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.

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 10% uses a lightproof, airtight chamber and a potent dry vitamin C powder.
Freshness and packaging matter — at Clinique we engineer our formulas accordingly.

Vitamin C as excellent for:

• Dullness and lack of radiance (helps restore radiance) (Clinique)
• Uneven skin tone and dark spots (helps brighten dark spots, even tone) (Clinique)
• Environmental damage/aging (helps fight daily aggressors, supports visible rejuvenation) (Clinique)

For example, with the Fresh Pressed™ Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C 10%:

• 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.

Here are some products:

• Clinique Fresh Pressed™ Daily Booster with Pure Vitamin C 10%: Unique de-aging booster harnesses the full power of pure, fresh Vitamin C at our highest concentration to brighten, even and retexturize skin.
• Fresh Pressed™ Renewing Powder Cleanser with Pure Vitamin C: Water-activated powder cleanser with fresh Vitamin C to purify, brighten, and retexturize skin with a gentle, non-drying formula for daily use.

Yes. At Clinique we highlight that for vitamin C to work optimally:

Freshness matters: the moment of activation is important.

Packaging is key: light-proof, air-tight dual chambers protect the vitamin until use. 

Formulation counts: Clinique’s formulas are dermatologist-tested and allergy-tested, 100 % fragrance free. (Clinique)