Mario Badescu Vitamin C SerumIngredients

Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum is a product with 23 ingredients. Contains:

AHA - Citric Acid
Antioxidant - Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Citric Acid, Zeolite

Provides following positive effects: Moisturizing, Antiseptic, Cleansing, Softening, Soothing and 15 more.

Organic score: 26% natural, 61% chemical.

Made by Mario Badescu, from United States.

INCI

Propylene Glycol

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

Water

Solvent

Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice

Skin conditioning agent

Hexylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Emulsifying agent, Fragrance ingredient, Solvent, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent

Pentylene Glycol

Skin conditioning agent, Solvent

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate

Skin conditioning agent

3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid

PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Emulsifying agent, Fragrance ingredient, Surfactant

Ingredients by function

Skin conditioning agent: Propylene Glycol¹, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice³, Hexylene Glycol⁴, Pentylene Glycol⁵, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate⁶ and 6 more. Show all.
Fragrance ingredient: Propylene Glycol¹, Hexylene Glycol⁴, PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil⁸, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil⁹, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil¹⁴ and 5 more. Show all.
Humectant: Propylene Glycol¹, Sodium Hyaluronate¹², Soluble Collagen¹³, Caprylyl Glycol¹⁹
Solvent: Propylene Glycol¹, Water², Hexylene Glycol⁴, Pentylene Glycol⁵

All the Positive

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Moisturizing - 6 components: Propylene Glycol¹, Aloe Barbadensis (Aloe Vera) Leaf Juice³, Pentylene Glycol⁵, PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil⁸, Sodium Hyaluronate¹², Soluble Collagen¹³
Antiseptic - 5 components: Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil¹⁴, Potassium Sorbate¹⁸, Phenoxyethanol²⁰, Silver Citrate²¹, Sodium Benzoate²³
Cleansing - 4 components: Hexylene Glycol⁴, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil⁹, Citric Acid¹⁷, Zeolite²²
Softening - 3 components: PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil⁸, Sodium Hyaluronate¹², Soluble Collagen¹³

Concerns

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Risk of clogging pores

Hexylene Glycol, Triethanolamine

Can support fungal acne

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

PEG

2 components

PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil^#8

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil^#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: 3Negative: 0

Propylene Glycol^#1Cucumis Sativus (Cucumber) Fruit Extract^#10Sodium Hyaluronate^#12

Oily skin

Positive: 1Negative: 0

Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil^#14

Sensitive skin

Positive: 0Negative: 2

Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil^#14Citric Acid^#17

Detailed view

Mario Badescu Vitamin C Serum

#1Propylene Glycol

Origin: chemical

Role: Skin conditioning agent, Fragrance ingredient, Humectant, Solvent, Viscosity controlling agent

Moisturizing

EWG Rating [ 3 ]

CIR Rating [ B ]

Good for dry skin

Propylene Glycol is a useful componet with many positive effects. It’s a very good moisturizer. It helps to deliver ingredients into deeper layers of the skin. It creates a protective layer on the skin preventing water loss. The component is researched very well and doesn’t have notable side effects. It’s used even for making food.