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Products / La Roche-Posay / 10% Pure Vitamin C Serum
La Roche Posay 10 PURE VITAMIN C SERUM.

La Roche-Posay
10% Pure Vitamin C Serum
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Serums/Treatments

This serum has a combination of ascorbic acid and salicylic acid.

Full ingredient list

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.

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Ascorbic acid Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant
Cyclohexasiloxane Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Alcohol denat. Viscosity controlling, Astringent, Solvent, Anti-microbial
Potassium hydroxide Buffering
Polymethylsilsesquioxane
Polysilicone-11 Film forming

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Water | 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.

2

Ascorbic acid

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

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

3

Cyclohexasiloxane

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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