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When exposed to air and sunlight, it basically self-destructs like the Wicked Witch of the West in rain.
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Vitamin C quickly oxidizes, becomes ineffective, and turns a rusty brown hue with a nasty ham scent.
“Therefore, SPF may have some protective effects on keeping the vitamin C more stable.”
(For context, the belovedSkinCeuticals C E Ferulichas 15 percent.)
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Vitamin C tag teams with cleanchemical SPF actives, including avobenzone, homosalate, and octocrylene.
(Thaggard is a fan ofTatcha’s The Essence, in case you were wondering.)
If we’ve learned anything from Supergoop, it’s there’s no such thing as too much SPF.
The brand has basically put it inevery beauty productbarring from cleanser.
(It’s only a matter of time before it does.)
Instead, it just smells like sunscreen and doesn’t make my complexion chalky.
As it melts into skin, the serum disappears but leaves behind a radiant glow.
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