You can now make your own brightening, illuminating, and anti-aging Vitamin C serum at home! This serum, which you will prepare with db/PURE's pure raw materials, rivals expensive serums on the market.
What Does This Serum Do?
Niacinamide minimizes pores, alpha arbutin brightens dark spots, Vitamin C illuminates, and caffeine reduces under-eye circles. All in one!
Required Ingredients (for ~100ml)
- Distilled Water — 78%
- Hyaluronic Acid — 1.5% (alternative: Aqua Phytoplex, Sodium Lactate)
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) — 5%
- Alpha Arbutin — 1% (alternative: Azelaic Acid 5–10%)
- Pentylene Glycol — 3% (alternative: Glycerin)
- Aqua Phytoplex — 3% (alternative: Oat Extract, Beta Glucan)
- Xanthan Gum — 0.3% (alternative: NATPURE Cellgum Plus)
- VC-IP (Oil-based Vitamin C) — 3% (in cooling phase)
- Caffeine — 2% (in cooling phase)
- Herbal Preservative — 1% (in cooling phase)
Production Process
- Xanthan dispersion: Pre-mix xanthan gum with pentylene glycol to prevent clumping.
- Prepare the water phase: Heat distilled water to 40°C. Add the xanthan mixture and dissolve. Add niacinamide, alpha arbutin, and aqua phytoplex.
- Cool: Cool to below 35°C.
- Cooling phase: Add VC-IP, preservative, and caffeine. VC-IP is heat-sensitive; always add it in the cold phase!
- pH control: pH should be between 5–6.
- Fill into a dark glass dropper bottle (Vitamin C is affected by light).
Duration: ~30 minutes
Shelf life: 6-8 months (with LEXGARD NATURAL)
18-24 months (with SHAROSENSE)
24-30 months (with MICROCARE DB)