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Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

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20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

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Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

Serums/Treatments	Serums/Treatments
Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.	Concentrated formulas for hydrating and addressing skin issues.
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Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

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Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free vegan cruelty-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

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Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

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Aqua (water), dimethyl isosorbide, ascorbic acid, propylene glycol, glutathione, glycereth-26, propanediol, ethoxydiglycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, lactobacillus/papaya fruit ferment extract, lactobacillus/pumpkin fruit ferment filtrate, arginine ferulate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ferulic acid, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol. 7	Purified water, l-ascorbic acid (20%) (vitamin c), ethoxydiglycol, glycerin (veg.), propanediol, hyaluronic acid, panthenol (pro-vitamin b5), sodium pca, laureth-24, tocopherols (vitamin e), polysorbate 20, phytic acid, triethanolamine, sodium citrate, aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polysaccharide gum, caprylyl glycol, lactic acid, potassium sorbate

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 19

Total Number of ingredients = 20

Aqua (water), dimethyl isosorbide, ascorbic acid, propylene glycol, glutathione, glycereth-26, propanediol, ethoxydiglycol, camellia sinensis leaf extract, lactobacillus/papaya fruit ferment extract, lactobacillus/pumpkin fruit ferment filtrate, arginine ferulate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, ferulic acid, tocopherol, caprylyl glycol, sodium phytate, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol.

Purified water, l-ascorbic acid (20%) (vitamin c), ethoxydiglycol, glycerin (veg.), propanediol, hyaluronic acid, panthenol (pro-vitamin b5), sodium pca, laureth-24, tocopherols (vitamin e), polysorbate 20, phytic acid, triethanolamine, sodium citrate, aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, phenoxyethanol, polysaccharide gum, caprylyl glycol, lactic acid, potassium sorbate

Notable ingredients

Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

Antioxidant: Ascorbic acid, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Ferulic acid, Tocopherol

Solvent: Aqua (water), Dimethyl isosorbide, Ethoxydiglycol, Propylene glycol, Propanediol

Abrasive: Lactobacillus/papaya fruit ferment extract

Soothing: Panthenol (pro-vitamin b5)

Antioxidant: Aminopropyl ascorbyl phosphate, L-ascorbic acid (20%) (vitamin c), Tocopherols (vitamin e)

Exfoliant: Lactic acid

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Ingredients with their functions

Ascorbic C15 - Anti-Aging Illuminating Serum

20% Vitamin C Serum With Phytic Acid High Potency

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.

Dimethyl isosorbide

Function: Viscosity controlling, Solvent

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

Ascorbic acid

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

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