Intense Brightening Day Cream

100gm

Rs. 442.00

Rs. 442.00 Rs. 520.00

Intense Brightening Day Cream

DAILY BRIGHTENING + ANTIOXIDANT DEFENCE CREAM

Intense Brightening Day Cream

with Vitamin C, Glutathione, Hyaluronic Acid, Azelaic Acid & Peony Flower Extract

Five powerful brighteners. One lightweight cream. Everyday radiance.

A lightweight day cream that hydrates, brightens, and helps visibly fade pigmentation. It boosts radiance while protecting skin against daily environmental stress and dullness. The fast-absorbing formula layers effortlessly under sunscreen without feeling heavy.

Rs. 442.00

Rs. 442.00 Rs. 520.00

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Approx. 90 days	Morning + Evening
Dry, Oily, Combination, Normal.	pH Range

Best Seller

Lightweight

Non-Greasy

Fast-Absorbing

Sulphate-Free

Paraben-Free

Phthalate-Free

Cruelty-Free

Vegan

Best Seller

Lightweight

Non-Greasy

Fast-Absorbing

Sulphate-Free

Paraben-Free

Phthalate-Free

Cruelty-Free

Vegan

Best Seller

Lightweight

Non-Greasy

Fast-Absorbing

Sulphate-Free

Paraben-Free

Phthalate-Free

Cruelty-Free

Vegan

Best Seller

Lightweight

Non-Greasy

Fast-Absorbing

Sulphate-Free

Paraben-Free

Phthalate-Free

Cruelty-Free

Vegan

Hydrated

Plumped

Brighter

Even-Toned

Smooth

Comfortable

Non-Oily

Hydrated

Plumped

Brighter

Even-Toned

Smooth

Comfortable

Non-Oily

Hydrated

Plumped

Brighter

Even-Toned

Smooth

Comfortable

Non-Oily

Hydrated

Plumped

Brighter

Even-Toned

Smooth

Comfortable

Non-Oily

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CLEANSE TREAT PROTECT MOISTURISE

The what, why & how

Let’s break it down.

The missing daytime step in your Azevita brightening routine.

For a long time, the Azevita brightening routine was missing one final step — a day cream to lock in hydration, boost daily brightness, and layer perfectly under sunscreen.

Powered by brightening actives and antioxidant-rich Peony Flower Extract, it helps protect skin from daily stress while keeping it hydrated, fresh, and radiant.

The lightweight, fast-absorbing texture feels comfortable all day, never greasy, and sits beautifully under SPF and makeup.

The perfect finishing step for brighter mornings and healthier-looking skin every day.

Texture & sensorial cues — exactly how the product will look, feel and behave on your skin.

Texture: Whipped, lightweight cream — airy, never heavy, soft to apply
Colour: Soft cream-white with a barely-there warm tint from the Vitamin C and Peony
Weight: Genuinely lightweight — sinks in within 60-90 seconds, leaves zero greasy residue (consistent reviewer feedback)
Scent: Subtle, fresh, ingredient-led — no overpowering fragrance
Skin Feel After: Plump, hydrated, smooth, glowing — never tight, never tacky
Action: Brightens + hydrates + adds antioxidant defence + evens tone + softens texture — all in one daytime layer
Finish: Soft satin — sits beautifully under SPF, primer and makeup foundation
Sensation: Comfortable, refreshing, never stinging — gentle enough for daily long-term use

Brightens and Fades Pigmentation
Helps visibly reduce dark spots and uneven tone while restoring skin’s natural radiance. With daily use, skin looks clearer, brighter, and more even.
Defends Against Daily Damage
Antioxidant-rich actives help protect skin from pollution and environmental stress that can cause dullness and tired-looking skin.
Deeply Hydrates All Day
Replenishes moisture and helps lock it in, keeping skin soft, plump, and comfortable from morning to night.
Smooths and Refines Texture
Supports smoother, healthier-looking skin by improving overall texture and helping skin feel balanced and refreshed.
Perfect Under Sunscreen
The lightweight, fast-absorbing formula layers effortlessly under SPF, making it ideal for daily daytime use.

Results That Build Over TimeConsistent daily use helps reveal brighter, healthier, more radiant skin that looks naturally glowing.

Pea-sized scoop. Morning. Always under sunscreen.

For best results, use every morning as Step 4 in your Azevita Morning routine — after your serum, before your sunscreen.

