Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide
A fresh water serum with vitamin C and niacinamide.
For normal, combination, sensitive skin · dullness, uneven tone, dehydration, lack of radiance
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag, except gift sets.
- Free US shipping
- Handmade in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Batches of 50 to 100, never more
Can I use vitamin C and niacinamide together?
Is it okay for sensitive skin?
Where does it go with oils and the Kalahari serum?
- Since 2007 A mother and son, three generations of soap-making
- 50–100 Bottles per batch, made by hand in Brooklyn
- Feels like
- Light, fresh water-gel serum. Fresh, dewy, brighter-looking
- Smells like
- No synthetic fragrance
- Also good for
- Neck and décolleté, Backs of hands
- When
- Morning or evening
- Made without
- Parabens, sulfates, mineral oil, synthetic fragrance
The creation
A fresh water serum with vitamin C and niacinamide.
It looks like water and feels like a cool drink for your skin. This is a light, fast-absorbing serum that sinks in without stickiness and leaves your face looking fresh, smooth and lit from within.
Two ideas sit at its centre. Ethyl ascorbic acid, a stabilised form of vitamin C, helps skin look brighter and more even. Niacinamide, a form of vitamin B3, helps tone look balanced and texture look refined. Around them we wrapped aloe and cucumber for cooling, light hydration, sodium hyaluronate to help skin hold moisture, and a blend of bilberry, sugar cane, maple, orange and lemon extracts for a fresh, soft feel.
Press three or four drops into clean skin, wait a moment, and follow with moisturizer or a face oil. It suits normal, combination and sensitive skin. Use it in the morning with sunscreen, or in the evening. Keep it away from retinol and benzoyl peroxide in the same routine.
- Size: 1 fl oz · 29.57 ml
- Scent: No synthetic fragrance
- Suited to: Normal, Combination, Sensitive skin
- How to use: Cleanse and pat skin dry. Press 4–6 drops into face and neck, avoiding the eye area. Wait a couple of minutes, then follow with moisturizer or face oil. In the morning, finish with sunscreen. Begin every other day for two weeks.
- Made: By hand in small batches in Brooklyn, New York
- A brighter-looking, more even-looking tone
- Skin looks smoother and more refined
- Light hydration from aloe, cucumber and hyaluronate
Full ingredient list
Deionized Water, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Lactobacillus Ferment, Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Niacinamide, Vaccinium Myrtillus (Bilberry) Extract (and) Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract (and) Acer Saccharinum (Sugar Maple) Extract (and) Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract (and) Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid), Glycerin, Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Extract, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose.
Our commitments
- Paraben-free
- Sulfate-free
- Mineral-oil-free
- No synthetic fragrance
- Cruelty-free
- Small batch
- Handmade in Brooklyn
Delivery & returns
Free standard shipping on every US order.
Every product is made by hand in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in batches of 50 to 100, so we can't accept returns. If your order arrives damaged or incorrect, write to us within 7 days of delivery and we'll make it right.
What's inside
The oils that do the work
Aloe Vera
Aloe Jelly Complex
Cooling aloe leaf gel that adds light, water-binding hydration and a fresh, comfortable feel.
The clear inner gel of the fleshy leaves of Aloe barbadensis, grown in warm, dry regions worldwide.
Lactobacillus Ferment
Lactobacillus Ferment
A gentle ferment that helps skin feel balanced and smooth.
A probiotic ferment.
Bilberry Extract
Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit Extract
Part of a fruit-acid blend that helps skin look brighter and smoother.
From the wild European bilberry.
Sugar Cane Extract
Saccharum Officinarum Extract
A natural source of fruit acids for a brighter-looking complexion.
From sugar cane.
Sugar Maple Extract
Acer Saccharinum Extract
Adds gentle fruit acids that help smooth skin texture.
From the sap of the sugar maple tree.
Orange Fruit Extract
Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract
A citrus extract that helps skin look fresh and bright.
From the sweet orange.
Lemon Extract
Citrus Medica Limonum Fruit Extract
A citrus extract that helps skin look clear and bright.
From the lemon.
Cucumber Extract
Cucumis Sativus Fruit Extract
A cooling, refreshing extract that helps skin feel fresh.
From the fresh cucumber.
Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
Ethyl Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
A stable vitamin C derivative for a brighter, more even-looking complexion.
A stabilised, ethylated form of vitamin C, made in a lab for use in skin care.
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3)
Niacinamide
A skin-friendly vitamin B3 that helps skin look more even, balanced and refined.
A water-soluble form of vitamin B3, made in a lab.
Sodium Hyaluronate
Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic Acid)
A water-binding molecule that helps skin hold moisture, leaving it plump-looking, smooth and dewy.
A sugar-chain molecule made by bacterial fermentation rather than from animal sources, used as its sodium salt.
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Your routine
How to use
- Cleanse Cleanse and pat skin dry.
- Press in Press 4–6 drops into face and neck, avoiding the eye area.
- Wait Wait a couple of minutes.
- Follow on Follow with moisturizer or face oil. In the morning, finish with sunscreen.
- Begin every other day for two weeks, then daily as your skin allows.
- Store it cool and out of direct light.
Good to know Contains citrus extracts. Patch test on your inner arm for 24 hours before you begin.
- Cleanse Rose Face Wash Cream
- Mist Rose Petal Mist Face Toner
- Brighten Vitamin C Collagen Boosting Face Serum with Niacinamide · Best in the morning
- Nourish The Royal Kalahari Face Serum · 4–6 drops
- Eyes The Royal Kalahari Under Eye and Lip Serum Roller Oil
- Finish Your daily sunscreen
An extra 5% off for every two products in your bag, except gift sets.
The story behind
Made by hand, in small batches, by a mother and son in Brooklyn
Marianella spent her childhood in her grandmother's kitchen in Venezuela, making soap and beauty products by hand, and she still makes our serums the same way: by hand, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in batches of 50 to 100.
This one began with a simple wish: a vitamin C that feels like water on the skin, not like a chemistry project. She paired a stabilised vitamin C with niacinamide, then added aloe, cucumber and fruit extracts, so brightening comes with comfort. Her son David brings the design. No harsh chemicals, no animal testing, and as little waste as we can manage.
The perfect partner
Vitamin C serum first, being water-based; the Kalahari oils press over it to seal it in.
Mist first, then the serum on damp skin; water-based layers go before any oil.
Serum first, then 4–6 drops of ultra-light squalane to hold moisture in.
Serum on face and neck, away from the eyes; the roller then covers the eye area and lips.
Questions
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