Eminence Organics Citrus And Kale Potent C+E Serum Versus Vivier Pharma C E Peptides

Eminence Organics Citrus And Kale Potent C+E Serum Versus Vivier Pharma C E Peptides

This brightening serum is formulated around Tocopherol and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles.

This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbic Acid and Tocopherol to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles.

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Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Juice

Equisetum Arvense Extract

Prunus Avium Fruit Extract

Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract

Humulus Lupulus Extract

Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract

Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract

Algae Extract

Spinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract

Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract

Medicago Sativa Extract

Beta Vulgaris Root Extract

Rose Extract

Fucus Vesiculosus Extract

Yucca Filamentosa Root Extract

Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract

Honey

Carica Papaya Fruit Extract

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract

Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract

Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract

Water

Mannitol

Tocopherol

Magnesium Sulfate

Niacinamide

Zinc Sulfate

Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract

Pantothenic Acid

Biotin

Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate

Sodium Benzoate

Gluconolactone

Citrus Limon Peel Oil

Citrus Grandis Peel Oil

Ferulic Acid

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

CI 75810

Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract

Citrus Limon Fruit Extract

Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract

Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract

Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil

Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract

Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract

Cocos Nucifera Water

Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract

Tapioca Starch

Thioctic Acid

Glycerin

Solanum Lycopersicum Fruit Juice, Equisetum Arvense Extract, Prunus Avium Fruit Extract, Linum Usitatissimum Seed Extract, Humulus Lupulus Extract, Hordeum Vulgare Seed Extract, Triticum Vulgare Germ Extract, Algae Extract, Spinacia Oleracea Leaf Extract, Brassica Oleracea Italica Extract, Medicago Sativa Extract, Beta Vulgaris Root Extract, Rose Extract, Fucus Vesiculosus Extract, Yucca Filamentosa Root Extract, Trifolium Pratense Flower Extract, Honey, Carica Papaya Fruit Extract, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract, Persea Gratissima Fruit Extract, Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Extract, Water, Mannitol, Tocopherol, Magnesium Sulfate, Niacinamide, Zinc Sulfate, Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract, Pantothenic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Benzoate, Gluconolactone, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Citrus Grandis Peel Oil, Ferulic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, CI 75810, Euterpe Oleracea Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract, Malpighia Emarginata Fruit Extract, Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract, Adansonia Digitata Seed Oil, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Daucus Carota Sativa Root Extract, Cocos Nucifera Water, Lycium Barbarum Fruit Extract, Tapioca Starch, Thioctic Acid, Glycerin

Ascorbic Acid 10%

Pentylene Glycol

Butylene Glycol

Propylene Glycol

Polysorbate 20

Ethoxydiglycol

PPG-26-Buteth-26

Polysorbate 60

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Citrus Grandis Extract

Parfum

Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein

Lysine Hcl

Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5

Ascorbic Acid 10%, Pentylene Glycol, Butylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol, Water, Polysorbate 20, Ethoxydiglycol, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Polysorbate 60, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Citrus Grandis Extract, Tocopherol, Parfum, Glycerin, Hydrolyzed Yeast Protein, Lysine Hcl, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5

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Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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

Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.

Topically, glycerin does several things at once:

Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.

Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.

This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.

Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.

Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.

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.

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!

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