C+C Serum #Stratia

Color: Orange

What it is?

Brighten, smooth, and firm your skin with a daily antioxidant boost. This powerful serum features 15% vitamin C plus CoQ10 in a silky smooth, water-free formula.

Key Benefits

Brighten and smooth with a daily antioxidant boost.

Highlighted Ingredients

Vitamin C is one of the most powerful skincare ingredients you can get without a prescription. It can:

• Scavenge and neutralize free radicals

•Increase collagen production

• Fade hyperpigmentation

However, the form of vitamin C that’s easiest for your skin to use, L-ascorbic acid, is also extremely unstable, breaking down quickly when exposed to water, heat, or light. That’s why most vitamin C serums turn orange and need to be replaced often.

C+C Serum uses 10% L-ascorbic acid, and to keep it safe, we’ve suspended it in a lightweight silicone formula away from water, heat, and light. That means it’s stable on your shelf for a full year. We also added 5% ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, an oil-soluble form of vitamin C.

To up the ante, we added another incredibly powerful antioxidant, Coenzyme Q10 (otherwise known as ubiquinone) to make sure no free radical is left un-scavenged. Bisabolol, a key component of German chamomile, helps soothe and calm skin.

Put it all together and you’re left with an incredibly potent yet non-irritating antioxidant serum to help brighten, smooth, and firm your skin.

C+C Serum does not have a pH because it’s an anhydrous (water-free) product.

Cyclopentasiloxane: A lightweight silicone that enhances spreadability and evaporates quickly. Isododecane: A solvent that increases spreadability and evaporates quickly off the skin. L-Ascorbic Acid: The pure form of vitamin C, with powerful antioxidant, brightening, and firming properties. Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate: Oil-soluble derivative of vitamin C that penetrates skin deeply to fight free radicals. HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer: A polymer microsphere that increases spreadability and stability. Polysilicone-11: A silicone elastomer that enhances stability and gives a smooth skin feel. Dimethicone/Bis-isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer: Clear, flexible gel that provides stability to formulas and helps deliver oil-based actives to the skin. Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate: Moisturizing ingredient that leaves a smooth, non-tacky feel on the skin. Squalane: A moisturizing, non-comedogenic oil derived from plants. Tocopherol: Also known as vitamin E; one of the strongest antioxidants used in skincare. Ubiquinone: Also known as Coenzyme Q10; a potent antioxidant that fights visible aging. Bisabolol: Soothing and anti-inflammatory ingredient derived from chamomile. Silica: A common mineral, this spherical particle is used to absorb oil, increase slip, and stabilize formulas.