The Ordinary Is Launching Vitamin C Powder for Your Skin

Vitamin C can be about as finicky as dating. One second, all could be going well. It makes your skin happy and bright. The next, everything could turn take a turn for the worse when you least expect it. And by everything, I mean, the brightening serum could turn yellow or orange overnight, rendering it useless. Sound familiar? Well, The Ordinary is about to drop the perfect solution to your vitamin C woes. (I'm not sure how it could help your dating life, though.) The Internet's favorite skin-care company is coming out with 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder. (Psst, ascorbic acid is the fancy scientific name for vitamin C.)

In this powder form, the vitamin C is a pure, raw chemical ingredient, Jim Hammer, a cosmetic chemist, tells Allure. "It is 100 percent active and has not been diluted in any way," he adds. Because of this, it will last a lot longer than your ride-or-die vitamin C serum, which can quickly expire when exposed to ultraviolet light. New York City-based dermatologist Joshua Zeichner notes that this is why these products usually come in dark or opaque containers. Also, because you're mixing it with water yourself, you're ensuring the stability and effectiveness of the product, he adds.

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Other than extended shelf life, vitamin C powder has its pros and cons. On one hand, you have a more potent vitamin C formulation to slather your face with. Serums usually only have about 15 percent of ascorbic acid and are diluted with the other ingredients in the formula, Hammer says. As mentioned, the powder is a 100 percent pure concentration. However, Hammer says, "The serum may also contain other ingredients which add to its effectiveness, like bioflavonoids, which would not be found in the pure powder."

The powder is suitable for all skin types, Hammer adds, but you may want to proceed with caution if your skin freaks out easily. "The pure powder may be more irritating to those with sensitive skin," he says. Noted.

The Ordinary hasn't announced an official launch date for the 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder, but you can sign up to be notified when it's in stock here. You can expect to spend $5.80 on it. Count me in. Sure, you have to mess with mixing the powder with water, but that's a lot easier than dealing with dating, right?

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