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Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

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The Good C Vitamin C Serum

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Product category and function

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

The Good C Vitamin C Serum

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Ingredient highlights

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

The Good C Vitamin C Serum

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free cruelty-free

Full ingredient list

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

The Good C Vitamin C Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
‎aqua (water), butylene glycol, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, microcrystalline cellulose, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, xanthan gum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disodium edta, alcohol denat., terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, caramel, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-carotene, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, echinacea angustifolia root extract, rubus idaeus leaf cell culture, ascorbic acid, citric acid, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, dextran 10	Aqua/water/eau, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, dicaprylyl carbonate, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, ascorbyl glucoside, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, ascorbic acid, citric acid, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, potassium cetyl phosphate, xanthan gum, hydrogenated palm glycerides, sodium sulfite, ethylhexylglycerin, sclerotium gum, tocopherol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Total Number of ingredients = 26

‎aqua (water), butylene glycol, glycerin, coco-caprylate/caprate, dimethicone, c14-22 alcohols, microcrystalline cellulose, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, glyceryl stearate, peg-100 stearate, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, xanthan gum, c12-20 alkyl glucoside, cellulose gum, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, disodium edta, alcohol denat., terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, caramel, peg-8, tocopherol, sodium hydroxide, ascorbyl palmitate, beta-carotene, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, echinacea angustifolia root extract, rubus idaeus leaf cell culture, ascorbic acid, citric acid, acetyl tetrapeptide-2, dextran

Aqua/water/eau, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, glycerin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, dicaprylyl carbonate, prunus armeniaca (apricot) kernel oil, ascorbyl glucoside, olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, sodium hyaluronate, terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, ascorbic acid, citric acid, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, zinc pca, phenoxyethanol, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated vegetable glycerides, potassium cetyl phosphate, xanthan gum, hydrogenated palm glycerides, sodium sulfite, ethylhexylglycerin, sclerotium gum, tocopherol.

Notable ingredients

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

The Good C Vitamin C Serum

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Tocopherol, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract

Solvent: ‎aqua (water), Alcohol denat, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Peg-8

Abrasive: Microcrystalline cellulose

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl glucoside, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopherol, Terminalia ferdinandiana fruit extract, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Sodium sulfite

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, Glycerin, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil

Anti-microbial: Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Phenoxyethanol

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Ingredients with their functions

Daily Vitamin Defense Serum

The Good C Vitamin C Serum

‎aqua (water)

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Butylene glycol

Function: Viscosity controlling, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent