Vitamin C for Pigmentation

“I went through a similar trial and believed that vitamin C wasn't doing much of anything for my skin because I still experienced discoloration and some (admittedly mild) melasma on my forehead. I used it for about two years straight and figured I was wasting money and gave up. But giving up was what made me notice what a difference it was making for me. Once it had been fully out of my routine for a while, my skin just looked... dull. It wasn't dry or anything, but it just lost some of its youthful brightness. The average person around me might not notice, but I sure did.”

“One of the largest issues in skin care is the perception that a skincare ingredient doesn’t work because you don’t visibly see results. In your case, we can agree that vitamin C does not seem like the best ingredient to tackle hyper pigmentation and dark spots. I’m just like you, vitamin C doesn’t do anything for my skin in the way of brightening/lightning dark spots. I use it, instead, for anti-aging. I’m only 24, I don’t really have any visible signs of aging. I’m not going to see any visible signs that it’s “working.” I’m using it as a preventative.”

“I had a similar experience. I didn’t realize how much the OleHenriksen 15% vitamin C was doing until I stopped using it and my upper lip melasma got noticeably worse. I don’t think it was ever going to fully get rid of it, but it seems to keep it at bay somewhat so I keep it in my routine.”