C-Tetra Cream

Vitamin C without the serum

The same stabilised, lipid-soluble vitamin C that made the original C-Tetra serum, here at 3% in a nourishing cream, for people who would rather their antioxidant arrive as a moisturiser than as an extra step.

The bottom rung, deliberately

Medik8's vitamin C ladder runs from this cream up to Super C Ferulic. This is the gentlest entry: enough to brighten and defend, not enough to tingle.

The hydration half

Hyaluronic acid supports the barrier and gives the cream its dewy finish, so the morning routine can be cleanse, this, SPF and done.

Skin entirely new to vitamin C; minimalist mornings that want antioxidant cover without a separate serum; and dry or dull skin that wants radiance with its moisture.

Worth knowing

Gentle by design. If skin is ready for more, C-Tetra Advanced and Super C Ferulic are the serum steps above it on the same ladder.

Mornings after cleansing: massage over face and neck, then SPF. Works alone or over a hydrating serum.

Evenings it can double as a light moisturiser on nights without a retinoid.

Use alongside

Under Advanced Day Ultimate Protect by day; Crystal Retinal takes the night. If you later add a vitamin C serum, this cream steps back to a plain moisturiser role rather than doubling up.