Mad Hippie's Vitamin C Serum - reviewed and recommended
Reviewed by Amy
Having been a big fan and follower of TIA, I was thrilled to get a sample of Mad Hippie's Vitamin C Serum. This product was exactly the kind that I wanted to try and was a perfect match for my skin type and problems.
First, I am 36, have oily, acne prone skin and have struggled with adult acne for years. While the breakouts have mostly subsided, they have left a lot of post acne brown scars around my mouth and chin. I don't generally use any moisturizer, as a good serum is enough moisture for my face. I have moderate sun damage and hyperpigmentation, few wrinkles, and very little loss of elasticity. I had been using an Arcona serum that I was pretty happy with and that did not cause any breakouts. After using Mad Hippie, however, I am a complete convert.
About the product. It has Vitamin C as the second ingredient in a form that the company calls sodium ascorbyl phosphate (STAY-CR 50) which they claim is more stable and bioavailable than the traditional L-Ascorbic acid used by most companies. Also included are vitamin E, ferulic and hyaluronic acid. My first thought was of the SkinCeuticals version that I tried a few years ago.
Now it may have been reformulated, but at that time is was tacky and smelly and not at all cosmetically elegant. I was not a fan. Mad Hippie's version is quite the opposite. Other notable ingredients are clary sage to balance oil, chamomile extract to protect, and grapefruit to exfoliate.
Now I am a true product junkie and have tried countless products, but have rarely ever finished a full bottle of anything. Not this time ladies! The initial impression is so nice. It smells good, goes on silky and is absorbed quickly. The hyaluronic acid plumps the skin nicely. And after using about half the bottle I really started noticing some changes in my skin. So many of the brown spots faded that I felt a lot less self conscious without some makeup on to even my skin tone. Now, when I realized that I was falling in love with this stuff, I started to wonder how much it was going to cost. I never believe that anything that works will be something I can afford to buy without taking out a loan. Boy was I wrong! I went to the website and found that my new bottle was about $40 (UPDATE: it is now in the TIA shop for $33.99). I was truly shocked and was so happily proven wrong. I could love something that was also in my budget. The best part was there are no ingredients on the list that made me cringe. I ordered more and and a bottle for a friend too!
Thanks TIA for a GREAT new find for me!!
Full Ingredient List: Water Deionized, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate), Alkyl Benzoate, Vegetable Glycerin, Water, Glycerin, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Clary Sage (Salvia Sclarea), Grapefruit (Citrus Grandis), Hyaluronic acid, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf, Vitamin E (Tocotrienol), Ferulic acid, Chamomile Flower Extract (Recutita Matricaria), Sodium Phytate, Xanthum Gum, hydroxyethylcellulose
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Posted on June 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm
This was my first serum that I tried after reading about it from a post, I bought the whole shebang, and the serum is absolutely wonderful. I'm on the last drop of it now and debating if I should try something new or stick with what works, b'cuz this works and at a cost effective price that's hard to beat!
Great review Amy!
Posted on June 8, 2011 at 1:04 pm
Great review! I have been using Mad Hippie products for about 4 months now and have seen amazing changes in my skin. The serum is definitely one of my favs!
Thanks!
Posted on June 10, 2011 at 6:08 pm
I am so glad it worked out for you. Mad Hippie has reformulated its eye cream and I'm going to be trying that out soon, as well as the cleanser.
Posted on June 11, 2011 at 12:56 pm
anxious to try this one out..........I am a big fan of HA and this product certainly makes it affordable!
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 9:05 am
I love this product, too! I have been using it 1-2x/wk a week for the last month, and it feels so nice on my skin. I prefer it to the skinceuticals product which never felt as good and was way too expensive.
Posted on July 7, 2011 at 11:28 am
I am so curious about this line. The ingredients they use are outstanding. It also seems as though the way they combine the ingredients is very unique. I am dying to try the whole line! Sounds like everyone loves them :)
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 11:45 am
my experience w/the serum is very similar to Amy's - love it so much! and use 2x/day. added eye cream recently - a lttle dry on its own, but over a more moisturizing eye cream works great. I actually skipped a few times the under-eye concealer. the facial cream is a little too rich for my face, but fantastic for the decollette.
Posted on August 27, 2011 at 2:21 pm
This is DEFINATELY a company that has sparked my interest! And I'm thinkin' I gotta give a go. I DO wish they had a face-wash (and hope the will work on one) more for 'combo' skin. I'm REALLY happy I came across all of your reviews for the hippie!
Posted on August 29, 2011 at 6:10 pm