this is the description from their malaysian website: skin& lab's dr.vita clinic collection is vitamin skin care solutions for various skin concerns & types. 5 vitamin creams consist of 5 different facial creams with 5 different vitamin ingredients: strong anti-aging agent (vitamin a), acne relieving (vitamin b), skin tone brightener (vitamin c), rich antioxidant (vitamin e), redness & sensitivity reliever (vitamin k).
vitamin cream a (a plus lifting): best for normal to dry skin, wrinkle improvement and anti-aging functional, approved by KFDA. better to use at night time, can be used as eye cream. good with vitamin c/e/k.


the packaging: the outer box is color coordinated. the top is silver with hologram pattern, which makes it so difficult to capture since the text is printed on the top part. the bottom of the box is colored according to the vitamin type. for A it's dark blue (slightly different from E, which is light blue). the product itself comes in a tube, just like the other, similar to toothpaste tube, with black screw cap. there's also a label on the tube that will tell you which vitamin cream it is. the size is just like the other, only 30 ml, quite small considering the other arsenals in my vanity comes in big sizes.

the scent: all i can say it's quite fragrant, but i can't describe it any further. but it's not annoying like the e one.

the product: it's also a white cream just like the e one. but it has different consistency. the a one is quite watery, while the e one is quite thick. although it's watery, it takes a while to be absorbed. and i don't know about the finish, but sometimes i feel it leaves slightly sticky feeling, but some days it doesn't. i don't know what gives the different feeling, but usually the order before using this cream is pretty the same, so i really don't know what causes it.

the result: well, since i don't have any lines or wrinkle yet, i don't know how to judge its anti-aging properties. all i know, it's quite moisturizing, but not as heavy as the e cream, so it can be layered with other moisturizing product. even sleeping pack at the end of my routine. even though it works best for normal to dry skin, i think combination skin can use this one too, as for oily skin, perhaps trying the sample first would be wise.

well, suffice to say that i won't be purchasing all those creams again, not because it's useless, but because of the effect is not quite noticeable. i stopped using these vitamin creams while i was away to melbourne, and my skin didn't experience any changes except for longing moisture since it was winter in melbourne and i didn't have my usual arsenal. with the size and the price, i don't think i'm willing to pay that amount of money for 30 ml tubes that only gives me moisture. but all of them don't break me out, and people keep saying that i don't age, so perhaps the creams help, or perhaps it's the whole skincare routine. but hey, don't let me stop you for trying these creams.. after all, it might be different for you. YMMV!

the outer box (yay to english text!)

the tube on my hand

the seal, the product on my hand, and you can see how watery it is

the packaging: the outer box is color coordinated. the top is silver with hologram pattern, but the bottom of the box has different color. for C it's yellow, and blue for E. the product itself comes in a tube, like a toothpaste tube. a silver one with a black screw top. it has the label on the tube that will tell you which vitamin cream it is.  it comes in 30 ml just like the vitamin c one, pretty small, considering many of korean skincare stuff that i have come in big size. but many people say that it's quite thick so a little goes a long time. well, i do hope so, since this is not that cheap.

the scent: okay.. this is super weird. it smells like synthetic something. feels like applying plastic-like cream on my face. it's not intimidating, but i don't enjoy it either. and it lingers quite some time, so it's quite irritating. i've used this cream for a month, but i still can't get used to the scent.

the product: it's a white cream, the consistency is similar to my olay one, but slightly thicker. since it's a thick cream, it feels a little bit sticky afterwards. okay, i've used this cream with combination of sheet mask and sleeping pack. etude house lemon sheet mask and this cream = not sticky. the face shop character nourishing sheet mask and this cream = very sticky. acid + sheet mask + this cream + sleeping pack = not sticky. nourishing sheet mask + cream + sleeping pack = slightly sticky. cream + sleeping pack = not sticky. and since it's quite thick. it takes some time to be absorbed.

the result: i was worried that it will be too rich for my combination skin, but turned out i was wrong. probably my skin aged quicker *gasp* but i can say, in all combination that i've mentioned above, luckily it doesn't cause me breakouts. it's moisturizing enough, so probably normal to dry skin will appreciate this cream. oily skin, i think you might want to try some samples first. as for in combination with vitamin c to achieve remarkable brightening, well... i don't see remarkable result yet. but it does help lightening my skin tone just a bit, but as for fading the acne scars, it still works very slowly.

overall, i think this is a good night cream for combination to dry skin. but very dry skin will need additional sleeping pack. aging skin too. but for oily skin, better try some samples first. price wise, i don't of repurchasing it. it's very small for that price! i will try other options or back to my previous olay night cream for that price.

the outer box

the product tube

left: the seal right: product on my hand

pic from their website

the packaging: it comes in a tube, like a toothpaste tube, a silver tube with black screw top. okay, i don't know if it's dark enough for a vitamin C since vitamin C can oxidized if the container is too light and the sunshine can destroy the vitamin. but i've tried to peek it under sunshine to see the remaining product inside, but i can't see it. perhaps it's dark enough.. however, it's quite small, 30 ml. since i've gotten used to big size products, this one seems small compared to my other skincare arsenal.

the scent: yes, it has citrus scent, very mild though. once you applied it on your face, you can't smell it.

the product: it's a yellowish white gel cream. it's absorbed quickly, and it leaves slightly sticky feeling afterwards. i've tried using it before my emulsion, and it becomes very sticky afterwards. i don't think i can put on makeup after using that combination. so, i use my emulsion in the morning and this vitamin cream in the afternoon. i've also tried it as spot treatment as well as usual moisturizer. and i don't see any difference in the result. as for the pH, i don't know if this cream can be categorized as acid since i don't have any pH paper.

the result: i've used this cream for about a month, and i can't say about the brightening property yet. as for lightening the dark spots or acne scars, i think it doesn't help much. or it takes a long time to fade the scars.

overall, i still haven't reached any decision about this cream. if in another month or so it doesn't give me any significant changes, then i won't repurchase it again, and probably i will go back to vc effector. but don't lose hope yet, many people like this cream, so probably you will get lucky with this one too.

the outer box (english text available)

the tube

as always, seal on the opening (left) the cream on my hand (right)

top: before using (left) - after using (right) i think my skintone is a bit brighter bottom: (left - before, right - after) i think it fades my acne scars a bit. no effect on dark spots yet

top left: before using, top right: after i finish one tube bottom left: before using, bottom right: after finishing the tube. it helps fade my acne scars but it takes a looonnggg time