Why you need vitamin C in your skincare routine

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant that stimulates collagen production, brightens the skin and reduces the signs of aging.

That's why more people are turning to vitamin C and skincare products to try to boost their body's collagen levels.

While you may not be able to Benjamin Button your way back to the skin of your 20s, these five products will leave your skin feeling smooth and looking radiant, so get ready to glow.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day Serum, spacenk.com - £67

Containging15% pure L-ascorbic acid this serum brightens and minimises signs of ageing.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Day Serum can be applied to the backs of hands, face, chest and neck (spacnk.com)

Alpha-H Vitamin C paste, alpha-h.com, £40

This anti-ageing, antioxidant rich primer blended with shea butter helps to brighten skin.

Alpha-H vitamin C paste £40 (alpha-h.com)

Lixirskin Vitamin C Paste, ixirskin.co.uk - £32

A quick morning mask designed to leave your skin with a smooth,radiant complexion.

Lixir Vitamin C Paste (Lixirskin.co.uk)

Pixi Vitamin C tonic, M&S - £18.00

An alcohol-free brightening tonic with a mix of white willow bark and fruit extracts.

Pixi vitamin C tonic £10 (Marks and Spencer)

Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2%, cultbeauty.co.uk - £4.90

Smooth, brighten and plump skin with this concentrated blend of vitamin C and hyaluronic acid.

Vitamin C Suspension 23% + HA Spheres 2% £4.90 (cultbeauty)