💎 Serum
SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic Serum
84
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✨Brightening
🩺Dermatologist-Tested👃Fragrance-Free💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
Shop for C E Ferulic®, our revolutionary vitamin C face serum for anti-aging that restores skin and improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
View product ↗Description
A daytime vitamin C serum that delivers advanced environmental protection and improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, loss of firmness, and brightens skin's complexion. Now clinically proven to reduce up to 48% of potential damage from free radicals formed by pollution, the sun, and metals. U.S.
Warnings
- •5 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 3 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Ethoxydiglycol
- 2Ascorbic AcidACTIVE
- 3Propylene Glycol
- 4Glycerin
- 5Laureth-23
- 6TocopherolACTIVE
- 7Ferulic AcidACTIVE
Product Info
Type
Serum
Price
$182.00
Certifications
🩺 Dermatologist-Tested👃 Fragrance-Free💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free🧪 Alcohol-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
84
🧪Ingredient Quality39.5 / 45
- ✓7 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ✓2 active concentrations disclosed on the label
- ↑Disclose the % for the remaining 5 actives
🏆Evidence Backing13.5 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 90/100 across 9 matched actives
- ✓9 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication12 / 12
- ✓4 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Vitamin C + E · Vitamin C + Ferulic Acid · Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin
📋Functional Completeness4 / 8
- ✓Some category-appropriate actives present
- ↑Add the missing functional class for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
93
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−8 / 18
- ⚠2 moderate-irritation ingredients: Ascorbic Acid, Propylene Glycol
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity−2.8 / 7
- ⚠Moderate comedogenic potential (avg 2.0/5)
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+4 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +2.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score84/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →