illuminate
the opening

Vitamin C is famously unstable. Most serums oxidise within weeks of opening — the bottle goes amber, the formula goes inert. Illuminate is built differently.

Ascorbyl glucoside is a stable form of vitamin C that converts on skin into the active molecule. Ferulic acid sits alongside it as a co-antioxidant. Sea buckthorn extract adds a second source. Hyaluronic acid keeps everything hydrated as the actives work.

For mornings when you want skin to do more than just be there. Three to four drops between cleanser and SPF. The brightness it delivers is gradual, not dramatic.

what it replaces

what leaves the shelf.

The five different brightening serums you’ve tried and abandoned. The morning step you skip when you’re rushing. The bottle you stopped trusting when it went amber. One serum, three to four drops, between cleanser and SPF.

morning

where it sits in the practice.

the second step. three to four drops, pressed gently into clean skin.

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the ingredients

what's inside.

A short dossier. Tap any ingredient to read its part.

the formulation

about illuminate.

Vitamin C, applied with consistency, is one of the most well-evidenced practices in long-term skin health. illuminate makes that practice easy.

2% Ascorbyl Glucoside — a stabilised form of Vitamin C that does not oxidise or irritate — is supported here by Ferulic Acid, which amplifies its antioxidant effect, and by organic Sea Buckthorn oil, rich in carotenoids and essential fatty acids. Hyaluronic acid in two molecular weights ensures the serum hydrates at the surface and deeper within the skin.

Applied each morning to cleansed skin, before guard. This is the sequence. Consistency is the practice.

over time

what you'll notice.

Not before-and-afters. The rhythm of use.

  1. day 1skin feels hydrated under the SPF.
  2. week 1the morning step settles in.
  3. week 2skin holds light differently in photographs.
  4. month 1you stop comparing it to other vitamin C serums.
the full list

the full INCI.

The complete formulation, in regulatory order — meaning concentration from highest to lowest, with everything that’s in the bottle. Tap to open.