When I apply my vitamin c serum if turns my.finger orange after a few days.

Aug 27, 2015

Alicia M.

I use garnier dark spots with 5% vitamin c, it'd a white cream that comes out the top of the lip is a bit orange aswell where the cre comes. oit snd it turns my finger orange to, If it turns. my finger orange why doesn't it turn my face orange?

Aug 27, 2015

Lillee J.

Hmm maybe its because on your finger the pigment is sitting and when on the face it is evenly disbursed but that doesn't seem too natural? Any serums or products I have with Vitamin C never stain me sounds like harsh chemicals are being used.

Aug 28, 2015

Aurora S.

Perhaps it's because the skin on your hands don't have as much melanin and such a thick epidermis.
Maybe it's just oxidation of the product. Vitamin C is sensitive to light I believe. Or maybe it turns a slight orange hue to be a quick fix to "brighten" the skin by give a change in tone.

I know there are creams like "Fair & Lovely" that are marketed towards skin whitening but they basically use pale ingredients that are quite white like sunscreen which makes the face appear lighter when the cream is on and it will have a small amount, if any, of an actual lightening ingredient.

Aug 28, 2015

Alicia M.

If had helped my acne scars it has ascorbic acid in it it says 5% vitamin c and the tip is orange as well I read when vitamin c hits air or light it goes orange but I didn't think it would on my hands