I’ve been on a mad hunt to find products to once and for all brighten my complexion, speed up cell turnover, reduce fine lines and work on clearing and removing blackheads on nose and chin. This is one of my go-to’s. Not for the faint at heart, this is strong and drying, although there are ingredients for moisture like Vitamin E, jojoba oil, Aloe Vera and floral extracts. First, you have to acknowledge that unless you have professional services like lasers and other heat-producing treatments or cosmetic surgery, with any OTC cosmetic product, you will not see results for at least 6 months. I noticed some clearing & tightening w/in a few weeks with this C serum, along with strong Retinol serum that I use every other night interchanging with the C serum.I really like this brand, ‘Tree of Life.’ There is really not much of a scent, it goes on easily, and you will notice the tightening effects as it absorbs into your skin. I probably use more than needed -my motto has always been if 1 is good, 2 is better- which I don’t necessarily recommend. With every skin care product I’ve used for decades, I always treat my neck as well as my face, which has helped a lot to avoid any look of a chicken neck as I age.I follow this serum and the Retinol serum with Rosehip Seed Oil & a good moisturizer. I’m going to add a weekly salicylic acid peel to go after really deep blackheads & large pores. While waiting on results on that front, I‘ve always used Benefit Pore-fessional cream to fill in pores w/out making them worse. It’s on Amazon too.

Very good product, and worth every Penny. My skin looks amazing after using the Vitamin C Serum. I highly recommend this product as an anti aging product.

I wanted to give this a thorough review so that when you decide on buying this you are comfortable in your decision. I bought this product in June to add to my new regimen in clearing my acne and diminishing once and for all my acne scars on my jawline and on my neck. For reference I am a African American college student with acne prone, sensitive and oily skin. When I first used this it did not break me out which is always a plus and did not make my oily skin even more oily. As days went by my skin seemed brighter overall and this gave me a slight glow. After a whole month of using this product I will say this has made my skin appear even in tone and much brighter and that is why I gave it four stars. Now regarding my acne scars, this is why its not five stars. Now listen to me, I am impatient and have had these scars for four years so my expectations for this were high. Reviews have stated this product has lightened their scars in a matter of weeks, so forgive me for being highly optimistic. However, the experiences I had with this only heightened my naivety to vitamin c serums and what it would take to cure my age old acne scars. I understand that products fighting hyper pigmentation do not work overnight, but I have used this twice a day with sunscreen in the mornings for a month and the bottle will be almost finished in the coming week. I am not asking for a miracle tomorrow for these scars, but just to see if my skin if at all is effected by the one-month use of this. I am not going to lie, one scar on my face has lightened a shade during the duration of using it, but I don't know if it truly was this or the glycolic acid toner I have been using. You decide that. However, for the rest of my face and the scars on my neck my scars are still very much prominent. I wanted something potent and this product is not potent enough FOR ME. The vitamin c that is used here is Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate which is a more convenient and tolerable form of vitamin c. This acid is best for acne prone skin since it doesn't cause much irritation. This ingredient is also why this product is still okay if you store it in a medicine cabinet. A plus for those who hate storing products for their face in their fridge, but not so great for those who need very potent products to get rid of very stubborn acne scars. I realized that this vitamin c wasn’t really potent when I didn't see the most common potent form of vitamin c in the ingredient list, L-absorbic acid. That acid would be more beneficial for those with very stubborn acne scars but because of its high potentness' and its mixture with other derivatives it may cause irritation for those with acne prone and sensitive skin which is why using a site like cosdna.com and seeing how ingredients react to your skin would come in handy. Overall, would I recommend this product? Definitely for those who have light acne scars, sensitive skin and needs a proper intro to vitamin c.However, for me personally, buying tree of life every month is just not beneficial for me and the ingredient sodium ascorbyl phosphate is just not strong enough for these age old scars I have so I will look for products with L-asorbic acid.