This is sponsored content provided by skin care brand La Roche-Posay.

Shielding the skin from environmental damage with antioxidant ingredients plays an important role in any anti-aging routine at any age. Vitamin C in its purest form (L-ascorbic acid) has been extensively proven to help prevent premature skin aging as well as improve visible signs of aging such as fine lines, wrinkles and uneven skin tone.

La Roche-Posay recommends a layered approach to antioxidant skin care. To help complete your antioxidant routine, we’ll break down everything you need to know about four antioxidant-packed products from La Roche-Posay, including:

• Vitamin C brightening serums

• Vitamin C cleanser

• Skin-brightening sunscreen with vitamin C

1) La Roche-Posay’s vitamin C brightening serums: Vitamin C12 & Vitamin C12 Oil Control Serum

La Roche-Posay helped take vitamin C out of the dermatologist’s office and make effective antioxidant-driven skin care mainstream with the original Vitamin C12 Serum. Formulated with 12% pure vitamin C plus soothing neurosensine and salicylic acid for gentle exfoliation, this clinically proven antioxidant serum delivers visible results in just eight weeks. This result was based on average clinical scoring on 63 subjects after applying the product twice a day for two months:

• 70% improvement in radiance

• 41% reduction in wrinkles

• 83% improvement in smoothness

• 92% saw clinically improved fine lines

Now, La Roche-Posay is extending the proven benefits of vitamin C to those with oily skin and combination skin. Clinically tested on all skin tones, the new La Roche-Posay Vitamin C12 Oil Control Serum offers a dermatologist-grade solution for dullness and wrinkles along with a reduction in sebum.

To tackle double oxidation caused by the natural aging process and excess oil, this antioxidant serum features 12% pure, stabilized vitamin C and Vitamin C Guard technology for optimal ingredient stability and efficacy. This innovative formula also features salicylic acid for gentle exfoliation to help clear and refine the appearance of pores. Proven results after using this serum for eight weeks include:

• 31% improvement in skin radiance, according to a clinical study with eighty subjects who applied the serum twice daily for 56 days

• 82% saw the appearance of wrinkles reduced, according to a consumer study with eighty subjects who applied the serum for 56 days

• Rebalances skin for oil control and a healthy glow

• After two weeks, skin tone is more even and has more radiance

• Continuously, skin is renewed and overall appearance looks improved

2) La Roche-Posay’s vitamin C cleanser: Vitamin C Antioxidant Cleanser

Every skin care step offers an opportunity to provide your skin with extra protection from free radical damage, including cleansing. A daily cleanser is essential for clearing the skin of dirt, excess oil, skin care residue and other debris—and an antioxidant-rich option can also help address the impact air pollution can have on the skin. In fact, airborne contaminants can cause premature skin aging, dullness and uneven skin tone by depleting natural antioxidant protection and promoting inflammation.

La Roche Posay’s new Vitamin C Antioxidant Cleanser adds additional skin-brightening, texture-smoothing and pollution-protection benefits to any skin care routine thanks to its innovative blend of vitamin CG (a potent vitamin C derivative), niacinamide and exfoliating citric acid.

Suitable for all skin types, it instantly brightens skin and immediately purifies and removes environmental particles. Even more, after using Vitamin C Antioxidant Cleanser for 28 days, 69 subjects self-assessed their results, and we found:

• 94% agreed their skin felt soft

• 94% agreed their skin felt fresh upon use

• 87% agreed their skin was visibly more radiant

3) La Roche-Posay’s skin-brightening sunscreen: Anthelios UV Tone Daily Invisible Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50

It’s important to remember daily sun protection complements the protective and corrective benefits you’ll get with an antioxidant-enhanced skin care routine. This especially holds true if you have anti-aging goals like improving the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, uneven skin tone and other skin discoloration.

La Roche-Posay’s Anthelios UV Tone Daily Invisible Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50 helps improve the appearance of discoloration thanks to Cell-Ox Shield® Technology, which protects skin against 98% of UVB rays. Formulated with niacinamide to enhance radiance in all skin tones, it blends effortlessly without leaving a white cast and works well under makeup. This antioxidant sunscreen also contains tocopherol, which helps protect your skin from UV damage by preventing free radical formation.

With La Roche-Posay, you can stack your daily skin care routine with the proven antioxidant and anti-aging power of vitamin C. Dermatologist tested, suitable for sensitive skin, allergy tested, paraben free and sulfate free, La Roche-Posay has created the ultimate skin care routine that provides environmental skin protection and visible anti-aging improvement.

Are you looking for more La Roche-Posay skin care recommendations? You can read about some of the LovelySkin staff’s favorite La Roche-Posay products on the LovelySkin Blog.