Why You Need Both Vitamin C and Retinol

Two of the most powerful ingredients you can use in a skincare routine are vitamin C and retinol. Both are potent anti-agers, but they work to improve your skin in very different ways. And while it’s important not to overload your skin with too many active ingredients, these two actually work best in tandem.

How does Vitamin C work?

This multitasking vitamin is one of the keys to healthy, glowy skin. It works as an antioxidant to fight against the damage caused by nasty free radicals, which are spurred on by environmental stressors and pollution. In addition to protecting the skin in this way, it works to repair damage to help reverse signs of aging from UVA/B rays and blue light from devices.

Vitamin C is also known as a brightening ingredient thanks to its ability to mitigate melanin production, which can cause dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and uneven skin tone. So the more you use vitamin C—along with sunscreen—the more radiant your skin will look!

How does Retinol work?

Clinically proven to smooth and firm skin, Retinol is a powerhouse ingredient. Like vitamin C, retinol does a lot of help even out and clear up skin. This type of vitamin A also speeds up cell turnover, visibly smooths fine lines, minimizes pores and improves skin texture. It also improves the production of collagen and elastin to keep your skin looking youthful.

If you've never used retinol before, Dermatologists recommend adding it into your routine once a week, then gradually increasing the frequency as your skin adjusts in order to avoid irritation and dry skin. It’s also incredibly important to apply it only at night and to wear a high quality, non-chemical sunscreen like EVER's Daylight Radiance Moisturizer with SPF 32 during the day as retinol can increase your risk of sunburn and sun exposure can render the ingredient ineffective.

How do they work together?

Adding both Vitamin C and retinol into your routine might sound like a lot for your skin to handle, but the two superstar ingredients actually complement each other very well. Not only do they both do an amazing job to repair and even out your skin, Vitamin C helps to create an environment on the skin that stabilizes the notoriously unstable retinol so it can do its job effectively.

Vitamin C works best when applied during the morning since it fights off those aggressors that the skin is up against all day long. And retinol is best applied at night since it won’t be exposed to the sun. EVER's Day & Night Brightening Duo is offered at a special priced and includes both Daytime Brightening Serum 10% Vitamin C Booster and Overnight Facial Cellular Renewal Oil with retinol in the evening. Use consistently in your routine and wake up to visibly younger, firmer, smoother and brighter-looking skin!