Dermalogy Real Vitamin C Serum
Dermalogy Real Vitamin C Serum
1.13 .oz / 32g
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$32.77 USD
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- 🍊 22% Vitamin C + Kakadu C-Plex Brightening Serum:
- Combines pure Vitamin C, Vitamin C derivatives, and Kakadu plum complex to help revitalize dull, uneven-looking skin tone.
- ⚡ 10% Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate:
- Stabilized water-soluble Vitamin C derivative helps improve skin texture and brighten tired-looking skin with enhanced stability for daily use.
- ✨ 100ppm Pure Ascorbic Acid:
- Pure Vitamin C provides antioxidant care while helping support clearer and more radiant-looking skin.
- 🛡️ 100ppm Ferulic Acid Synergy Boost:
- Ferulic acid works alongside Vitamin C and Vitamin E derivatives to help improve antioxidant stability and skin vitality care.
- 🌿 12% Kakadu C-Plex Plant Vitamin Complex:
- Kakadu plum, acerola, celery, chicory, avocado, and pistachio extracts provide plant-derived Vitamin C and Vitamin E nutrients for revitalizing care.
- 💧 3-Type Hyaluronic Acid Moisture System:
- Sodium hyaluronate, hydrolyzed hyaluronic acid, and additional hyaluronic acid derivatives deeply hydrate the skin for a plump, moisturized finish.
- 🌟 2% Niacinamide Brightening Care:
- Functional Vitamin B3 ingredient helps improve dull skin tone while supporting clearer and more radiant-looking skin.
- 💦 Panthenol + Vitamin E Barrier Support:
- Vitamin B5 and tocopheryl acetate help maintain moisture while supporting smoother and healthier-looking skin texture.
- 🛡️ Hypoallergenic Non-Irritating Formula:
- Skin irritation testing showed a 0.00 irritation score for comfortable daily brightening care.
- ❄️ Refrigeration-Recommended Fresh Vitamin Care:
- High-concentration Vitamin C formula is recommended to be refrigerated after opening to help preserve freshness and effectiveness.
Why We Classified It As Sensitive-Skin Vitamin C
This formula completely rejects volatile, low-pH L-Ascorbic Acid in favor of an alkaline-stable, barrier-first antioxidant system. While marketing headlines lead with a combined 22% complex, the true molecular workhorse is a non-acidic 10% dose of Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate 100,000 ppm paired with 2% Niacinamide.
Operating in a skin-neutral pH window, it completely bypasses the burning, peeling, and micro-stinging typical of raw vitamin serums. It delivers targeted antioxidant defense, sebum regulation, and tone correction entirely through non-irritating cellular pathways, making it a dedicated active serum for complexions that cannot tolerate traditional acids.
Key Signals
- 10% Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (SAP)
- A highly stable, water-soluble Vitamin C salt that sits at the top of the deck. It converts into active Vitamin C within the tissue rather than on the surface, fading discoloration without disrupting the lipid barrier.
- 2% Niacinamide Integration
- Positioned in the upper-middle tier to work synergistically with SAP, calming redness, regulating overactive sebum production, and clearing post-blemish pathways.
- 12% Kakadu C-Plex Complex
- A dense botanical blend of Kakadu plum, acerola, and green plant extracts locked at a specific trace matrix to supply mild, natural bioflavonoid support.
- Trace Pure Acid Stabilizers (100ppm)
- Pure Ascorbic Acid and Ferulic Acid sit at an infinitesimal 0.01% depth, functioning strictly as internal formula stabilizers to preserve the shelf life of the primary serum rather than acting as active peeling agents.
- Aromatic Clean Slate
- Formulated completely free of synthetic fragrances, volatile citrus essential oils, and common allergens, ensuring zero inflammatory interference on sensitive skin types.
Who Should Buy It
- You Are Highly Acid-Intolerant or Reactive
- If high-potency, low-pH Vitamin C serums leave your skin chronically red, stinging, peeling, or plagued by micro-breakouts, this skin-neutral alternative delivers antioxidant benefits without the trauma.
- You Have Blemish-Prone Skin and Post-Acne Marks
- Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate has a proven secondary track record of targeting blemish-causing bacteria while Niacinamide actively intercepts pigment transfer, making this ideal for clearing post-acne discoloration.
- You Suffer from Rosacea or a Compromised Barrier
- The non-acidic base combined with Panthenol and a 3-type Hyaluronic Acid network floods the tissue with water while rebuilding fragile barrier walls cleanly.
Who Should Skip It
- You Demand Aggressive, High-Velocity Textural Resurfacing
- If you are a high-potency purist conditioned to raw 15%–25% L-Ascorbic Acid and expect fast, intense exfoliation for deep structural sun damage, this gentle formula will feel far too slow.
- You Formulate Opinions Based Solely on Headline Percentages
- If you expect this bottle to perform like a raw 22% unadulterated acid treatment, you will be disappointed. The 22% figure is an extract padding metric, not a pure acid concentration.
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PURIFIED WATER, GLYCERIN, SODIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE (100,000PPM), ISOPENTYLDIOL, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, 1,2-HEXANEDIOL, NIACINAMIDE, DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL, CITRIC ACID, OCTYLDODETH-16, XANTHAN GUM, PANTHENOL, SODIUM METABISULFITE, ETHYLHEXYLGLYCERIN, MORINDA CITRIFOLIA FRUIT EXTRACT (120PPM), TERMINALIA FERDINANDIANA FRUIT EXTRACT (120PPM), APIUM GRAVEOLENS (CELERY) STEM EXTRACT (120PPM), BRASSICA OLERACEA ACEPHALA LEAF EXTRACT (120PPM), CICHORIUM INTYBUS (CHICORY) LEAF EXTRACT (120PPM), ASCORBIC ACID (100PPM), FERULIC ACID, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, DEXTRIN, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, POLYGLYCERYL-4 CAPRATE, THEOBROMA CACAO (COCOA) EXTRACT, COPTIS JAPONICA ROOT EXTRACT, PERSEA GRATISSIMA (AVOCADO) OIL (1.2PPM), PISTACIA VERA SEED OIL (1.2PPM), HYALURONIC ACID, HYDROLYZED HYALURONIC ACID, SODIUM HYALURONATE
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