Vitamin C + Lactic Dewy Deep Cream

Flagged ingredient groups

• Essential oil4 ingredients

  The product contains essential oils or plant extracts that naturally carry them.

  • Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract#47
  • Cananga Odorata Flower Extract#51
  • Citrus Aurantium Bergamia (Bergamot) Fruit Extract#52
  • Citrus Aurantium#53
• Silicone1 ingredient

  The product contains silicones.

  • Dimethicone#6

Key ingredients

• Niacinamide

  A form of vitamin B3. Studied in relation to perceived oiliness and evenness of tone.

• AHA acidsMild

  Lactic Acid: ingredient no. 11, not counting water

  Water-soluble acids that work on the skin surface.

• Ceramides

  Lipids found in the skin's own barrier.

• Peptides

  Short amino-acid chains used in conditioning formulations.

• Squalane

  A light, well-tolerated oil component, usually obtained from olive or sugarcane. A different ingredient from squalene, which is on our watchlist.

• Amino acids

  Building blocks of protein, and part of the skin's own natural moisturizing factor. In a formula they act as humectants; some also serve as pH adjusters.

• Rice (Oryza sativa)

  Ingredients obtained from rice: extract, rice water and bran oil in hydrating formulations, starch and bran wax to adjust texture. A long-established raw material in Korean and Japanese skincare.

• Licorice root

  Licorice root extracts and compounds isolated from them, such as glycyrrhizin salts and glabridin. Used in formulations for sensitive skin and in products aimed at evenness of tone.

• Green tea

  An extract of the tea plant. Its polyphenols have been studied in relation to antioxidant activity and perceived oiliness.

• Fermented ingredients

  Ingredients fermented with microorganisms: yeast, lactic acid bacteria, and bifido filtrates. Common in Korean and Japanese essences, where they act as humectants.

• Collagen

  A large protein that stays on the skin surface as a hydrating film former; hydrolyzed forms and collagen amino acids act as humectants. The ingredient is often used in formulations aimed at aging skin.

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