Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E, 1 fl. oz.

I’ve been using this for about 10 years and I love it. I have very few wrinkles around my eyes now and I’m 76.

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.

Texture is water.When you put it on your face, it just drops down like water.Feels and tastes yes tastes , the drop just drops down your lip, it smells like some type of strong herbs.But beyond all that , it didnt do anything spectacular . just felt like another vita c product. In other words not game changing.

I've been using Amara products for years and they are good quality and great prices. I've compared their ingredients to more expensive brands and they are essentially the same product for a better price. Also, it's a US based company.

Sometimes it's hard to know if a serum is really doing anything. they all tout how important they are and how they are so beneficial for your skin; but frankly, I've tried many different brands and I never notice anything specific in regards to softer lines, better pores, reduction of age spots or improvements to the skin. but I do know from dermatologists and estheticians that certain ingredients are good for the skin like Vitamin C, Hyaluronic acid, and Vitamin E, and this product incorporates all those ingredients for a more reasonable price than many on the market. So most of the time if I like a serum it's for the fragrance or feel of it. that's why I gave a 3 star rating...because the consistency is watery and doesn't have much of a fragrance which is not a negative but just a fact. I'm not crazy about how it feels right when I put it on (slightly sticky) but it seeps into the skin in seconds and once I put my moisturizer on, it doesn't matter. Since it has all the right ingredients, I'm sure it's helping my skin...I'm just not seeing any marked improvements that I can tell. I've been using it on and off for several months now and no signs of any reduction of the aging brown spots or that 'youthful glow' they claim will happen. They claim it stimulates collagen...I can only hope which is why I will continue to use it. I did use the Obagi Vitamin C oil and liked the feel (a little greasy or oily) and fragrance...but it was just Vitamin C and cost a good deal more too. So I'm hoping that with the added benefits of Hyaluronic acid and vitamin E, I'm getting more bang for the buck.