You get the most from our Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide by choosing the right layer to follow it, adjusting that layer to your skin type and the season, and pairing it with an evening step that does a different job. The serum itself stays the same: three or four drops on clean skin, a moment to settle, sunscreen on top in the morning. What changes is everything around it.
Choose the right finish
The serum is light and water-clear, so it always needs something richer on top to seal it in. That second layer is where you can tailor the routine.
- The Royal Kalahari Face Serum is our all-round choice. Four to six drops of this light blend of botanical oils, led by Kalahari melon seed oil, give lasting hydration without a greasy feel. It also carries vitamins C and E, so the two serums reinforce each other.
- Squalane Face Oil is the lightest finish. It is almost weightless and leaves a smooth, non-greasy base, which makes it the one to choose under makeup.
- Marula Face Oil is the richest. It is velvety and cushiony, for skin that feels tight and dry.
- Your own moisturizer works too. The serum is made to be followed by moisturizer or a face oil, so you do not need to change what you already love.
Adjust for your skin type
Combination skin
The serum suits combination skin well. Follow it with squalane, which leaves skin soft rather than shiny, and use a little more of it on the cheeks than through the center of the face.
Dry or mature skin
Follow the serum with Royal Kalahari or marula, and in the drier months add a mist of Rose Petal Mist Face Toner before the serum, so there is more moisture for the oil to hold in.
Sensitive skin
The serum is made for sensitive skin, and its vitamin C is ethyl ascorbic acid, a stabilized form that is gentler than pure L-ascorbic acid. Even so, introduce it on its own, start every other morning, and build up to daily use. Our Rose Face Wash Cream, made for dry, normal and sensitive skin, is a comfortable cleanser to pair with it.
Normal skin
Use it as written: serum, then a few drops of Royal Kalahari, then sunscreen. Most people notice skin looking fresher and more even within a few weeks.
Adjust for the season
In summer, when skin feels oilier and the air is humid, keep the routine short: serum, a light finish such as squalane, sunscreen. The serum's aloe and cucumber feel especially cooling in the heat.
In winter, when heating dries the air, the serum stays the same but the finish gets richer. Move to Royal Kalahari or marula, mist before the serum, and do not skip the step after it.
The turns of the year are when the serum is most useful. Tone can look uneven under flat autumn light and texture rougher than it did in July, and a steady morning step helps skin look brighter and more refined through the change.
Pair it with an evening step that does a different job
The Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide works best when morning and night are handled by formulas with different jobs, so they never compete.
- The Midnight Youth Potion. Our night oil-serum, thirteen botanical oils with niacinamide and sodium hyaluronate, pressed in as the last step of the evening. It gives rich overnight moisture.
- The Ultra Peptide formulas. Our Wrinkle Reducing Ultra Peptide Intensive Face Serum and Night Cream help fine lines look softer overnight. Skip the peptide serum on nights you use retinol.
- The whole set. The Complete Face Serum Collection brings all four of our face serums together with a simple order: vitamin C in the morning, peptides at night, the Midnight Youth Potion last, and Royal Kalahari at either end of the day.
Whatever you choose for the evening, keep retinol and benzoyl peroxide out of the routine that includes the vitamin C serum.
Carry the routine past the jaw
The neck and chest see as much sun as the face. Use what is left on your fingertips after the serum along the front of the neck, then finish with the same oil and sunscreen. For the rest of the body, our Rejuvenating Body Cream with Kalahari Oil carries the same Kalahari melon seed oil, so the whole routine feels of a piece.
Questions about getting more from the serum
Which face oil goes best over the vitamin C serum?
The Royal Kalahari Face Serum is our all-round choice. Squalane is lighter, for combination skin or under makeup, and marula is richer, for dry skin.
Is the serum a good choice for combination skin?
Yes. It is made for normal, combination and sensitive skin. Follow it with a light finish such as squalane.
Should I change how I use it in summer?
Keep the serum the same and change what follows it: a lighter oil in summer, a richer one in winter, and sunscreen all year.
Can I use it with The Midnight Youth Potion?
Yes. Use the vitamin C serum in the morning and the Midnight Youth Potion as the last step at night.
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