Environ · Serum

Vita-Antioxidant AVST Gel 8.1 / 10

Name: Vita-Antioxidant AVST Gel
Brand: Environ

Reviewed by Michael C.

Vita-Enriched Antioxidant Gel 50ml - Environ Skin Care — Product image from Environ website. Image rights belong to their owners.

A water-based vitamin A/C/E gel that's well-suited to oily and humid conditions — excellent for KZN.

Efficacy8.0

Value for money7.5

Texture8.5

SA climate fit8.5

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A water-based vitamin A/C/E gel that's well-suited to oily and humid conditions — excellent for KZN.

Ingredient breakdown

Vitamin A
Moderate evidence
Commonly used as a milder retinoid option, often combined with in-office procedures like microneedling for enhanced results. A preliminary split-face placebo-controlled study found 5% retinyl palmitate oleogel combined with microneedling improved acne scar appearance and patient quality of life versus microneedling with placebo alone.
Vitamin C
Moderate evidence
Commonly used as an antioxidant to help defend skin against UV and environmental oxidative stress and support a more even skin tone; stabilized ester derivatives such as tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate are used to improve formulation stability and skin penetration.
Vitamin E
Limited evidence
Commonly used as an antioxidant and emollient; laboratory and ex vivo studies show meaningful free-radical scavenging capacity and protection against UVA-induced skin cell damage, though robust human clinical efficacy trials for vitamin E used alone are limited.

Best suited to

Oily, Combination

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