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Products / Mario Badescu / Vitamin C Cream
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Mario Badescu
Vitamin C Cream
Ingredients Explained

This product belongs to the sub-category: Targeted Treatments

Full ingredient list

Aqua (water, eau), glycerin, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, dicaprylyl carbonate, cetearyl alcohol, ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, glyceryl stearate se, bakuchiol, niacinamide, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, rosa canina seed oil, simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) stem extract, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, sodium hyaluronate, beta-carotene, daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, daucus carota sativa (carrot) seed oil, ascorbyl palmitate, phenoxyethanol, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, behenyl behenate, sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/vp copolymer, citric acid, bht, chlorphenesin, sodium sulfite, isohexadecane, parfum (fragrance), polysorbate 60, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, ci 14700 (red 4)

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua (water, eau) Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Caprylic/capric triglyceride Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Solvent
Dicaprylyl carbonate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Cetearyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing
Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Glyceryl stearate se Surfactant/Cleansing

Ingredients explained

1

Aqua (water, eau)

Also-called: Water, 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.

2

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

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

3

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

Price range

$20 to $50

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