

Your ideal drugstore vitamin C serum will depend on your skin type and condition, but team Byrdie unanimously agrees that the Versed Stroke of Brilliance Vitamin C Serum ( view at Versed) and the Avene A-Oxitive Antioxidant Defense Serum ( view at Amazon) are a bang for your buck. Keep scrolling to shop the best and brightest drugstore vitamin C serums on the market. But we get the price can sometimes be off-putting (it is a very popular active ingredient, after all), so we’ve taken the liberty of compiling some drugstore vitamin C serum favorites that deliver all the glowy skin goodness minus the price tag. Serums are generally thinner and more concentrated as far as skincare products go, which is why it makes a great vehicle for vitamin C. Vitamin C is a naturally-occurring antioxidant, but interestingly humans lack the enzyme needed for its synthesis which is why we rely on food, and in this instance topical products, to experience the benefits. A powerful antioxidant, vitamin C essentially works by neutralizing free radicals from the environment, assisting in the repair of damaged cells, improving collagen production, skin elasticity, signs of photoaging (like pigmentation), and barrier function.

Anyone interested in skincare (slowly raises hand) has no doubt heard about the benefits of vitamin C serums.
