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paulas choice 25 Vitamin C Glutathione Clinical Serum.

Paula's Choice
25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum
Ingredients Explained

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

Full ingredient list

Aqua/water/eau, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, dimethicone, glycerin, c9-12 alkane, ascorbyl glucoside, silica, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, hydrogenated lecithin, polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate, acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, xanthan gum, oryza sativa (rice) bran extract, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, cetyl alcohol, caprylyl glycol, lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate, coco-caprylate/caprate, tocopherol, glutathione, sodium citrate, sodium phytate, hexylene glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, urea, mannitol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, sodium pca, rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, polysorbate 60, sorbitan isostearate, trehalose, ascorbic acid, glucose, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, polyquaternium-51, ergothioneine, triacetin, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Aqua/water/eau Skin conditioning, Solvent
Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Dimethicone Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
C9-12 alkane Solvent
Ascorbyl glucoside Antioxidant
Silica Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent
Pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract Skin conditioning

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

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Function: Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

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

3

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

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

Price range

less than $20

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