Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum

Editor's Take

Few vitamin C serums earn their crowded ingredient list; this one does, though petroleum-derived isododecane keeps an otherwise green-leaning formula from being the full package.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 9.4 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 8.8 / 10
• Clean Standards: 9.8 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 4.5 / 10

The Verdict

Four forms of vitamin C, Ferulic Acid, vitamin E, and an antioxidant recycling network give this serious brightening and environmental-defense credentials. Ceramide NP and supportive lipids make it more barrier-minded than the usual acidic vitamin C serum. Isododecane weakens the sustainability story, and salicylate-sensitive shoppers should note the Sodium Salicylate. Still, this is a standout antioxidant serum with unusually thoughtful support around its headline actives.

Is Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum clean?

DARE scores Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum by Marie Veronique 9.8 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum?

The formula leads with Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea Fruit Oil, Aqua, Prunus Armeniaca Kernel Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, Marie Veronique Vitamins C+E+Ferulic Serum by Marie Veronique scores Performance 9.4 / 10, Clean Standards 9.8 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 8.8 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 4.5 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil, Aqua, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Oil, Ascorbic Acid, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Populus Tremuloides (Aspen) Bark Extract, Isododecane, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Sorbitan Laurate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Glucoside, Ferulic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Resveratrol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopherol (mixed), Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Undaria Pinnatifida Cell Culture Extract, Sodium Salicylate, Glucosamine HCl, Camellia Sinensis Polyphenols, Glycerin, Potassium Sorbate, Terminalia Ferdinandiana (Kakadu Plum) Fruit Extract, Thioctic Acid, Glutathione, Ubiquinone, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit/Leaf/Stem Extract, Haematococcus Pluvialis Extract (Astaxanthin), Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, Lecithin, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Benzoic Acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Squalene, Shea Butter Glycerides, Vegetable Oil, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Dilauryl Citrate