Balea Vitamin C Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics No Make Up Enjoy Tøday Vitamin C Serum

Balea Vitamin C Serum Versus Nø Cosmetics No Make Up Enjoy Tøday Vitamin C Serum

This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate and Ascorbyl Palmitate to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.

This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate and Astaxanthin to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.

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Water

Dicaprylyl Ether

Pentylene Glycol

Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate

Glycerin

Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate

Phenoxyethanol

Parfum

Sclerotium Gum

Stearyl Alcohol

Ascorbyl Palmitate

Xanthan Gum

Limonene

Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate

Potassium Cetyl Phosphate

1,2-Hexanediol

Caprylyl Glycol

Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice

Maltodextrin

Sodium Hydroxide

Linalool

Benzyl Salicylate

Tocopherol

Geraniol

Citral

Water, Dicaprylyl Ether, Pentylene Glycol, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Glycerin, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Sclerotium Gum, Stearyl Alcohol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Xanthan Gum, Limonene, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Malpighia Glabra Fruit Juice, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hydroxide, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Tocopherol, Geraniol, Citral

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Astaxanthin

Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Astaxanthin, Carthamus Tinctorius Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol

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These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate is a version of ascorbic acid, or Vitamin C.

This ingredient has many benefits including reducing wrinkles, skin soothing, dark spot fading, and fighting against free radicals.

It helps with dark spot fading by interfering with the process of skin darkening, helping to reduce hyperpigmentation. Like other forms of vitamin C, this ingredient encourages the skin to create more collagen.

As an antioxidant, it helps fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells.

One study found Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate to degrade in sunlight, but is stabilized when combined with acetyl zingerone.

Tocopherol is a fat-soluble antioxidant known as Vitamin E.

You'll find this ingredient in the vast majority of skincare (for good reason). It works to neutralize free radicals, or unstable molecules generated by UV exposure, pollution, and other environmental stressors, before they can cause oxidative damage to your skin cells.

Topically applied tocopherol has been shown to protect against UV damage by ramping up the skin's own natural defense enzymes.

It also acts as a skin conditioning agent; some studies show that regular topical use can improve the skin's water-binding capacity over 2-4 weeks.

This ingredient is especially loved for being a team player. When combined with Vitamin C, the photoprotective effect of both ingredients roughly doubles and the combo also helps reduce UV-induced DNA damage.

This ingredient has some brightening potential but it's more of a prevention ingredient than spot-fader. Cell studies show it can slow down melanin production but it's worth noting that it's not the most powerful brightener out there.

In formulations, it also serves as a stabilizer that helps protect other oxidation-prone ingredients from degrading.

Concentrations usually range from 0.1-1% in most leave-on products.

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