Dear Lucy

Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum.

Serums

About this product

A lightweight antioxidant serum formulated with marine-derived ingredients to protect and calm the skin.

Full ingredients

Aqua/Water/Eau, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Squalane, Butylene Glycol, Diheptyl Succinate, Niacinamide, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Trilaurin, Glycerin, Xylitylglucoside, Alpha-Arbutin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Lecithin, Glyceryl Stearate, Algin, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Anhydroxylitol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer, Beta-Glucan, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Xylitol, Sclerotium Gum, Pullulan, Sodium Gluconate, Lactic Acid

Guru Score

82%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far

What they liked

Gentle on sensitive and rosacea-prone skin
Lightweight texture

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

What the gurus are saying

This serum earns praise for its gentle texture and soothing performance on reactive skin. Gurus with sensitive skin and rosacea found it calms without the irritation typical of antioxidant serums, and the formula itself impresses for its silky feel. Not many have weighed in yet, so there is not much track record to go on so far.

Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take February 2024

Best for

Sensitive skin

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin C Niacinamide Hyaluronic acidAHAVitamin ESqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Nadine Baggott

164k subs

✓Yay

"I used the Dear Lucy one. Can't get enough antioxidants in your life right. Well, I think if you're a fan of heavy creams, obviously not, even at this time of year. Then you've got tell you what I did like about it, I don't have it here but I did think it was lovely."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"I'm pretty new to using the Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum, [...] but I've been enjoying it so far. As someone with easily sensitized skin and rosacea, antioxidant serums can kind of break me out a little bit and irritate me a little bit, but this has been very nice to use and very gentle."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Frequently asked.

What is Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum?

A lightweight antioxidant serum formulated with marine-derived ingredients to protect and calm the skin.

Is Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum's Guru Score?

Dear Lucy Marine Antioxidant Serum holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.