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Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop 35ml | Sleepy Hello

KLAIRS

Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop 35ml

Brightens

Lightweight

Calming

Botanical

PRODUCT DETAILS

Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop is a water-light vitamin C serum that comes out of a glass pipette and sinks in within seconds. It carries 5% pure ascorbic acid at pH 3.8, the free unmodified form of the vitamin, in a mostly-water base with no oils or silicones. Worn in the morning underneath sunscreen, it works on how bright and how even skin looks.

Klairs calls the delivery system Hybrid Stabilization Technology. The ascorbic acid sits with centella asiatica extract, yuzu fruit extract and grapefruit extract, plus sodium hyaluronate to hold water at the surface. The 5% level is a deliberate choice rather than a compromise: it is pitched as the approachable end of the vitamin C range, so the drop stays wearable day after day.

It suits anyone starting vitamin C for the first time, or coming back to it after a harsher bottle went unused. Look for the flat cast lifting, tone reading more even from cheek to jaw and the surface feeling less grainy over a few weeks. The finish is dry and close to matte, so nothing rolls or pills under SPF.

One honest caveat sits in the ingredient list. This is not a fragrance-free formula: sweet orange oil and lavender oil are both present and limonene is declared. Pure ascorbic acid is also naturally unstable, and the liquid drifts from clear towards pale gold as it ages. Keep the bottle boxed somewhere cold and dark, and retire it once the colour turns deep orange.

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What 5% pure vitamin C changes on the surface, and what the botanical half of the formula is doing alongside it.

Brighter-looking tone
A gentle 5% strength
Sinks in like water
Centella in the base
Smoother-looking surface

Key Ingredients

Seven dry amber, apricot, lavender and celadon relief rays spread diagonally across one warm-ivory matte plaster surface beside a tiny coral point.

Vitamin C

An antioxidant ingredient family that can help brighten uneven-looking tone and soften visible dullness.

Centella Asiatica

Helps soothe visible redness and support the skin barrier.

Clear hydrogel spheres and droplets on a pale lilac background.

Hyaluronic Acid

Helps hydrate and visibly plump the skin.

Frequently asked questions

Why has my vitamin drop turned yellow?

Pure ascorbic acid reacts with air, light and warmth, and the liquid shifts from clear towards a pale straw colour as it does. That early tint is normal and the drop is still fine on skin. Stop using it once the colour deepens to orange or brown, because by then most of the vitamin C has converted and the bottle has little left to give. Cold, dark storage slows the whole process down.

Do I need to keep it in the fridge?

Klairs recommends it, and it is the single most useful habit for this bottle. Cold, dark storage holds the colour steady for longer and stretches how much of the 35ml you actually get to use. A door shelf is plenty; no dedicated beauty fridge required. If that is impractical, a closed drawer away from windows and radiators is the next best home. Either way, put the carton back on.

Is this a morning or an evening serum?

Morning. Klairs asks you to follow the drop with sunscreen whenever you wear it in daylight, and pairing an antioxidant with SPF is exactly where this kind of serum earns its keep. Apply after toner on clean skin, wait until it has fully absorbed, then layer moisturiser and sunscreen. Keeping it on the morning side also leaves your evening free for acids or retinol without the two crowding each other.

Is 5% strong enough to do anything?

For most people, yes, and especially for anyone new to the ingredient. Five percent ascorbic acid at pH 3.8 is a genuine working level, and the trade for a lower number is that you can wear it every single day without the sting that makes higher-strength bottles gather dust. Consistency matters more than concentration here. If you already use 15% or 20% comfortably, this will feel mild.

Is the Vitamin Drop fragrance-free?

No, and it is worth being precise. Klairs formulates without synthetic perfume, but the drop contains sweet orange oil and lavender oil, and limonene appears at the end of the ingredient list. Those are botanical essential oils rather than a fragrance blend, and they sit right at the bottom of the formula. If you actively avoid essential oils, that is the detail to weigh before you buy this one.

Can I use it with my other actives?

Klairs asks you to keep exfoliating acids, AHA and BHA both, out of the same sitting as the drop, since stacking two low-pH steps is usually what causes stinging. Split them across morning and evening instead. Niacinamide alongside vitamin C is fine in practice, whatever the old internet warning says. Just give the drop a moment to absorb properly before the next layer goes on top.

How many drops should I use?

Three to four covers a whole face. Press them into toned skin with your palms rather than rubbing them in, then wait about thirty seconds before the next step. Very reactive skin can begin with a smaller dose stirred into a moisturiser, and move to the drop on its own once things settle. Every other day for the first fortnight is a sensible way to start.

How long will one bottle last?

The 35ml bottle holds roughly two months of daily use at three to four drops, though it tends to go faster once it becomes routine. Klairs marks it for use within twelve months of opening, but the colour is the real clock: a bottle stored somewhere warm can turn gold inside a few weeks. Buy one at a time rather than stockpiling a shelf of spares.