Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Image Skincare
Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Versus

Dr. Barbara Sturm
Face Cream

Product category and function

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Face Cream

Regular Moisturizers	Regular Moisturizers
Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...	Creams and lotions for daily hydration, some of which include ingredients to address specific...
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Face Cream

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

Full ingredient list

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Face Cream

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide 10	Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 25

Total Number of ingredients = 32

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, cyclopentasiloxane, glycerin, dimethicone/peg-10/15 crosspolymer, sodium chloride, phenoxyethanol, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel oil, limonene, arbutin, ethylhexylglycerin, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, tocopherol, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, linalool, potassium sorbate, hyaluronic acid, sodium hyaluronate, acetyl hexapeptide-8, echinacea angustifolia extract, sodium ferrocyanide

Water, octyldodecanol, c12-15 alkyl benzoate, glycerin, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, decyl oleate, zea mays (corn) germ oil, cetearyl alcohol, glyceryl stearate, lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, sorbitol, propanediol, potassium cetyl phosphate, cocoglycerides, dimethicone, tocopheryl acetate, phenoxyethanol, hydrogenated palm glycerides, panthenol, squalane, carbomer, xanthan gum, ethylhexylglycerin, potassium sorbate, leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, alcohol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, baicalin, pantolactone, ascorbyl palmitate, citric acid, ascorbic acid.

Notable ingredients

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Face Cream

Soothing: Echinacea angustifolia extract, Panthenol

Antioxidant: Arbutin, Ascorbic acid, Magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl acetate

Cell-signaling ingredient: Retinyl palmitate

Soothing: Panthenol

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Ascorbyl palmitate, Baicalin, Lactobacillus/portulaca oleracea ferment extract, Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water, Alcohol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol, Octyldodecanol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Vital C Hydrating Water Burst

Face Cream

Aqua/water/eau

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.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Cyclopentasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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