La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin CIngredients

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C is a product with 31 ingredients. Contains:

BHA - Salicylic Acid
Vitamins - Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)
Antioxidant - Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Tocopherol

Provides following positive effects: Moisturizing, Softening, Anti-aging, UV Protection, Cleansing and 12 more.

Organic score: 19% natural, 68% chemical.

Made by La Roche-Posay, from France.

INCI

Water

Solvent

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)

Skin conditioning agent, Buffering agent, Fragrance ingredient, Masking

Cyclohexasiloxane

Skin conditioning agent, Emollient, Hair conditioning, Solvent

Glycerin

Fragrance ingredient, Hair conditioning, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Alcohol Denatured

Antifoaming agent, Antimicrobial agent, Astringent, Masking, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Potassium Hydroxide

Buffering agent

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

Polysilicone-11

Film former

Ingredients by function

Solvent: Water¹, Cyclohexasiloxane³, Glycerin⁴, Alcohol Denatured⁵, Propylene Glycol¹⁰ and 1 more. Show all.
Skin conditioning agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)², Cyclohexasiloxane³, Dimethicone⁹, Propylene Glycol¹⁰, Pentaerythrityl Tetraethylhexanoate¹¹ and 8 more. Show all.
Buffering agent: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)², Potassium Hydroxide⁶
Fragrance ingredient: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)², Glycerin⁴, Propylene Glycol¹⁰, Tocopherol²⁹, Salicylic Acid³⁰ and 1 more. Show all.

All the Positive

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Moisturizing - 4 components: Glycerin⁴, Propylene Glycol¹⁰, Sodium Hyaluronate¹⁵, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid²⁰
Softening - 4 components: Glycerin⁴, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate¹⁴, Sodium Hyaluronate¹⁵, Cetyl Esters²⁵
Anti-aging - 4 components: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)², Sodium Hyaluronate¹⁵, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid²⁰, Tocopherol²⁹
UV Protection - 2 components: Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)², Tocopherol²⁹

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Tocopherol ²⁹

Risk of dryness

Alcohol Denatured ⁵

Contains chemical fragrances

Fragrance ³¹

Can support fungal acne

Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate ¹⁴

Silicones

Dimethicone ⁹

ECO Metrics

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Vegan

Cruelty free

Reef friendly

Yes

Ozone layer safe

Yes

Components by Skin Type

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Dry skin

Positive: 5Negative: 1

Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C)^#2Glycerin^#4Propylene Glycol^#10Sodium Hyaluronate^#15Tocopherol^#29Alcohol Denatured^#5

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Salicylic Acid^#30

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 1

Salicylic Acid^#30

Detailed view

La Roche-Posay Pure Vitamin C

#1Water

Origin: natural

Role: Solvent

EWG Rating [ 1 ]

Water is a great solvent. It’s neutral and doesn’t provide any strong positive or negative effects. It just helps components to mix better and to transport active components.

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