various concentrations) and all I got was sticky sensation after it dries.. I put the solution in the spray...

About reviewer (136 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairOther, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack

5.0

from

spanishmua

9 years ago

Well nothing that hast been said before. I just splash a tiny amount of powder in my left hand. I wet my right hand and throw some tap water on the powder ,I help it dissolve with my fingers and...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOther, Other

HairOther

EyesOther

5.0

from

LadySaigon

9 years ago

Now moved up to 20%. Wished I just used it without the glycerin in the first place. It's taken me 4/weeks to realise this, now I have blackheads on my face because of it. The 20% tingles...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0

from

cinwa

9 years ago

I'm now up to 20% and seriously, where has this been all my life! Wish I had a penny for every buck I've spent on lotions and potions over the years. Ultimately, I've settled on using Heritage...

About reviewer (10 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesGreen

5.0

from

seasider

9 years ago

First off, my review is for DIY Vitamin C Serum with only 3 ingredients. I've only been using it for a few months and am really impressed with the difference it is making in my 60+ mature skin. ...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Cool

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown

2.0

from

RhymesWithHiya

9 years ago

This is something that I really hoped would work and be effective. Commercially-produced vitamin C serums are horribly expensive! Also, once you learn how unstable and short-lived even the best...

About reviewer (66 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

5.0

from

Enkida

9 years ago

For those having problems getting their vitamin C powder to dissolve: I use the reddit recipe other reviewers have refererenced, the one attached to an essay about Vitamin C and links to places to...

About reviewer (46 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Coarse

EyesBrown

5.0

from

MsSheena

10 years ago

If you don't mind the fact that you will be making little batches of these every few days, the time spent is worth it. Anyway, it only takes about 2 minutes to put together. Within 2 months, my...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlack

EyesBlack

5.0

from

amphianda

10 years ago

Ive finally figured out the best DIY C recipe yet for my skin. Very very happy. Ive been using it for a month and my serum has not turned yellow yet. What i do is I take Cerave moisturizer, and...

About reviewer (26 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesGreen

5.0

from

JSFrevel

10 years ago

I'll join the raves and agree with everyone here that DIY Vit C serum is cheap, easy and I'm liking the results. Most difficult part is getting the PH right. Should be below 3.5 or at 3 to be...

About reviewer (34 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Other, Not Sure

HairBrown, Other, Other

EyesBlue

4.0

from

lovej0ypeace

10 years ago

I started my foray into Vitamin C Serums with the OST/C20 Pure Vitamin C21.5 Advanced Serum - this was after I read rave reviews of their original C20 serum and they had just upgraded the formula...

About reviewer (12 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlack

4.0

from

existentialkat

10 years ago

I just started doing my own DIY Vitamin C Serum, and so far so good! I use a 5% solution with 1/4th vitamin C powder from NOW solutions, 4 tsp distilled water and 3/4 tsp vegetable glycerin, also...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesHazel

5.0

from

blooiejagwa

10 years ago

Edit-scars totally faded (on hands) Miraculous. Used on my hands and arms (whole body actually) and within 3 days the cooking scars are fading and my hands don't look old and wrinkly. Today is...

About reviewer (635 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Medium, Not Sure

HairOther, Other, Other

EyesBrown

5.0

from

kimk

10 years ago

This is the 3rd time I've made the C Serum - I use Kassey's 15% C and Ferulic Acid recipe (found here: http://www.skincaretalk.com/a/15-c-serum-with-tutorial - I omit the Optiphen, the polysorbate...

About reviewer (225 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue

5.0

from

Jborger76

10 years ago

I cannot believe I am just now hearing about making my own vitamin c serum!!! As soo. As I read all the reviews (and I do mean all of them), I ran out to get some vitamin c powder to whip up a...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOther, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown

5.0

from

josiecat

10 years ago

I used to buy NuFountain C20, which was very good, but now I've been making my own vitamin C serum for years. I store it in an amber glass bottle in the refrigerator and my recipe remains stable...

About reviewer (181 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesOther

4.0

from

Inuki

10 years ago

For my DIY C serum, I use l-ascorbic acid powder from Garden of Wisdom with aloe vera juice in a ratio of 4 parts aloe to 1 part powder. I store the mixture in an amber glass dropper bottle and...

About reviewer (71 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown