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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amelia Yeomans

Astaxanthin Is the Gentle Powerhouse Ingredient to Rival Vitamin C—Experts Explain Exactly How It Works

Street style shot of woman with glowy skin.

Every so often, a new skincare ingredient that promises to work miracles seems to appear on our shelves. Whilst there are some that I'm convinced are purely marketing schemes and have made absolutely no difference to my tricky complexion, there are others that I desperately wish I had discovered even sooner—astaxanthin being one of them.

It's an ingredient that I only recently learned about, but immediately wanted to incorporate into my everyday routine. It functions in a very similar way to vitamin C serums, but with even more potency. If you're not familiar, I asked some experts to break it down.

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