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Here's our complete breakdown comparing the ingredients, attributes, and more of Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum versus MARA Beauty Chlorella + Reishi Sea Vitamin C Sérum .

Published on February 28, 2023

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe serums. They have a total of 2 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, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain oils

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Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

Serum

Serums are highly concentrated with ingredients to provide skin with benefits. They should be used after cleansing and before moisturizing.

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Ingredient Info

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alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free
alcohol-free
silicon-free
fragrance-free
sulfate-free
paraben-free
oil-free
fungal-acne safe
reef-safe
eu-allergen-free
vegan
cruelty-free

At a glance

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Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C
Vitamin E
Hyaluronic Acid (2)

Benefits

Hydrating (3)
Redness Reducing (3)
Reduces Irritation (2)
Skin Texture
Reduces Large Pores
Anti-Aging (4)
Dark Spots (3)
Scar Healing (2)
Acne Fighting
Brightening (3)

Concerns

Irritating
Eczema

Notable Ingredients

Vitamin C
Vitamin E

Benefits

Hydrating (6)
Redness Reducing (2)
Skin Texture
Anti-Aging (2)
Dark Spots
Scar Healing
Brightening

Concerns

May Worsen Oily Skin (2)
Irritating
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Ingredients Compared

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Ingredients Explained

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1
What it does: Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

Learn more about Tocopherol

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 13.

MARA Beauty Chlorella + Reishi Sea Vitamin C Sérum contains this as ingredient number 17.

2
What it does: Skin Conditioning
Community Rating: Liked

Chondrus Crispus Extract comes from a red algae native to the northern Atlantic coasts of Europe and North America.

Chondrus Crispus Extract helps hydrate the skin and is rich in antioxidants.

The antioxidants in chondrus crispus help fight free-radical molecules. These molecules may damage skin cells and DNA. Antioxidants present in chondrus crispus include lutein and zeaxanthin.

Lutein has the ability to filter blue light from screens.

Other contents of chondrus crispus include polysaccharides, peptides, and amino acids. These help hydrate the skin.

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Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 30.

MARA Beauty Chlorella + Reishi Sea Vitamin C Sérum contains this as ingredient number 26.

Here's what our community thinks of the ingredients in these two products.

45% are loved or liked
19% have mixed ratings
21% are disliked or very disliked
15% have no rating yet
34% are loved or liked
13% have mixed ratings
22% are disliked or very disliked
31% have no rating yet

Usage

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Reviews

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Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum 47 ingredients

2.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Doesn't Work (1) Irritating (1) Pilling (1) Sticky (1)
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traceyy

10 days ago · Combination Skin
Review

WNRP -- this vitamin C was underwhelming. I could not bring myself to finish the entire bottle as it felt irritating on my skin compared to other...

WNRP -- this vitamin C was underwhelming. I could not bring myself to finish the entire bottle as it felt irritating on my skin compared to other vitamin C serums.

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PrincezzJulie

1 year ago · Combination Skin
Review

Oxidised
Must use within a month, else will oxidised and make my skin tone darker.

MARA Beauty Chlorella + Reishi Sea Vitamin C Sérum 32 ingredients

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