Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum: a Guru Score of 68% from 7 experts

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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Dr. Daniel Sugai

722k subs

~Yay

"After using it for several months I have to start using this a little faster now but this is a great brand."

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"After using it for several months I have to start using this a little faster now but this is a great brand."

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"If you're in your 20s and you want something affordable like Mad Hippie love is a great one the glow maker that's a really nice Vitamin C Serum it has vitamin C or ascorbic acid 15% vitamin E and ferulic acid and Mad Hippie is a nice intro solid Vitamin C Serum if you're in your 20s and you want to save some money go for that one start off with that it's a great solid one"

Dr Dray

2.69M subs

~Mixed

"It's a kind of like a precursor to ascorbic acid, which if you remember from my Vitamin C Serum videos, ascorbic acid is not the most stable ingredient, so there are these stabilized derivatives but then there's always the question of like does it actually do anything. Anyway, it does appear to help cut down on acne and may be helpful via the sebum oxidation thing."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

~Nay

"This one is 33.99 so it's kind of pricey for a vitamin C derivative that isn't my top pick."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Yay

"I really enjoy this one. It's a very light texture, like water light texture. It uses sea buckthorn in there as well as niacinamide, which makes it kind of nice and light and easy to fit into the routine."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Mixed

"Mad Hippie is a Vitamin C Serum that retails for $33. I hate the dropper, but it is a much more stable product compared to ascorbic acid. [...] It's also combined with vitamin E, ferulic acid, and hyaluronic acid. [...] The texture [...] is a little slimy— [...] I do not love this texture, but it goes away pretty fast. It leaves a slight tacky residue and it has more of a floral scent. I think they tried to mask the scent slightly with this one."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"The other Vitamin C Serum [...] that I love is MAD Hippie, the glow maker. I love these both so much. I kind of use them interchangeably. You could choose one or the other. They're about the same price point."

Kelly Driscoll

91k subs

~Yay

"I really like this one because it's so gentle because they're not using that pure form of vitamin C ascorbic acid. This is a derivative or a stabilized form of vitamin C. It's not going to oxidize, you don't have to keep it in the fridge. [...] It actually is a really nice brightening serum. Personally, I think it brightens the skin really nicely, not only if you have dull and uneven complexion, but I think it can be a helper product for brightening hyperpigmentation too."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum?

A lightweight vitamin C derivative serum with vitamin E, ferulic acid, and hyaluronic acid, designed to brighten skin and support even tone.

Is Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 68%.

What is Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum's Guru Score?

Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum holds a Guru Score of 68%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.