Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E versus TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E .
Last updated on May 08, 2024. Published on January 03, 2023
Overview
What they are
These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe serums. They have a total of 16 ingredients in common
Cool Features
They both contain Vitamin C and Vitamin E
Suited For
They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, scar healing, dark spots and better texture
Free From
They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, fragrances, parabens, silicones or sulfates
What's Inside
They both contain oils
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Ingredient Info
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 17 ingredients
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 18 ingredients
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
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Not Malassezia Safe
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Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Non Vegan
This product is not vegan 😥
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
Alcohol Free
This product is free of harsh alcohols 🎉
Silicon Free
This product is free of silicons 🎉
Fragrance Free
This product is free of fragrances 🎉
Sulfate Free
This product is free of sulfates 🎉
Paraben Free
This product is free of parabens 🎉
Contains Oils
Ingredients in this product that are types of oil:
Not Malassezia Safe
Ingredients in this product that are not malassezia safe:
Reef Safe
This product is free of ingredients that damage reefs 🎉
EU Allergen Free
This product is free of EU allergens 🎉
Vegan
This product is vegan 🎉
Cruelty Free
This product is cruelty-free 🎉
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Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 17 ingredients
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 18 ingredients
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Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 17 ingredients
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 18 ingredients
Water • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Dimethyl Sulfone • Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide • Hamamelis Virginiana Water • Carbomer • Arginine • Glycerin • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Tocopheryl Acetate • Centella Asiatica Extract • Equisetum Arvense Extract • Geranium Maculatum Extract • Taraxacum Officinale Extract • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin
Water • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate • Dimethyl Sulfone • Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide • Hamamelis Virginiana Water • Tocopheryl Acetate • Glycerin • Arginine • Carbomer • Centella Asiatica Extract • Equisetum Arvense Extract • Taraxacum Officinale Extract • Pelargonium Graveolens Extract • Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil • Phenoxyethanol • Ethylhexylglycerin • Sodium Hydroxide
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Ingredients Explained
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Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. Talk about multi-purpose! If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!
Learn more about WaterAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 1.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 1.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice comes from leaves of the aloe plant. Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice is best known for helping to soothe sunburns. It is also anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, antiseptic, and can help heal wounds.
Aloe is packed with good stuff including Vitamins A, C, and E. These vitamins are antioxidants, which help fight free-radicals and the damage they may cause. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells, such as pollution.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice also contains sugars. These sugars come in the form of monosaccharides and polysaccharides, folic acid, and choline. These sugars are able to help bind moisture to skin.
It also contains minerals such as calcium, 12 anthraquinones, fatty acids, amino acids, and Vitamin B12.
Learn more about Aloe Barbadensis Leaf JuiceAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 2.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 2.
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate 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, reduce the visibility of dark spots, and brighten skin.
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.
VItamin C helps brighten skin by blocking the process of skin darkening.
In a 2011 study, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate was found to have antibacterial properties. This may help treat acne.
Read more about other types of Vitamin C:
Learn more about Sodium Ascorbyl PhosphateAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 3.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 3.
Dimethyl Sulfone is an organic compound that naturally contains sulfur. It is used as a solvent due to its stability. Solvents help mix and stabilize other ingredients.
Studies show taking Dimethyl Sulfone (also known as methylsulfonylmethane) orally may help reduce the depth of wrinkles. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any questions or concerns about this ingredient.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 4.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 4.
We don't have a description for Cassia Angustifolia Seed Polysaccharide.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 5.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 5.
Hamamelis Virginiana Water is made used distilled parts of the witch hazel plant. The witch hazel plant is native to eastern North America.
The name 'Hamamelis Virginiana Water' refers to the distillation while the name 'Witch Hazel' is used when it is an active drug ingredient. Unless it is specified to be non-alcohol, many types of witch hazel are distilled in denatured alcohol.
Witch Hazel water is an astringent, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antibacterial ingredient. The tannin in witch hazel has a drying effect when used on skin and constricts proteins. This helps minimize the look of large pores. The tannins present and the fragrance may be sensitizing. The catechins in witch hazel have anti-inflammatory properties while the gallic acid is antibacterial.
Indigenous groups have used witch hazel to help treat inflammation, which was then used by early settlers to North America.
Learn more about Hamamelis Virginiana WaterAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 6.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 6.
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create gel consistency within products.
