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Proaora 20% Vitamin C Serum W/ Astaxanthin Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum
Proaora 20% Vitamin C Serum W/ Astaxanthin Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum This brightening serum is formulated around Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate and Astaxanthin to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles. This anti-aging
Proaora 20% Vitamin C Serum W/ Astaxanthin Versus Paula's Choice Resist Super Antioxidant Serum
This brightening serum is formulated around Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate and Astaxanthin to brighten dull-looking skin and soften the look of wrinkles.
This anti-aging serum is formulated around Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate and Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5 to soften the look of wrinkles and brighten dull-looking skin.
What's inside
Key Ingredients
Benefits
Concerns
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Glycerin
Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract
Astaxanthin
Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract
Sodium Hyaluronate
Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract
Xanthan Gum
Butylene Glycol
Disodium EDTA
Water, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Glycerin, Rosa Multiflora Fruit Extract, Astaxanthin, Chamomilla Recutita Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Xanthan Gum, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA
Cyclopentasiloxane
Dimethicone
Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate
Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Ceramide NP
Tocotrienols
Tocopherol
Ubiquinone
Thioctic Acid
Tocopheryl Acetate
Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Ferulic Acid
Beta-Glucan
Superoxide Dismutase
Epigallocatechin Gallate
Ergothioneine
Glutathione
Xanthophylls
Glycine Soja Seed Extract
Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract
Lupinus Albus Seed Extract
Curcuma Longa Root
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Phenoxyethanol
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Ceramide NP, Tocotrienols, Tocopherol, Ubiquinone, Thioctic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Ferulic Acid, Beta-Glucan, Superoxide Dismutase, Epigallocatechin Gallate, Ergothioneine, Glutathione, Xanthophylls, Glycine Soja Seed Extract, Glycerin, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Lupinus Albus Seed Extract, Curcuma Longa Root, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Phenoxyethanol
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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.