20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum Timeless

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Timeless - 20% Vitamin C + E Ferulic Acid Serum

WIMJ VERDICT

Effectiveness

100 /100

Irritancy

LOW

Key promises

Anti-aging, Evens skin tone, Moisturizing

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What's in this jar?

Summary

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

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

Pos	Ingredient Name	Description
1	water	Plain old water
2	ethoxydiglycol
3	l-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a serum or cream containing ascorbic acid has an orange color, it is a likely that the ingredient has oxidized and is no longer active).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
4	propylene glycol	Helps to dissolve other ingredients in a formulation. Slows down the rate of product drying
5	, alpha	The ingredient is not recognized
6	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
7	polysorbate 80	Helps water and oil mix together
8	panthenol	Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and can help improve skin barrier function
9	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%
10	sodium hyaluronate	One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
11	benzylalcohol	A preservative. Can be used to mask unpleasant smell. Can be irritating
12	dehydroacetic acid	A preservative

What's in this jar?

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