EL TESSA Vitamin C Serum for Dark Spots

• Helps fade the look of dark spots left by sun and old breakouts, with daily use and sunscreen (4 to 6 months for stubborn marks).
• Evens patchy tone: fresher, less dull skin inside a month, a visibly more even tone by week 8 to 12.
• Featherlight: absorbs in seconds and suits every skin type, including oily skin.
• Layers cleanly under moisturizer, sunscreen and makeup.
• Vitamin C is an antioxidant that helps neutralise daily pollution and sun stress.

Some mornings your skin simply looks tired — the late nights, the sun, the city air all show up on your face before you've said a word. This is the serum for those mornings, and every morning after.

The EL TESSA Vitamin C Serum is a featherlight brightening serum built around skincare's most researched antioxidant. Used daily, vitamin C helps fade the dark spots left behind by sun and old breakouts, evens out patchy tone, and gives dull skin back the kind of quiet radiance that doesn't need a filter. It also stands guard: as an antioxidant, it helps neutralise the damage that pollution and strong Pakistani sun do to skin every single day.

Dark spots that linger for months. Uneven tone that makeup can't fully hide. A complexion that looks grey by mid-afternoon. If any of that sounds familiar, a morning vitamin C serum is the single most useful step you can add — and this one absorbs in seconds, layers cleanly under moisturizer, sunscreen or makeup, and suits every skin type.

1. Use it every morning on clean, completely dry skin.
2. Press 3–4 drops into your skin, then wait a minute.
3. Follow with moisturizer.
4. Finish with sunscreen, always. The sun creates pigment faster than any serum can fade it, so this last step decides whether the serum works.

Fresher, less dull skin inside a month. A visibly more even tone by week eight to twelve. Real movement on stubborn dark spots takes four to six months of daily use — that is the honest timeline, and we'd rather you know it going in.

• Patch-test on your inner forearm for 24 hours first.
• Keep it away from heat and sunlight; if the liquid turns deep orange, it has oxidised.
• Don't layer it directly with retinol or exfoliating acids — vitamin C by morning, those by night.
• Full ingredient list is printed on the carton and is being added to this page.
• This brightens and evens — it does not, and nothing honest does, change your natural complexion.
• A cosmetic product for external use, not a medicine.

30ml. Free delivery anywhere in Pakistan, pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, Apple Pay - secure checkout by Stripe) or pay on delivery (COD) - available in Pakistan only, 7-day returns on unopened items. New to vitamin C? Read our complete guide.

• Made by EL TESSA (Private) Limited, a skincare and beauty-care manufacturer and global distributor based in Lahore, Pakistan, with Korean formulations and manufacturing in Korea, China and Pakistan.
• Every pack ships sealed, with batch details printed on the pack.
• Pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, Apple Pay) and save 10%, or pay on delivery (COD) - Pakistan only.
• Orders confirmed before 4:00 PM (PKT) on a working day are dispatched the same day.
• Free delivery anywhere in Pakistan. 7-day returns on unopened items.

Complete your routine: add the SPF 60+ Sunblock and Morning Skincare Set.

Is this vitamin C serum suitable for all skin types?

Yes. It's featherlight, absorbs in seconds and layers cleanly under moisturizer, sunscreen or makeup, which is what makes it workable for every skin type — including oily skin that usually hates one more morning step. Vitamin C is skincare's most researched antioxidant, and a morning serum is the single most useful step most people can add.

Will it sting or irritate sensitive skin?

Patch-test on your inner forearm for 24 hours first — that's the honest answer for any active, and it takes one evening. If you get burning, swelling or redness that doesn't settle, stop using it. If you're under a dermatologist's care, ask your doctor before adding anything new.

When will I see results on dark spots?

Fresher, less dull skin inside a month. A visibly more even tone by week eight to twelve. Real movement on stubborn dark spots takes four to six months of daily use — that's the honest timeline, and we'd rather you know it going in than quit at week three.

Will it change my natural complexion?

No. This brightens and evens — it does not, and nothing honest does, change your natural complexion. What it can do is fade the dark spots left behind by sun and old breakouts, even out patchy tone, and bring back the quiet radiance that dull skin loses.

Can I use it with retinol or exfoliating acids?

Not layered directly on top of each other. Vitamin C by morning, retinol or acids by night — that's the simple split that keeps everything working and your skin calm. Moisturizer, sunscreen and makeup all layer over it in the morning with no trouble at all.

Do I need sunscreen with vitamin C?

Always — this is the step that decides whether the serum works or seems not to. The sun creates pigment faster than any serum can fade it, so without sunscreen you're fading marks with one hand and creating them with the other. Moisturizer, then sunscreen, every morning.

My serum has turned deep orange — can I still use it?

If the liquid has turned deep orange, it has oxidised, and it's past its useful life. Keep the bottle away from heat and direct sunlight — a drawer or cupboard, not a sunny bathroom windowsill — and it will hold its colour far longer.

How long does one bottle last?

The bottle is 30ml and the dose is 3–4 drops each morning, so how long it lasts depends on your hand — we'd rather not quote a tidy number we can't stand behind. More drops don't work faster; they just empty the bottle before week twelve, which is the week the tone change actually shows.

Is this the original product or a copy?

It's the genuine EL TESSA product, sold directly by us. Every bottle arrives sealed and batch-fresh — if the seal looks tampered with when your parcel arrives, don't use it and contact us instead.

How long does delivery take, and how can I pay?

Delivery is free anywhere in Pakistan and takes 2–3 working days in major cities, 3–5 working days elsewhere, up to 7 in remote areas. You can pay by card (Visa, Mastercard, Google Pay, Apple Pay - secure checkout by Stripe) or pay on delivery (COD) - available in Pakistan only, so nothing is charged upfront — you pay when the parcel reaches you.

Can I use this vitamin C serum if I am pregnant or breastfeeding?

Please ask your doctor first. We cannot assess your health, and some skincare ingredients are not advised during pregnancy or breastfeeding. Take the ingredient list printed on the pack to your doctor before you start.

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