CeraVe Skin Renewing Vitamin C Serum

by CeraVe · skin_care

Editor's Take

10% pure Vitamin C paired with a triple-ceramide barrier system , strong efficacy, but built on silicone and drying alcohol.

Four-pillar formula scores

  • Performance: 8.4 / 10
  • Innovative Ingredients: 7.5 / 10
  • Clean Standards: 5.3 / 10
  • Formula Sustainability: 6.9 / 10

The Verdict

This serum delivers genuinely impressive brightening and antioxidant efficacy through stabilized L-Ascorbic Acid at active levels, backed by a biomimetic ceramide complex that most Vitamin C serums skip entirely. The silicone-emulsion formula keeps the formula stable and elegant, but Alcohol Denat. at position 6 and Dimethicone as base pull the clean score down to mid-range. Worth it for those chasing real Vitamin C results and willing to trade strict clean credentials for proven barrier support.

Full INCI list

Aqua/Water/Eau, Ascorbic Acid, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Alcohol Denat., Sodium Hydroxide, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Panthenol, Ceramide Np, Ceramide Ap, Ceramide Eop, Carbomer, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Methosulfate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate, Cholesterol, Phenoxyethanol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Disodium Edta, Isopropyl Myristate, Caprylyl Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Phytosphingosine, Ethylhexylglycerin.

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