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The thing about vitamin C is that it's at its most potent when you activate it yourself, meaning it comes in powder form and you mix it before you use it. Bakel Thio-C Revitalising Glowing Serum ($196) feels like a fun beauty lab project: you activate the Vitamin C by releasing it into the Glutothione, a powerful antioxidant. Then apply the dispenser on top and use it morning and evening within three days of activating the powder. This product is powerful enough to give you the radiance you've been lacking and to help smooth out labial folds, but also is delicate enough for areas like the eyelids and under the eyes.

Other products to try: P-Lipic Rebuilding Formula ($160) and Pure Peel ($90).