K-Beauty Vitamin C Serum 22% for Glowing Skin - Korean Skincare for Day & Night Use

Experience the transformative power of our Real Vitamin C Serum, a potent blend designed to revitalize your skin. Infused with 22% pure Ascorbic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Zinc, and Niacinamide, this serum is a powerhouse of skincare benefits.Suitable for all skin types, our Vitamin C Serum works to boost collagen production for a youthful appearance. Packed with antioxidants, it also helps protect against free radical damage, promoting a healthy, radiant, glowing complexion.The lightweight, non-greasy formula absorbs quickly into the skin, leaving it feeling soft, smooth, and hydrated. Plus, it's free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates, ensuring a safe and effective skincare solution for all skin types. The following is a complete list of the product ingredients and what each does: 1. Water - Skin Conditioning, Solvent. Water acts as a solvent - this means it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation. 2. Glycerin - Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting: is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.As a humectant, it helps the skin stay hydrated by pulling moisture to your skin. The low molecular weight of glycerin allows it to pull moisture into the deeper layers of your skin. Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants. It is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic. 3. Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate - Antioxidant: is a form of Vitamin C. It is the salt of ascorbic acid. This ingredient is more gentle than ascorbic acid. It is also more stable when exposed to light and oxygen. Vitamin C helps reduce redness, improve skin texture, reduce the effects of aging. Your skin uses Vitamin C to produce collagen and collagen production plays a role in having a strong skin barrier and plump skin. As an antioxidant, this ingredient also helps reduce the signs of aging such as fine-lines and wrinkles. 4. Isopentyldiol - Solvent 5. Butylene Glycol (BG) - Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning: is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin. It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin. It helps improve product application. 6. 1,2-Hexanediol - Skin Conditioning, Solvent: acts as a preservative to increase shelf-life and can aid other preservatives in preventing microbe growth. It also helps the skin retain moisture as a humectant. 7. Niacinamide is an all-star ingredient due to its many benefits. It is known to treat acne by reducing inflammation. It also helps strengthen the skin by promoting the growth of the ceramide barrier. Other benefits include smoothing wrinkles and minimizing redness. Niacinamide can also help build keratin, a protein that keeps skin firm. 8. Dipropylene Glycol - Masking, Solvent: is a synthetically created stabilizer and solvent. It is a part of the glycol class in the alcohol family. It helps dissolve and evenly distribute ingredients. It also helps decrease viscosity and thin out texture. As a masking agent, it can be used to cover the smell of other ingredients. However, it does not have a scent. 9. Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract - Antioxidant is from the Kakadu plum (native to northern Australia) and holds the record for having the highest amount of natural vitamin C and is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight free-radical molecules. Free-radical molecules are capable of damaging our cells and other genetic material. Antioxidants help stabilize free-radicals and thus may reduce the signs of aging. 10. Morinda Citrifolia Extract - Astringent 11. Apium Graveolens Stem Extract - Humectant 12. Brassica Oleracea Acephala Leaf Extract - Humectant, Skin Conditioning (AKA Kale). Besides being a superfood, kale has many benefits in skincare and is rich in antioxidants. By helping to stabilize cells, antioxidants may help with anti-aging. Beta-carotene and vitamin C are two types of antioxidants found in kale. Kale leaf extract also helps hydrate the skin as a humectant. Kale is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids that help soothe and hydrate skin. Studies show it is effective at calming inflammation. Besides Vitamin C, Kale is also rich in vitamin A and vitamin K. 13. Cichorium Intybus Leaf Extract - Masking, Skin Conditioning 14. Citric Acid - Buffering, Masking is an AHA derived from citrus fruits. It removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin by evening out skin tone. 15. Octyldodeceth-16: comes from the fatty-alcohol Octyldodecanol. Its emulsifiers keep oils and water ingredients together to create a more even consistency. 