Beauty Skincare

Dot & Key Glow Revealing Vitamin C Serum Review

23rd July 202123rd July 2021 by Beautifully Me

It’s not a secret that my pregnancy was not a walk through the park. It was far from easy. But once my hyperemesis gravidarum subsided a little and I could get out of the bed, I started noticing black patch marks all over my face.

I did a little research and found out that it has a name- melasma or pregnancy hyperpigmentation. Apparently, the safest and most potent way of treating melasma without causing any harm to the fetus is using Vitamin C.

Now I have a hypersensitive skin that does not tolerate Vitamin C, especially not in it’s purest form- L-ascorbic acid. So when I found out about the Dot & Key vitamin C Serum that contains Vitamin C in a stable derivative-Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, I had to try.

Now the catch with these derivatives are that since they aren’t pure vitamin c, they realise a percentage of Vitamin C when it comes in contact with the skin. Let’s say, a serum contains 10% of these derivatives. So only 3% percent pure Vitamin C will be released when it’s applied on the skin. But then again, my skin doesn’t tolerate pure vitamin c, so derivative it is!

Dot & Key Vitamin C Serum Concentrate:

If you are looking forward to introduce Vitamin C in your routine, serum is the best step to do that. It’s the most potent mode of Vitamin C application other than sheetmasking.

Brand Claims:

Go for the glow that shows with the powerful blend of dynamic ingredients and zero nasties.

Formulated with antioxidants and vitamin C from Kakadu Plum and Acerola Cherry
Boosts collagen formation, accelerates repair and reduces dark spots and fine lines
Superlight, quick absorbing and water based formula
Infused with the powerhouse of moisture, hyaluronic acid

Ingredients:

Aqua, Cyclopentasiloxane (and) Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer, Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract (and) Scutellaria Baicalensis Extract (and) Saxifrage Sarmentosa Extract (and) Acetyl Tyrosine (and) Arbutin (and) Glutathione (and) Aminopropyl Ascorbyl Phosphate, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract (and) Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (and) Glycerin (and) Sodium Benzoate (and) Sodium Metabisulfite (and) Phenoxyethanol, Methylsilanol Mannuronate, Phenyl Trimethicone (and) Dimethiconol (and) C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Silanetriol (and) Hyaluronic Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Malpighia Glabra (Acerola Cherry) Fruit Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hydroxide, Dimethicone, Methylisothiazolinone, Fragrance

My Experience with Dot & Key Vitamin C Concentrate:

When I introduced the product to my skin, it has been void of any skincare for the past 4 months. I was not only suffering from hyperpigmentation, but my skin had been dull and dehydrated and had a few tiny bumps that looked like an allergic reaction. I never had that kind of bumps before my pregnancy.

So anyway, I started using the Dot & Key Vitamin C Serum Concentrate and I didn’t know what to expect. But the first thing I noticed is that it didn’t break out my hyper sensitive skin. Within a few days my skin was wonderfully hydrated. And the bumps vanished too.

However, it didn’t do much to my hyperpigmentation. In fact it just faded only after a deep exfoliation months after giving birth. But I wore that hyperpigmentation like an armor my entire pregnancy. Due to that hyperpigmentation it’s hard to even tell if the Vitamin C serum brightened my face even at the slightest.

Overall, it made my skin look healthy. It evened out my skin, made my dull, dehydrated skin hydrated. But it did nothing to my hyperpigmentation. However I don’t blame the serum because what was I even thinking trying to fight a hormonal thing with a topical serum, right?

But anyway, I’ll still recommend it to anyone looking forward to introduce Vitamin C in their routine but can’t tolerate it in it’s purest form.