C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum SkinCeuticals

Name: SkinCeuticals - C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum
Brand: SkinCeuticals

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Key promises

Anti-aging, Anti-oxidation, Evens skin tone

Effectiveness

100 /100

Irritancy

LOW

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What's in this jar?

Can work for

Anti-aging
Anti-oxidation
Evens skin tone
Anti-inflammatory

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"C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum"

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WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

It can get the job done. Best in class ingredients detected

Ingredient	Effectiveness	Concentration	Irritancy
ascorbic acid	HIGH
ferulic acid	MEDIUM
tocopherol	LOW

Pos	Ingredient Name	Description
1	water	Plain old water
2	ethoxydiglycol	Helps to improve the product consistency
3	, l-	The ingredient is not recognized
4	ascorbic acid	One of the few well researched potent anti-aging ingredients. When it is able to penetrate the skin in an active state, it is effective against fine lines and wrinkles, helps improve skin elasticity and reduce hyperpigmentation. It acts as a powerful anti-oxidant and stimulates collagen production. The main issue with ascorbic acid is that it is highly unstable, in other words, it is losing its effectivenss quickly when exposed to air and light (if a serum or cream containing ascorbic acid has an orange color, it is a likely that the ingredient has oxidized and is no longer active). In addition, it is water-soluble, meaning that it has difficulty pentrating the skin. It is also quite irritating, and can cause stinging. When used in low concentrations, helps stabilize the product formulation
5	propylene glycol	Helps oil and water mix together and can enhance the penetration of other ingredients into the skin
6	glycerin	One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
7	laureth-23	Helps oil and water mix together
8	alpha tocopherol	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
9	phenoxyethanol	A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products
10	triethanolamine	Used to adjust pH of the product and can help improve the product's smell
11	ferulic acid	A potent anti-oxidant that has been shown to be effective in neutralizing free radicals in skin. There seem to have a synergetic effect of ferulic acid, vitamin E and C, meaning that when the ingredients are used together, they enhance each other's ability protect the skin against free radicals. Ferulic acid also helps to stabilize other ingredients - including vitamins C and E. It can help to even out the skin tone. Ferulic acid is approved for use as a sunscreen ingredient in Japan in concentrations up to 10%
12	panthenol	Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
13	sodium hyaluronate	One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

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C E Ferulic with 15% L-Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C Serum SkinCeuticals

Key promises

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What's in this jar?

Can work for

Promises, but can't deliver

promise

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

promise

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

Anti-inflammatory

WIMJ FORMULA ANALYSIS

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