Vitamin C Niacinamide Lactic Acid For Your Skin at Sephora
Solve Your Biggest Skin Concerns (the Right Way) at Sephora
Introducing new product formulas into your routine isn't as tricky as you might think. In fact, adding an active ingredient into your regular regimen can be the fastest way to address your biggest skin concerns. Our favorites: vitamin C, niacinamide, and lactic acid. While vitamin C is a pro at brightening dull skin, niacinamide is the secret weapon to shrink the look of pores. As for lactic acid? It can refine uneven skin texture quicker than a Zamboni resurfaces a skating rink.
Luckily, there are loads of products at Sephora that are packed with these superpowered ingredients, all of which you can use the handy navigation bar below to find.
Drunk Elephant C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum: Like freshly squeezed orange juice, there's something intensely refreshing about the superpotent antioxidant complex inside the C-Firma™ Vitamin C Day Serum. That "something" is the 15 percent l-ascorbic acid, the most powerful form of vitamin C, housed inside this daily serum. Additionally, the vitamin C is packaged with pumpkin ferment extract and a pomegranate enzyme that eliminate dead skin cells, the source of dullness.
Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum: There's a reason this serum is best used at night: it uses a high concentration of a vitamin C derivative (bis-glyceryl ascorbate) to polish and brighten skin so fast, you'll wake up the next morning with a new radiant complexion. It also utilizes mild fruit alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) to resurface skin, while a dose of Japanese angelica root reduces the look of dark spots and scarring. But for as intense as it is, it's incredibly gentle on the skin and lightweight, so it absorbs into skin within seconds.
Kiehl's Clearly Corrective™ Dark Spot Solution: Primarily powered by activated C, a fast-acting form of vitamin C that works double time to fade discoloration and dark spots, this serum is a must have for anyone dealing with dull skin. Consider it an added bonus that the serum's unique blend of peony and white birch extract protects the skin from oxidative damage, too.
Dr. Dennis Gross Stress Rescue Super Serum: This restorative serum works both day and night but is an expert at getting to work while you sleep. Infused with niacinamide, ashwagandha, and goji, this serum helps skin retain moisture while erasing dark spots and acne marks. The niacinamide continues to refine skin texture as you snooze while simultaneously supporting lipid barrier function so, by the time you wake up, you literally have nothing to stress about.
The Inkey List Niacinamide Oil Control Serum: A lot of ingredients can unclog pores and control oil production, but few are as effective as the niacinamide in the Oil Control Serum. The product name is as straightforward as it gets: with the help of a concentration of 10 percent niacinamide, the production of oil deep below the surface of the skin will be controlled. By doing so, it also tackles redness, pimple prevention, and, as an added bonus, moisture retention, so skin looks renewed, refreshed, and porcelain-smooth.
Peter Thomas Roth Pro Strength Niacinamide Discoloration Treatment: At the core, products containing niacinamide work to restore moisture loss in the skin by strengthening the skin's natural ceramide production process. Boosting that process can solve a lot of your skin woes, including discoloration and dark spots. It also increases skin's elasticity, so pores appear smaller and refined. Adding ingredients like tranexamic acid, kojic acid, and alpha arbutin pentapeptide into the mix only increases the power of niacinamide by further refining your complexion.
Biossance Squalane + 10% Lactic Acid Resurfacing Night Serum: While you catch up on your beauty sleep, this serum's 10 percent concentration of vegan lactic acid exfoliates and smooths skin. It's clinically proven to reveal softer, smoother skin by morning, so you can expect the results to be dramatic, but don't forget to wear sunscreen in the morning; using a powerful AHA like lactic acid definitely calls for the protection.
Sunday Riley Good Genes All-in-One Lactic Acid Treatment: This all-in-one AHA treatment uses a purified form of lactic acid to gently exfoliate the skin, while a dose of licorice, lemongrass, and prickly pear extract brightens spots and soothes inflammation. Use it nightly and wake up to the kind of bouncy glow you'd normally achieve via Instagram face filter.
