Vitamin C Serum 20% Pure L-Ascorbic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Vitamin E and Hyaluronic Acid for Face and Eyes 1oz. by Dr. Brenner

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Brenner describes it, this Vitamin C serum is “the most effective Vitamin C serum developed by dermatologists”.

Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths! Brenner states that this serum contains 20% pure vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), 1% vitamin E (alpha tocopherol), 1% hyaluronic acid (in the form of sodium hyaluronate), and 0. However one type of alcohols, simple alcohols can be quite drying to the skin because it evaporates very quickly. Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier.Anecdotally, many individuals have reported that Silicones cause/excerbate breakouts, irritation, cause a feeling of skin being unable to breathe, cause clumping of cosmetic products and find it difficult to wash off.

These include: Amodimethicone, Behenoxy Dimethicone, Bis-Aminopropyl Dimethicone, Cetearyl Methicone, Cetyl Dimethicone, Cyclomethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Copolyol, Dimethiconol, Methicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Phenyl Trimethicone, Stearoxy Dimethicone, Stearyl Dimethicone, Trimethylsilylamodimethicone. This is because of the high amount of vitamin C found in the serum, which can cause a bit of stinging or skin irritation at first. It’s very alkaline (you know the opposite of being very acidic): a 1% solution has a pH of around 10. And I’ve also written about the best vitamin C alternatives for sensitive skin, if you happen to be too sensitive to handle pure l-ascorbic acid.Brenner is a skincare brand that offers a range of products made with high-quality, effective ingredients to help improve the look and feel of your skin.

They can help dissolve ingredients to stable bases or help evenly distribute ingredients throughout the product. Look out for the tick on the EU-Allergen free label to know your cosmetic is free from any of the 26 identified cosmetic ingredients. If you are concerned about the health safety of parabens, then feel free to avoid them by looking out for the Paraben-Free icon. As a starting point, it’s best to mix in a couple of drops with your moisturizer to reduce any potential reactions.

However if you find your formula doesn’t look uniform, seems to be separating, or there seems to be things floating in the formula we would immediately move on. Frankly speaking, the two serums can’t possibly compare, as the SkinCeuticals’ is much richer, and the formula is better rounded than the Dr. It is possible for cosmetics to contain one of the suspect ingredients without it appearing on the ingredient list due to it not reaching the concentration threshold to disclose it and cosmetic manufacturers choice to not disclose it.