The Ordinary

Vitamin C 23% Suspension.

The Ordinary
Vitamin C 23% Suspension

Serums

Guru Score

51%

Nay

5 experts · Moderate agreement

5Gurus

1Yay

0Mixed

4Nay

What the gurus are saying

Dr. Somji Skin rates it highly; No BS Beauty, Nipun Kapur, and others passed. No BS Beauty: "It felt like it felt like scrubbing sand on your face almost that's what it felt like it felt like scrubbing like sand on your face and then after a minute or two it just started to burn and tingle and then irritate"

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take July 2024

Type

Serums

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What the gurus are saying.

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No BS Beauty

89k subs

✕Nay

"It felt like it felt like scrubbing sand on your face almost that's what it felt like it felt like scrubbing like sand on your face and then after a minute or two it just started to burn and tingle and then irritate"

Nipun Kapur

408k subs

✕Nay

"23% anything about 20% is not required it's way too irritating so a 23% formula gets a zero from me"

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Dr. Somji Skin

359k subs

✕Yay

"You've got the ordinary vitamin C suspension with ha spheres so if you've got a formulation and another Inky let's do another one as well"

Mad About Skin

727k subs

✕Nay

"Both of these are away way too strong for the average rich person's skin you're not going to get a whole lot more in terms of benefits with using one of these versus say a 15 or a 20 strength but you're going to get an awful lot more sensitivity and irritation"

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

✕Nay

"This is The Ordinary's Vitamin C Suspension 23 percent plus HA Spheres 2 percent at $7 for one ounce. It's fragrance free, cruelty free, vegan, and silicone free. The ascorbic acid is suspended in squalane, which is a dry oil, and it has thickeners to keep the oil evenly suspended. It's a pretty sophisticated formula and contains hyaluronic acid. This is more like a thicker white lotion that feels dry and gives a matte finish on the skin. I didn't find any white crystals on my skin with this so I hope that much more of it was dissolved, and with 23 percent that gives you a chance of getting an effective level even if some doesn't dissolve. But I didn't love this one. The rubbing on this one I felt like it was very gritty and very scratchy. It kind of burned and irritated and stung a lot when I used it, so I haven't really continued to use this one. It's not my favorite."

What the evidence says.

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

Frequently asked.

Is The Ordinary Vitamin C 23% Suspension worth it?

Mostly no. Only 1 of the 5 gurus who reviewed it approve, which leaves it a Guru Score of 51%.

What is The Ordinary Vitamin C 23% Suspension's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Vitamin C 23% Suspension holds a Guru Score of 51%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.

Vitamin C 23% Suspension.

51%

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