PRODUCT REVIEW
Current State Vitamin C + Super Greens
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Anti-oxidation
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
Give your skin its daily vitamin shot with a bold mix of greens, fruit extracts, and a powerful combination of two forms of stable Vitamin C. This refreshing gel serum helps prevent environmental damage, repair damaged skin cells, reduce the appearance of sun damage and hyperpigmentation, and promote collagen formation.
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
aloe barbadensis leaf juice
6% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin
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Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Lightweight serum packed with good-for-skin vitamins and antioxidants to brighten and improve overall skin tone.
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
The lightly hydrating formula is good for every skin type.
vitis vinifera seed oil
0.85% -
1.25%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A great emollient that can also have anti-oxidant properties
terminalia ferdinandiana seed oil
0.35% -
0.85%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps soften the upper layer of the skin
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
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Anti-oxidation
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
spinacia oleracea leaf extract
0.45% -
1.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that might have some anti-oxidant properties
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Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Evens skin tone | |
| Anti-aging | |
| Moisturizing |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
83/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
Potential irritants
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
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Comodogenic ingredients
algin
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
tocopherol
0.3% -
0.7%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing
Pure form of vitamin E. Can help moisturise and protect the skin from free radicals. Often used to help stabilise other ingredients or the formula itself
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Potential irritants
3-glyceryl ascorbate
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
A moisturizing vitamin C derivative. It is considered to be one of the most stable ones. It is effective in neutralizing free radicals and can help to even out the skin tone if used in high enough concentration
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
1% -
1.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
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Comodogenic ingredients
algin
0.2% -
0.75%
Irritation risk: Comedogenicity: High
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to thicken product formulation. Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin
All ingredients
aloe barbadensis leaf juice
6% -
8.9%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory,
Anti-blemish,
Anti-aging
Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin
caprylic/capric triglyceride
3.8% -
5.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
A good mix of fatty acids that forms a protective layer on the skin. Improves the shelf life of products. Derived from coconut and glycerin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Aloe barbadensis leaf juice, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Simmondsia chinensis seed oil, Caprylyl caprylate/caprate, Xanthan gum, Glycerin, 3-glyceryl ascorbate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Vitis vinifera seed oil, Spinacia oleracea leaf extract, Brassica oleracea italica extract, Brassica oleracea acephala leaf extract, Terminalia ferdinandiana seed oil, Algin, Tocopherol, Phytol, Isomalt, Tapioca starch, Maltodextrin, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Propanediol, Sodium stearoyl lactylate, Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, Citric acid, Phenoxyethanol
Sources
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Safety and Efficacy of Bis-Glyceryl Ascorbate (Amitose DGA) to Prevent Hand-Foot Skin Reaction in Patients With Renal Cell Carcinoma Receiving Sunitinib Therapy: Protocol for a Phase I/II, Uncontrolled, Single-Arm, Open-Label Trial
- 3‐O‐Glyceryl‐2‐O‐hexyl ascorbate suppresses melanogenesis by interfering with intracellular melanosome transport and suppressing tyrosinase protein synthesis
- 3‐O‐Laurylglyceryl ascorbate improves the development of sensitive skin through the reduction of oxidative stress
- Antioxidant Ability and Stability Studies of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a Cosmetic Tyrosinase Inhibitor