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skin actives Vitamin C Serum 20%.

Skin Actives Scientific
Vitamin C Serum 20%
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

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

Full ingredient list

Water, ascorbic acid, glycerin, ferulic acid, alpha-d-tocopherol (vitamin e), phloretin, sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid), punica granatum (pomegranate) seed oil, tocotrienols, tocopherol (vitamin e)s, astaxanthin, lycopene, xanthophyll, r-alpha lipoic acid, beta-carotene, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) juice extract, citrus medica limonum (lemon) juice extract, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol (and) caprylyl glycol (and) sorbic acid.

Ingredient highlights

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Ascorbic acid Skin conditioning, Buffering, Antioxidant
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Ferulic acid Antioxidant, Anti-microbial
Alpha-d-tocopherol (vitamin e) Occlusive/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant
Phloretin Antioxidant
Sodium hyaluronate (hyaluronic acid) Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer
Punica granatum (pomegranate) seed oil Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Antioxidant

Ingredients explained

1

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.

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

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.

Price range

$20 to $50

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