💎 Serum
Dr. Dennis Gross Vitamin C Lactic 15% Firm & Bright Serum
79
Dr. Dennis GrossB
✨Brightening🧴Acne-Friendly
👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free
BEST FOR: sun spots and dark spots, uneven tone, fine lines and wrinkles, and dullness.
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Warnings
- •5 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 4 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Ascorbic AcidACTIVE
- 2Lactic Acid
- 3Ferulic AcidACTIVE
- 4GlutathioneACTIVE
- 5NiacinamideACTIVE
- 6Glycerin
- 7Phenoxyethanol
Product Info
Type
Serum
Price
$81.99
Certifications
👃 Fragrance-Free🫧 Non-Comedogenic💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
79
🧪Ingredient Quality33 / 45
- ✓1 high-impact active: Niacinamide
- ✓5 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ✓1 active concentration disclosed on the label
- ↑Disclose the % for the remaining 5 actives
🏆Evidence Backing12.6 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 84/100 across 7 matched actives
- ✓5 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication10 / 12
- ✓4 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Vitamin C + Ferulic Acid · Vitamin C + Niacinamide
📋Functional Completeness8 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
98
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−6.5 / 18
- ⚠1 moderate-irritation ingredient: Ascorbic Acid
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity0 / 7
- ✓No pore-clogging ingredients detected
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+5 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +3.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score79/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →