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Vitamin C Booster.

True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster
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About this product

A minimalist vitamin C powder containing ascorbic acid and ferulic acid, designed to brighten skin and reduce the appearance of dark spots and uneven pigmentation. Can be applied directly to skin or mixed into serums.

Full ingredients

Guru Score

79%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
1Yay
1Mixed
0Nay

What they liked

  • Nonirritating formula
  • Works spot or full face
  • Easy to travel with

What they flagged

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

    What the gurus are saying

    This non-irritating vitamin C powder earns praise for its remarkable versatility: apply it neat, mix with serums, or spot treat pigmented areas. The three-ingredient formula with ascorbic acid, ferulic acid, and tapioca starch is appealingly simple; the ferulic pairing sets it apart from brands like The Ordinary. Gurus debate the $90 price point, though the formula sophistication and glass packaging appeal to those seeking premium, refined options.
    Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take August 2024

    What the gurus are saying.

    Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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    "You can just apply that all over your face or you can even spot apply to dark spots or areas of pigmentation. What I do is mix a tiny bit with a water-based serum and then I just apply it as you would any other serum. It only contains three ingredients: ascorbic acid, ferulic acid, and a starch which is just a viscosity thing. What I love about it is it's nonirritating, this is a nonirritating vitamin C. It's super versatile and it's just very easy to use. Plus it's great for travel because you can just decant a little bit into a small pot and off you go."
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    "Their vitamin C, this is the only one I've ever used in this format, it's powder and you just add this into your serum or into your moisturizer. It absorbs into it, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. I love True Botanicals, they're based in Northern California."
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    "You can just apply that all over your face or you can even spot apply to dark spots or areas of pigmentation. What I do is mix a tiny bit with a water-based serum and then I just apply it as you would any other serum. It only contains three ingredients: ascorbic acid, ferulic acid, and a starch which is just a viscosity thing. What I love about it is it's nonirritating, this is a nonirritating vitamin C. It's super versatile and it's just very easy to use. Plus it's great for travel because you can just decant a little bit into a small pot and off you go."
    Mixed
    "This is tapioca starch, then you have your l-ascorbic acid and ferulic acid, which is very interesting. I like that they have ferulic because the ordinary and other brands don't always do that, so I could see that this is a little bit more expensive. I don't know if I'd pay 90 for it, but a ferulic powder plus a vitamin C powder that stabilizes it, and then it does have this little glass packaging, makes it somewhat justified."
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    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

    Frequently asked.

    What is True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster?

    A minimalist vitamin C powder containing ascorbic acid and ferulic acid, designed to brighten skin and reduce the appearance of dark spots and uneven pigmentation. Can be applied directly to skin or mixed into serums.

    Is True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster worth it?

    Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.

    What is True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster's Guru Score?

    True Botanicals Vitamin C Booster holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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