Carbomer is commonly found in many types of cosmetics products. It is found to be safe in concentrations up to 15%. However, a high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Most products contain 1% of less of carbomer.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 7.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 10.
Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.
As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin. This ingredient is derived either synthetically or from animals.
Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.
Learn more about ArginineAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 8.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 9.
Glycerin is already naturally found in your skin. It helps moisturize and protect your skin.
A study from 2016 found glycerin to be more effective as a humectant than AHAs and hyaluronic acid.
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 and bacteria.
Glycerin has also been found to have antimicrobial and antiviral properties. Due to these properties, glycerin is often used in wound and burn treatments.
In cosmetics, glycerin is usually derived from plants such as soybean or palm. However, it can also be sourced from animals, such as tallow or animal fat.
This ingredient is organic, colorless, odorless, and non-toxic.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 9.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 8.
This ingredient is the fixed oil extracted from seeds of the desert shrub Jojoba. It is more commonly known as jojoba oil. The seed oil is liquid wax ester from the plant. It is non-comedogenic.
Jojoba oil does not contain fragrance and has many fatty-acids, making it a great soothing ingredient. Jojoba contains Vitamin E, a great moisturizing ingredient. Vitamin E is also an antioxidant. Antioxidants help protect your skin against free-radical damage. This may help in anti-aging.
Jojoba seed oil is a humectant, meaning it helps draw moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
While jojoba has antibacterial properties, it is only able to kill some bacteria. It has also been shown to help in wound healing. Indigenous cultures have used jojoba as a moisturizer and to help treat burns.
It is found to be similar to natural human skin sebum, so it has a great effect on dry skin. Jojoba oil may even help with regulating sebum production.
Although jojoba oil is non-comedogenic, we recommend speaking with a professional about using this ingredient if you have any concerns.
Jojoba oil may not be fungal acne safe. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns.
Jojoba is native to the southwestern US.
Learn more about Simmondsia Chinensis Seed OilAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 10.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 15.
Tocopheryl Acetate is AKA Vitamin E. It is an antioxidant and protects your skin from free radicals. Free radicals damage the skin by breaking down collagen.
One study found using Tocopheryl Acetate with Vitamin C decreased the number of sunburned cells.
Tocopheryl Acetate is commonly found in both skincare and dietary supplements.
Learn more about Tocopheryl AcetateAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 11.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 7.
Centella Asiatica Extract is derived from an herb plant native to Southeast Asia. It is rich in antioxidants and amino acids. In skincare products, Centella Asiatica Extract is used for its anti-inflammatory and soothing properties.
Many active components found in Centella Asiatica Extract, such as Madecassic Acid and Asiaticoside, encourage the skin to naturally produce hyaluronic acid. This helps keep our skin hydrated. Many of these components also show antioxidant activity and may help reduce the signs of aging.
Research shows Centella Asiatica can help increase Type I collagen production by increasing fibroblast production. Fibroblast helps form connective tissue.
The combination of all these properties makes Centella Asiatica Extract effective at soothing the skin.
Other components of Centella Asiatic Extract include Vitamin A, vitamin C, several B vitamins, and Asiatic Acid.
Recent studies found madecassoside may help prevent damage from UV rays by preventing UV-induced inflammation. Further research is needed.
This plant has been used as a medicine and in food for many centuries. As a medicine, it is used to treat burns, scratches, and wounds.
Learn more about Centella Asiatica ExtractAmara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 12.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 11.
We don't have a description for Equisetum Arvense Extract.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 13.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 12.
We don't have a description for Taraxacum Officinale Extract.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 15.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 13.
Phenoxyethanol is a preservative that has germicide, antimicrobial, and aromatic properties. Studies show that phenoxyethanol can prevent germ and microbial growth. By itself, it has a scent that is similar to that of a rose.
It's often used in formulations along with Caprylyl Glycol to preserve the shelf life of products.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 16.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 16.
Ethylhexylglycerin (we can't pronounce this either) is commonly used as a preservative and skin softener. It is derived from glyceryl.
You might see Ethylhexylglycerin often paired with other preservatives such as phenoxyethanol. Ethylhexylglycerin has been found to increase the effectiveness of these other preservatives.
Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 17.
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E contains this as ingredient number 17.
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Amara Beauty Vitamin C Serum for Face 20% with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 17 ingredients
TruSkin Vitamin C Face Serum with Hyaluronic Acid & Vitamin E 18 ingredients
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