Claims from the manufacturer:
Stabilized Vitamin C brightens & bightens Skin
Reduces Appearance of Fine Lines, Wrinkles & Age Spots
Promotes Biosynthesis of Collagen
Quick Absorbing and pH Balanced
Suitable For All Skin Types*
Cruelty Free
Directions from the manufacturer:
Use A.M. and P.M.after cleansing, gently apply a thin layer to face and neck.
Ingredients:
Purified water, hydrolyzed jojoba esters, sodium hyaluronate, acacia senegal, xanthan gum, aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, hordeum vulgare seed extract, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerin, sodium phytate, alcohol, propanediol, rosa canina fruit extract, ascophyllum nodosum extract, calendula officinalis flower extract, sodium hydroxide
My experience:
Azelique Serumdipity Age Refining Vitamin C Facial Serum is one of the best sellers on iHerb and I totally agree with the fact that this product is great. The price tag is budget-friendly, you get 30 ml of product in it and the best part is that it actually works. For those who don't know, vitamin C is responsible for skin brightening and rejuvenation. It is an amazing antioxidant and battles skin damage from sun rays and great outdoors.
The best part of it is that this serum contains a stable, nonacidic, and penetrating form of Vitamin C called aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate. It is actually more preferred by many cosmetic companies over classic acidic form for having superior stability and effectiveness on the skin thanks to deep penetration to the dermis. Science aside, let's talk texture. This serum is off-white and semi opaque in color. It has a moderately runny gel texture. It is quite viscous and is easy to spread over skin.
Actual liquid has slight scent to it that is hard to describe. Many people think that all vitamin C serums must smell like lemons and oranges. Actually that is not true. Derivatives are usually unfragranced or give a faint whiff of something-something that is unidentifiable. Once applied it sinks in within a minute and leaves no tackiness on the skin. One major downside of this product is that sometimes if you don't tome your skin prior to using this serum, it will tug on your skin. Some people love the tightness after using it , I personally hate it. It does eventually go away as you apply moisturizer over it but still, more tug-more redness for me and I am avoiding it at all costs.
I have developed a way to use it on my skin without the tug. I spray my first essence from MISSHA on the skin and then immediately proceed to the vitamin C while my skin is still damp. In such manner I feel the tug is nearly entirely avoidable. I do use a full pipette of the serum which is 6-8 drops. It is plenty to apply to my face/neck/décolleté area. I prefer using it 1 x day and have more rich oil based vitamin C in my PM routine if any at all. I'd recommend this particular serum for people with oily to very oily skin.