Vitamin C Serum
Most people who give up on vitamin C do so because it stung, went orange in the bottle, or both. Pure L-ascorbic acid is powerful, but it is also unstable and needs a low pH.
This one uses 5% 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid instead: a stabilised derivative that stays active in the bottle and converts into free vitamin C in the skin. The serum sits at pH 5.5 to 6.5, close to the skin's own. In a patch test on 50 people, 16 of them with sensitive skin, not one showed a reaction to it.
Vitamin C is documented to fade pigment spots, stimulate collagen synthesis and improve wrinkles and skin texture. Microalgae collagen amino acids bind water into the skin for an instant plumping effect and a smoother surface. Hyaluronic acid moisturises the upper layers, sugarbeet betaine is documented as an anti-irritant that also reduces age spots, and panthenol soothes. Vitamin E and astaxanthin add antioxidant protection.
The gel-cream texture absorbs quickly and layers easily under sunscreen. Use it morning and evening.
Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive, and contains no ingredients that are advised against during pregnancy. Finish with SPF during the day, both to protect the results and because pigmentation returns without it.
92% natural ingredients.
Benefits
Shipping
Free shipping on all orders over 67 EUR. Below that, shipping is a flat 8 EUR.
Delivery options
DAO Parcel Shop, DAO Home Delivery, GLS Parcel Shop, GLS Home Delivery, DHL Home Delivery, DHL Parcel Shop, Budbee and PostNord Tracked. What is available depends on the country. PostNord Tracked is used for countries outside the EU, among them the UK, the US, Canada and Australia.
Estimated delivery time
Denmark: 1-3 business days.
Europe: 3-6 business days.
Rest of the world: 5-10 business days.
Returns
We offer a 30-day satisfaction guarantee. If you are not happy with your purchase, you can start a return in our returns portal within 30 days for a full refund or an exchange.
Materials and recycling
Packaging is the part of the product you throw away. That is why we spend time on it.
At least 50% of the plastic in our bottles and tubes is post-consumer recycled: plastic that has already been used and collected, rather than newly made. The rest is virgin plastic, and we work to bring that share down.
Not everything is plastic. Some products come in glass, others in aluminium that is itself recycled material. Both can be melted down and used again many times over.
Our outer cartons are paper.
How to sort it
Plastic bottles, tubes, pumps and caps: plastic. They do not need to be clean.
Glass bottles: glass.
Aluminium tubes: metal.
The carton: paper.
We are not there yet. Half of our plastic is still virgin, and that is the half we are working on.
Responsible manufacturer
Jorgobé
Rahbeks Allé 21
1801 Frederiksberg C
DK
+45 28282884
Item no. 1018
Aqua, Glycerin, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Betaine, C15-19 Alkane, Squalane, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Panthenol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Gluconate, Hydrolyzed Jojoba Esters, Collagen Amino Acids, Sodium Hyaluronate, Propanediol, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract, Jojoba Esters.
Learn more about the active ingredients in the Skin Health Glossary
Why it works
Vitamin C has a reputation problem. Pure L-ascorbic acid works, but it needs a low pH that many people cannot tolerate, and it oxidises into something useless within weeks of opening. That orange bottle at the back of the cabinet is doing nothing.
Vitamin C (3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid)
Vitamin C (3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid)
Collagen Amino Acids
Collagen Amino Acids
Panthenol
Panthenol