Step-by-Step:

Cleanse: Start with freshly cleansed skin (we recommend the Azevita Goji Brightening Face Wash).
Tone: Follow with the Azevita Intensive Brightening Toner.
Serum (optional): If using the Multivitamin Potion or another treatment serum, apply now and wait 30-60 seconds for full absorption.
Dispense: Take a pea-sized amount of the Day Cream onto clean fingertips (about the size of a ₹2 coin for face + neck).
Apply: Massage gently into face, neck and chest using upward, outward motions.
Absorb: Continue massaging until fully absorbed (about 60-90 seconds). Don't drag the skin.
Lock In With SPF: Wait 60 seconds after the Day Cream has absorbed, THEN layer the Seasoul SPF 50 Sunscreen on top. The sunscreen is non-negotiable — this Day Cream provides antioxidant defence but is NOT a sunscreen.

Optional: Apply makeup over the SPF (waiting 60 seconds for that to absorb too).

⚠ Critical: Why You Still Need a Separate SPF Sunscreen

Many customers assume "Day Cream" = "Has SPF." This Day Cream does NOT contain SPF. It contains Peony Flower Extract, a botanical antioxidant that helps defend skin against UV damage — but antioxidant defence is NOT the same as broad-spectrum sun protection. You still need a dedicated SPF 50 sunscreen layered on top, every single day, without exception. The brightening actives in this cream (Vitamin C, Glutathione, Azelaic Acid) actually REQUIRE daily SPF to deliver their full benefits — without it, daily sun exposure creates more pigmentation than the cream fades.

Frequency:

Morning, every day.
This Day Cream is specifically a daytime product — for Evening, use the Azevita Night Recovery Elixir is the matching nighttime product.

Pro Tips:

Apply on slightly damp skin (right after toning) for the deepest absorption.
If you wear makeup, this cream creates a soft, hydrated base that prevents foundation from looking dry or cakey.
Visible glow improvement: 2-3 weeks of consistent daily use. Pigmentation fading: 6-8 weeks. Be patient — daily use compounds over time.
If your skin is very dry, you can also use this cream at night.
Don't pair with retinol products in the same routine — use retinol at night (Anti-Ageing Night Cream), this Day Cream in the morning.
If you're using the Seasoul Clarifying Serum (also contains Azelaic Acid), alternate days to avoid over-stressing the skin. Or use Clarifying Serum AM and this Day Cream PM only.

Here’s the truth about most daytime moisturisers: they usually try to do too much, or not enough.

Some promise everything in one jar — SPF, brightening, anti-ageing, repair, overnight renewal — and end up doing none of it particularly well. Others simply hydrate, but don’t do much to improve the way your skin looks over time.

This Day Cream was created to do the smart middle ground.

It focuses on five proven brightening and skin-supporting actives — Vitamin C, Glutathione, Azelaic Acid, Hyaluronic Acid, and Peony Flower Extract — with each one chosen for a clear purpose. Vitamin C helps defend against daily environmental damage. Glutathione helps reduce dullness caused by stress and exposure. Azelaic Acid gently refines uneven tone. Hyaluronic Acid keeps skin deeply hydrated throughout the day. And Peony Flower Extract adds antioxidant protection against the everyday effects of sun, pollution, and screen exposure.

It’s also honest about what it is.

It’s not a sunscreen — your SPF still goes on top. It won’t change your natural skin tone. And it won’t promise overnight miracles.

What it will do is support brighter, fresher, healthier-looking skin through simple daily consistency.

Add it to your morning routine. Follow with sunscreen. Stay consistent.

The mirror will tell you the rest.

Five Brightening Actives — Built for Daytime Defence + Glow

1. Vitamin C

Brightening • Anti-Pigmentation • Daytime Antioxidant

The most clinically studied brightening active in dermatology — and uniquely suited to daytime use. Prevents melanin production, fades existing pigmentation, and neutralises free radicals from pollution and UV exposure throughout the day. Daytime is when Vitamin C does its most important work.

2. Glutathione

Antioxidant • Dullness-Fighting • Tone-Evening

A naturally occurring peptide that your skin produces less of over time due to age, stress, and daily environmental exposure. Applied topically, glutathione helps reduce dullness caused by visible damage and supports a brighter, healthier-looking complexion — without changing your natural skin tone.

3. Azelaic Acid

Tone-Evening • Anti-Inflammatory • Gentle Renewal

At the gentle daily-use strength in this cream, Azelaic Acid supports tone evening without irritation. Calms low-grade inflammation that drives uneven tone, and gradually fades post-acne marks. Daily-use friendly even for sensitive skin types.

4. Hyaluronic Acid

Deep Hydration • Plumping • Anti-Dryness

The gold standard of hydrating ingredients. Binds up to 1,000 times its weight in water, providing long-lasting daytime hydration that holds up through pollution, AC and natural moisture loss. The reason this Day Cream genuinely lasts through your day, not just the first hour.

