Lexi is this the product you tried?
Jan Marini Skin Research - Jan Marini C-Esta Serum - Purchase Jan Marini Skin Care Products, Revitalash, MD Lash Factor & More! - Jan Marini C Esta Serum - Jan marini Products, Jan Marini Skin Care Products
Looks like a good product except I cant find the percentage of vitamin C they use. I looked at several sites to no avail. Anyone know? If the product does not list the percentage of vitamin C, that is a huge red flag to me. It needs to be at least 10% to be effective. 15-20% is even better.
That may well be a good product that can produce some results with the other ingredients it has in it.
Ingredients: Water (Aqua), Sodium Hyaluronate, DAE Complex (Ascorbal Palmitate, L-Ttronsine, DMAE), Dimethicone, Urea, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Fragrance (Parfume), Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Sodium Hydroxide, Zinc Sulfate, Thiotaine, Pyridoxine HCl, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Metabisulfite, Pantethine, Xanthan Gum, Disodium EDTA, Farnesol, Linalool.
Taken from smartskincare.com
Ascorbyl palmitate
Ascorbyl palmitate is the most widely used fat-soluble derivative of vitamin C in skin care. It is nonirritating and more stable than vitamin C. Furthermore, ascorbyl palmitate is a fat-soluble antioxidant and is at least as effective as vitamin E in protecting the skin from lipid peroxidation (a key type of free radical damage in the skin). Unfortunately, it appears that the concentrations of ascorbyl palmitate achievable in skin care formulas do not boost collagen synthesis as much as vitamin C.