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CeraVe
Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

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La Roche-Posay
10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

Product category and function

Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

10% Pure 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

Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

10% Pure 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

Full ingredient list

Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, ascorbic acid, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., sodium hydroxide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin 10	Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, cyclohexasiloxane, glycerin, alcohol denat., potassium hydroxide, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, propylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, adenosine, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, poloxamer 338, salicylic acid, polyacrylamide, toluene sulfonic acid, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, bht, laureth-7, parfum/fragrance.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 26

Total Number of ingredients = 29

Water, ascorbic acid, glycerin, dimethicone, cetearyl ethylhexanoate, alcohol denat., sodium hydroxide, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, panthenol, ceramide np, ceramide ap, ceramide eop, carbomer, cetearyl alcohol, behentrimonium methosulfate, sodium hyaluronate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, cholesterol, phenoxyethanol, tocopheryl acetate, disodium edta, isopropyl myristate, caprylyl glycol, xanthan gum, phytosphingosine, ethylhexylglycerin

Aqua/water/eau, ascorbic acid, cyclohexasiloxane, glycerin, alcohol denat., potassium hydroxide, polymethylsilsesquioxane, polysilicone-11, dimethicone, propylene glycol, pentaerythrityl tetraethylhexanoate, c13-14 isoparaffin, tocopherol, sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, adenosine, acetyl dipeptide-1 cetyl ester, peg-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate, poloxamer 338, salicylic acid, polyacrylamide, toluene sulfonic acid, ammonium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, bht, laureth-7, parfum/fragrance.

Notable ingredients

Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol denat, Glycerin

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Bht, Tocopherol

Exfoliant: Salicylic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

10% Pure Vitamin C Serum

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.

Ascorbic acid

Also-called: L-ascorbic acid | Function: Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant

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