5. Peony Flower Extract ★ THE DAY-CREAM DIFFERENTIATOR

Antioxidant • UV-Damage Defence • Age-Spot Support

A powerful botanical antioxidant traditionally used in Chinese medicine for centuries. Specifically targets the oxidative damage caused by daytime environmental stressors — UV exposure, pollution, blue light. Important honest framing: this provides antioxidant defence AGAINST UV damage; it is NOT a UV-blocking sunscreen. Complements your SPF; doesn't replace it.

Antioxidant Defence vs SPF Sunscreen: The Critical Difference

This is one of the most misunderstood concepts in skincare — and the live page is dangerously silent on it. Here's the honest distinction every customer should understand:

Antioxidant Defence (This Day Cream) - SPF Sunscreen (Layered On Top)

Neutralises free radicals AFTER they form - BLOCKS UV rays before they cause damage

Defends against pollution, blue light, oxidative stress - Specifically defends against UV-A and UV-B rays

Works inside the skin, after damage starts - Works on the skin's surface, before damage starts

Reduces the long-term effects of daily damage - Prevents sunburn, photoageing, UV pigmentation

Cannot replace SPF - Cannot be replaced by antioxidants alone

Bottom line: this Day Cream and SPF sunscreen are partners, not alternatives. Use them together every morning for complete daytime skin protection.

An Honest Conversation About Glutathione

Same honesty as in our other Azevita brightening products — we want to be transparent about how glutathione is used in this Day Cream.

What Glutathione DOES Do in This Day Cream - What Glutathione Does NOT Do in This Day Cream

Provides antioxidant defence against daily UV + pollution damage - Change your natural skin tone or undertone

Helps fade dullness caused by oxidative damage - Function as a fairness or skin-whitening treatment

Supports the brightening of damage-related uneven tone - Replace the need for daily SPF sunscreen

Works gradually over weeks of consistent topical application - Work as fast or aggressively as oral/IV glutathione protocols

Free From — What's NOT in This Jar

We obsess over what we put into every Azevita formula — but we obsess just as hard over what we leave out. The Intense Brightening Day Cream is free from:

Sulphates
Parabens
Phthalates
Artificial dyes
Animal-derived ingredients (vegan formula)
Animal testing — ever

Full INCI / Ingredient List

Aqua, Glycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides, Cetaryl Alcohol, Glyceryl Monostearate, Stearic Acid, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (and) C13-14 Isoalkane (Formerly C13-14

Isoparaffin) (and) Polysorbate 80 (and) Decyl Glucoside, Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Shea

Butter, D-Panthenol, Azelaic Acid, Lycium Barbarum (Goji) Fruit Extract Morinda Citrifolia (Noni) Fruit Extract, Fragrance, Glutathione, Sodium Hyaluronic Acid, Disodium EDTA.

Shelf life: 36 months from manufacturing. Best used within 12 months of opening.

A Note From Our Founder

Why a great day cream is the most underrated step in skincare.

Skincare loves drama. The retinol product. The acid peel. The 10% niacinamide. The exotic high-tech serum. These get the marketing budgets, the influencer features, the YouTube reviews.

Day creams don't. They're considered boring. Foundational. Workhorses, not heroes.

But here's what we've learned in years of building skincare products: the customers whose skin actually transforms over time aren't the ones who use the most dramatic products. They're the ones who use a great daily routine, consistently, for years. And the heart of that routine — the product applied every morning, every day, without fail — is the day cream.

So we wanted to build the best one we possibly could.

Not a basic daily moisturiser that just hydrates. Not an all-in-one SPF moisturiser that does ten things badly. A real, focused daytime cream that does five things well: brightens with Vitamin C, fades damage-related dullness with Glutathione, gently evens tone with Azelaic Acid, hydrates deeply with Hyaluronic Acid, and adds botanical antioxidant defence with Peony Flower Extract.

And we wanted to make it affordable enough to use daily for years. The 100g size at ₹442 is deliberate — at ₹4.42 per gram, this is the most accessible per-gram moisturiser in our range. Real daily-use pricing for what genuinely needs to be a daily-use product.

We also wanted to be honest about what this cream isn't. It's not a sunscreen — your dedicated SPF still goes on top. It's not a fairness treatment — it brightens by fading damage and dullness, not by changing your natural skin tone. It's not a quick-fix miracle — it's a daily ritual that compounds gradually over weeks and months.

58 verified reviews later, with 100% positive ratings and that distinctive 50/50 split between 5-star and 4-star scores, we know we've built something that reliably works for almost everyone who uses it consistently.

Give it eight weeks. Layer SPF on top every single morning. Let the daily ritual do the quiet, foundational work that no dramatic serum can match.

With love, from Manisha Chopra.