16. Xanthan Gum - Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilizing, Gel Forming - It is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny. On the technical side of things, it is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient. 17. Panthenol - Skin Conditioning: is a common ingredient that helps hydrate and soothe the skin. It can be found naturally in our skin and hair. This ingredient is also referred to as pro-vitamin B5 or dexpanthenol in dermatology. It is famous due to its ability to go deeper into the skin's layers. 18. Sodium Metabisulfite - Antioxidant, Preservative: is an antioxidant and is a preservative. 19. Ethylhexylglycerin - Skin Conditioning: is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl. It has been found to increase the effectiveness of other preservatives. 20. Ascorbic Acid - Antioxidant, Buffering, Masking: is pure Vitamin C. This form makes up the largest amount of vitamin C found naturally in our skin. Vitamin C is best used for brightening skin. Your skin uses vitamin C to build collagen. Collagen is one key component in having a strong skin barrier and plump skin. Vitamin C also plays a role in regulating collagen, thus making it effective in improving wrinkles and fine lines. Ascorbic acid shows potent antioxidant activity. These antioxidants also protect skin against UV damage. These two ingredients help stabilize and provide a boost in the benefits of ascorbic acid. 21. Ferulic Acid - Antioxidant: is a plant based antioxidant. It can help reduce the formation of fine lines. When used with Vitamin C, it has shown to prevent Vitamin C from breaking down acting as a stabilizer. 22. Caprylyl Glycol - Skin Conditioning: is a humectant and emollient, meaning it attracts and preserves moisture. The primary benefits are retaining moisture, skin softening, and promoting a healthy skin barrier. Though it is an alcohol derived from fatty acids, it is not the kind that can dry out skin. It is also used as a preservative to extend the life of products. 23. Dextrin - Absorbent: is used to thicken a product and helps bind ingredients together. It is created from starch and glycogen. As an emulsifier, dextrin prevents ingredients from separating. This helps elongate a product's shelf life. 24. Tocopheryl Acetate - Antioxidant, Skin Conditioning (AKA Vitamin E) is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. 25. Polyglyceryl-4 Caprate: comes from Capric Acid and Polyglycerin-4. It is an emulsifier, which helps stabilize the product by preventing ingredients from separating. 26. Theobroma Cacao Extract - Skin Conditioning: is extracted from the seeds of the cocoa tree. Cacao seeds contain antioxidants known as polyphenols. These include flavonoids, procyanidins, and epicatechins. Studies show these polyphenols help improve skin health. 27. Coptis Japonica Root Extract - Skin Conditioning 28. Persea Gratissima Oil - Skin Conditioning: is made by pressing dehydrated avocado fruit from the tree Persea gratissima, Lauraceae and has antioxidant properties. Avocado Oil is mostly made up of the glycerides of fatty acids. These fatty acids help hydrate and soften the skin. Avocado Oil reduces inflammation and has not shown to clog glands. Avocados also have B vitamins, vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin E, and potassium. 29. Pistacia Vera Seed Oil - Skin Conditioning: is an oil 30. Hyaluronic Acid - Humectant, Moisturizing, Skin Conditioning: is naturally found in healthy skin. It is a humectant, meaning it draws moisture to your skin. This ingredient helps hydrate, soothe, and protect the skin. 31. Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid - Humectant, Skin Conditioning: is a form of hyaluronic acid. It is created by the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid with a high molecular weight. Once created, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid has a low molecular weight. Low molecular weight HA has been shown to hydrate and increase elasticity of the skin. Increasing elasticity is also associated with reduction of wrinkle depth. 32. Sodium Hyaluronate - Humectant, Skin Conditioning: is hyaluronic acid's salt form. It is great at holding water and acts as a humectant. This makes it a great skin hydrating ingredient. Sodium Hyaluronate is naturally occurring in our bodies and is mostly found in eye fluid and joints.

Zinc Zinc is a mineral that is essential for healthy skin. It helps to promote wound healing, reduce inflammation, and improve skin elasticity. Our vitamin C serum contains zinc, which helps to enhance the overall effectiveness of the serum.