I want to preface this by saying I'm relatively new to skincare. I'm quickly approaching my 30s, and while I've been privileged with great genetics, it's recently dawned on me that genes will only take me so far (basically, she saw a wrinkle in the mirror and panicked). So, after weeks of research, and months of experimenting, a lot of money wasted on products that weren't meant for my skin, I found a skincare regimen that works for me. This product in particular, I had a journey with, that I wanted to share with you all.
I purchased my first bottle of this at the end of October, and here I am ready to buy another bottle (spoilers, it works, folks). However, I went through hell to figure out how to get the best benefit from this product! I'm talking irritation, acne, and my new favourite fancy term; post inflammatory hyper pigmentation. I know. Sounds bad. But hear me out, all that crap was MY OWN FAULT, and I am here to tell you what I did wrong so you can get it right. Long story short, I didn't wear sunscreen. And then I wore a sunscreen that just didn't work with this product... Then finally, I found the holy grail combination that solved all my first world problems.
See at first, I was only applying this serum at night, and had no problems whatsoever. In fact, my skin was glowing. Then, somewhere along the way, I read that a Vitamin C applied during the day can help improve your skin even more by protecting it from the pollutants you walk through on a day to day basis. Big mistake. After two days of using this serum during daylight hours my skin was BURNING. I had spots there were red, crusty, gross, et cetera. So here I am going "What the hell am I doing wrong? It can't be this product because it worked before."
I quickly learned it was because Vitamin C on its own is very unstable. So when exposed to UV light, it reacts violently on the surface of your skin. Like literally burns it! I was under the impression that my skin didn't like SPF from past experiences (I've been hurt before too). So my solution was buying a cheap SPF enhanced moisturizer that had a low SPF (15, for all of you curious on what to avoid). Yeah big mistake. Made my problems a thousand times worse. My skin never looked worse.
Not wanting to give up, I decided to take a leap of faith, and got a moisturizer with SPF 40. What lead me to go from 15 to 40 you ask? Well why do we sometimes go from getting a salad at McDonald's on Monday, to getting a whole McDouble on Friday. Sometimes we just know we need more. Best decision I made. I would apply the Vitamin C serum in the morning, then followup with the Olay Total Effects Moisturizer with SPF 40, and within a week I had the best skin I've EVER had. Hope this helps someone who really wants to make this baby work. You have to HAVE to use SPF if you're going to wear this serum during the day. Otherwise, stick to strictly using this during your PM regimen.
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| Sold By | AmaraBeauty | NaturalBeautyInc | PJXZSMYYXGS-US | Good Living Trader | Good Living Trader | COSRX |
| skin type | Dry, All, Sensitive | All, Mature, Normal, Combination, Oily, Sensitive, Dry | Oily | All | — | All |
| active ingredients | Vitamin C, Hyaluronic Acid, Vitamin E, vitamin e, vitamin c, hyaluronic acid | Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Hyaluronic Acid, Jojoba Seed Oil, Aloe Leaf Juice | ascorbic acid,hyaluronic acid,jojoba,retinol,vitamin c,vitamin e | hyaluronic acid,jojoba,vitamin c,vitamin e | — | Snail Mucin |
| form | Serum | Gel | serum | Drop | Drop | Gel |
| volume | 29.6 milliliters | — | 60 milliliters | — | — | 100 milliliters |
| recommended uses | Smoothening,Provides Vitamins,Wrinkles,Anti Aging | Anti-aging,Antioxidants,Freshening,Provides Vitamins,Revitalizing,Sun Protections | Anti-aging,Hydrating,Provides Amino Acids,Provides Vitamins,Wrinkles | — | — | Dryness |
| scent | Fragrance Free | Unscented | Vitamin C Serum for Wrinkle Reduction | Aloe | Aloe | Unscented |
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AMARA ORGANICS CHANGED MY LIFE
I started implementing AO Vit C Serum into my skincare as of 1/1/18.I was using a super expensive skincare line sold only by dermatologists which was not exactly budget friendly and it was hurting the pocket book. I am a makeup artist in the Chicago market and it was embarrassing what this expensive line was doing to my face.I happened upon AO on amazon and thought what the heck. I ordered the Vit C cleanser, toner (I use it on a cotton pad to swipe up excess oil. I think normal to dry should just spray it on) and the retinol cream. A week later, I got the vit c serum. It’s been 9 weeks and I want to share the pics below with you. I am so pleased with the results.That’s my face first week in Jan on the left and the right was just right now. 9 weeks in between. Clearly I have no makeup in either but the cysts aren’t inflamed anymore and have flattened, healing and completely covered w makeup.Stick with it and the results will be amazing. Snap a photo the day you start. So you, too, can compare. Buy with PRIME and you can get it SAME DAY. What are you waiting for?
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