Skin Concerns
· Dullness
· Uneven skin tone
· Fatigue
What You’ll See On The Ingredient List
Ascorbic Acid
Why Your Skin Needs It
Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that helps protect and brighten your skin, giving it an overall brighter, more even glow.
The Clinique Expertise
Vitamin C is most effective when it’s fresh.Clinique Fresh Pressed™ Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C 10%has a revolutionary light-proof, air-tight chamber that maintains the potency of vitamin C up until you use it.
What Our Clinique Derm Says
“Vitamin C addresses multiple skin concerns and is one of the most effective antioxidants. Daily use helps protect against oxidation, which triggers premature aging,” suggests Dr. Michelle Henry, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City.
Top Sellers With Vitamin C
More Key Ingredients
Aloe Bioferment + HA Complex
Aloe bioferment + HA complex helps hydrate in two ways—attracts moisture and helps retain it.
CL302 Complex
Clinique’s exclusive CL302 Complex helps visibly reduce dark spots and discoloration.
Glycerin
Glycerin supports your skin’s natural moisture barrier by attracting moisture from the air and retaining water in skin to help keep the skin hydrated.
Gyokuro Green Tea
Gyokuro green tea has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help calm upset skin, reduce irritation, and protect against future damage.
Hyaluronic Acid
Hyaluronic acid plumps skin with hydration, helping it look and feel better instantly.
Lactobacillus Probiotic Ferment
Lactobacillus probiotic ferment helps calm the look of irritation and promotes stronger skin.
Retinoid
Retinoids are derived from vitamin A, which helps accelerate cell turnover and refine skin’s texture.
Safflower Seed
Safflower Seed Oil is rich in linoleic acid and helps leave skin feeling soft and nourished.
Salicylic Acid
Salicylic acid helps clear up clogged pores, blackheads, stubborn acne, and blemishes.
Sigesbeckia Orientalis Extract
Sigesbecia Extract is a powerful procollagen extract, prized for helping skin maintain its natural density.
The Clinique Formula: Performance, Safety, Science
Clinique launched the first-ever line of dermatologist-developed skincare in 1968. The promise: to deliver effective, safe, clinically proven formulas that create great skin. We avoid using allergens, irritants and ingredients in ways that could potentially harm your skin.
Proven results are from how multiple ingredients are combined using the latest scientific breakthroughs to achieve maximum results without irritation. As science evolves, we continuously re-examine ingredients with our researchers, formulators, clinicians, and guiding board-certified dermatologists.
No parabens. No phthalates. No fragrance. Just happy skin.
Vitamin C FAQ
6 Questions
What does Vitamin C do for skin?
At Clinique, we describe vitamin C as a powerful antioxidant that helps brighten your skin while fighting daily environmental aggressors. According to our board-certified dermatologist Dr. Michelle Henry:
“Daily use of vitamin C is a must to protect the skin from premature aging … It has also been shown that vitamin C helps boost natural collagen and elastin production … brighten dark spots and prevent future hyperpigmentation from forming.”
In short: vitamin C helps deliver radiance, more even tone, and antioxidant protection.
Why is Vitamin C considered “unstable,” and how does Clinique address that?
Because vitamin C is a notoriously unstable skincare ingredient, meaning its full potential is easily compromised by the skincare formula and packaging it comes in. The second it is exposed to oxygen or light, it starts to lose its potency.
To combat this, Clinique Fresh Pressed™ Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C uses a lightproof, airtight chamber and a potent dry vitamin C powder. Freshness and packaging matter — at Clinique we engineer our formulas accordingly.
Which skin concerns does Vitamin C help address?
Vitamin C as excellent for:
- Dullness and lack of radiance (helps restore radiance)
- Uneven skin tone and dark spots (helps brighten dark spots, even tone)
- Environmental damage/aging (helps fight daily aggressors, supports visible rejuvenation)
How should I use Clinique products with Vitamin C?
For example, with the Fresh Pressed™ Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C: Use 2 drops AM and PM alone or with your Clinique moisturizer.
With the Fresh Pressed™ Renewing Powder Cleanser with Pure Vitamin C: for best results, leave on 1 minute to retain the full power of fresh vitamin C.
Additionally, when using vitamin C in the AM, daily sunscreen is imperative.