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The Vitamin C 23 Serum

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Alltimate Multi Vita 10% Serum

Product category and function

The Vitamin C 23 Serum

Alltimate Multi Vita 10% 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

The Vitamin C 23 Serum

Alltimate Multi Vita 10% 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

The Vitamin C 23 Serum

Alltimate Multi Vita 10% Serum

No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, ascorbic acid (23%), propanediol, dimethicone, tromethamine, panthenol, ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, caffeine, sodium chloride, sodium hyaluronate, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, glutathione, adenosine, acetyl glucosamine, gardenia florida fruit extract, allantoin, dextrin, tocotrienols, tocopherol, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, butylene glycol, arginine, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, alcohol denat., helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, methyl trimethicone, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, camellia japonica seed oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene 12	Water, dipropylene glycol, propanediol, ascorbic acid(5.5%), 2,3-butanediol, glycerin, panthenol(2.7%), alcohol denat., ethyl ascorbyl ether(3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid)(1.8%), glycosyl trehalose, betaine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, ferulic acid, sorbitol, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, tromethamine, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, allantoin, phloretin, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, dextrin, disodium edta, serine, arginine, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, citric acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, 1,2-hexanediol, limonene, linalool, citral

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 34

Total Number of ingredients = 35

Water, ascorbic acid (23%), propanediol, dimethicone, tromethamine, panthenol, ethyl ascorbic acid, squalane, caffeine, sodium chloride, sodium hyaluronate, sodium sulfite, disodium edta, glutathione, adenosine, acetyl glucosamine, gardenia florida fruit extract, allantoin, dextrin, tocotrienols, tocopherol, elaeis guineensis (palm) oil, butylene glycol, arginine, niacinamide, pentylene glycol, alcohol denat., helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, methyl trimethicone, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, camellia japonica seed oil, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, beta-carotene

Water, dipropylene glycol, propanediol, ascorbic acid(5.5%), 2,3-butanediol, glycerin, panthenol(2.7%), alcohol denat., ethyl ascorbyl ether(3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid)(1.8%), glycosyl trehalose, betaine, hydrogenated starch hydrolysate, ferulic acid, sorbitol, polyglyceryl-10 stearate, tromethamine, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, allantoin, phloretin, sodium hyaluronate, citrus aurantifolia (lime) oil, citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, dextrin, disodium edta, serine, arginine, carthamus tinctorius (safflower) flower extract, theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract, citric acid, anthemis nobilis flower oil, 1,2-hexanediol, limonene, linalool, citral

Notable ingredients

The Vitamin C 23 Serum

Alltimate Multi Vita 10% Serum

Anti-acne: Niacinamide

Soothing: Niacinamide, Allantoin, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Panthenol

Skin brightening: Niacinamide, Ethyl ascorbic acid, Acetyl glucosamine

Soothing: Allantoin, Panthenol(2.7%)

Skin brightening: Ethyl ascorbyl ether(3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid)(1.8%)

Antioxidant: Ethyl ascorbyl ether(3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid)(1.8%), Ascorbic acid(5.5%), Ferulic acid, Phloretin, Theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed extract

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Ingredients with their functions

The Vitamin C 23 Serum

Alltimate Multi Vita 10% 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 (23%)

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

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

Propanediol

Also-called: Zemea | Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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