Regardless of what Timeless claims, research has shown that the use of a well formulated vitamin C can increase collagen production in the skin, even out skin tone, fade scarring and hyper-pigmentation and provide UV protection. I appreciate that the brand does not over promise. Our product is guaranteed fresh and effective for 3 months. We use a 20% concentration of L-ascorbic acid for maximum benefit. Also contains vitamin E and Ferulic Acid, used to extend the life and effectiveness of vitamin C. From website: Contains Vitamin C, an antioxidant that evens skin tone and helps build collagen. They do say that it can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles as well as nourish and replenish the skin with the use of this high quality VC serum. Timeless does not make huge claims regarding this VC serum. Although my skin can be very sensitive, this product did not cause any negative/allergic reaction. My review will reflect how this serum works for my personal skin type and condition and as always, your results may vary. I would also like to point out that with the incorporation of tretinoin into my weekly skin car routine, I have noticed less breakouts but my skin is more likely to be sensitive. My skin can also be quite temperamental during seasonal changes and is very acne prone. To start, my skin type during this testing period was normal to dry and now it is more combination. Ok, now that I have bored you all with the craziness of my patch testing, let me talk about my skin. Lastly, I also had an IPL treatment and a microdermabrasion during the testing period, so you can see why it has taken me a long time to test this product. Regardless, I needed to take this crazy amount of time to really test this product because I have sensitive skin. Another challenge was the weather, which so wacky and I know this made testing out this serum more complicated. Was my skin more likely to break out from this increased skin sensitivity? I honestly don't think so. I came to find that this wasn't causing breakouts but it was making my skin more sensitive. I will say that during these many weeks of testing, I was traveling, I got sick, menstruation etc happened and I broke out, so I wasn't sure if the VC serum was exacerbating the situation so I would back off using this on areas where I wasn't having breakouts. I began adding more and more product until eventually I was applying the serum to my entire face. I saw the same flushing and slight irritation/sensitivity but again, nothing serious enough to stop the testing process. I did see some irritation/sensitivity, redness, flushing but nothing too serious so I began adding a tiny drop to different parts of my face for many weeks. I applied this serum to those areas for a few weeks, yes weeks. For this VC serum, I applied it to the inside of my wrist, neck, chest and behind my ears. Patch testing can look different for everyone but for me, I test products in stages. This is how I introduce new skin care products to my easily irritated skin. I always patch test and I recommend patch testing to everyone. I usually touch base on patch testing further into my product reviews but due to the nature of VC, I feel I need to write about how I incorporated this into my routine.Įvery product I use goes through a very detailed patch testing period. So as you can imagine with my sensitive skin, I started the process of adding Timeless VC into my routines very, very slowly. While L-Ascorbic Acid ( L-AA) might be the best form of vitamin C in terms of collagen production, UV protection, fading scarring and hyper-pigmentation, it has been known to cause skin irritation and sensitivity. This is especially true for vitamin C (VC) products as my skin hasn't played well with other serums in the past. This review is long over due but when it comes to testing out potent anti-aging products, my sensitive skin requires extra time for testing purposes. Today I want to finally review the Timeless 20% Vitamin C, E & Ferulic Acid Serum.
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