Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum Versus Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum

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Published on July 30, 2021

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe serums. They have a total of 11 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C and Vitamin E

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, reducing pores, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

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

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum

Serum Brand

Serum American Brand United States

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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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum 36 ingredients

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum 47 ingredients

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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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum 36 ingredients

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum 47 ingredients

Notable Ingredients

AHA

BHA

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Exfoliators

Hyaluronic Acid

Benefits

Hydrating

Good For Oily Skin

Redness Reducing (2)

Reduces Irritation (2)

Skin Texture (3)

Reduces Large Pores (2)

Anti-Aging (2)

Dark Spots (3)

Scar Healing (5)

Acne Fighting

Brightening (6)

Concerns

Drying

Irritating (3)

Rosacea (3)

Eczema (2)

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

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Ingredients Compared

Ingredients that are highlighted in purple are present in both products.

Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum 36 ingredients

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum 47 ingredients

Water • Ascorbic Acid • Kojic Acid • Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice • Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract • Biotin • Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract • Citric Acid • Corallina Officinalis Extract • Curcuma Longa Root Extract • Ethylhexylglycerin • Glycerin • Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract • Hyaluronic Acid • Hydroxyethylcellulose • Lactobacillus • Lecithin • Maltodextrin • Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract • Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract • Ocimum Basilicum Flower/Leaf Extract • Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract • Phenoxyethanol • Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract • Potassium Sorbate • Pullulan • Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract • Saccharomyces/Xylinum/Black Tea Ferment • Salicylic Acid • Sclerotium Gum • Silica • Sodium Benzoate • Sodium Citrate • Tetrasodium EDTA • Tocopherol • Xanthan Gum

Water • Dimethyl Isosorbide • Ascorbic Acid • Laureth-23 • Glycerin • Lactobacillus/Pumpkin Ferment Extract • Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil • Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate • Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract • Vitis Vinifera Juice Extract • Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract • Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract • Tocopherol • Lactobacillus/Punica Granatum Fruit Ferment Extract • Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer • Hydrolyzed Quinoa • Phytosterols • Glutamylamidoethyl Imidazole • Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein • Ferulic Acid • Acetyl Glucosamine • Sodium Hyaluronate • Tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuloylmethane • Tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane • Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane • Glycine • Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate • Sucrose • Maltodextrin • Chondrus Crispus Extract • Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer • Isohexadecane • Phenoxyethanol • Caprylhydroxamic Acid • Caprylyl Glycol • Sorbitan Isostearate • Propanediol • Pentylene Glycol • Xanthan Gum • Butylene Glycol • Sodium Hydroxide • Chlorphenesin • Polysorbate 60 • Sodium Dehydroacetate • Potassium Sorbate • Sorbic Acid • Ethylhexylglycerin

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Ingredients Explained

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Water

What it does: Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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!

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 1.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 1.

Ascorbic Acid

What it does: Antioxidant, Buffering, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Loved

Ascorbic Acid is is pure Vitamin C. This form makes up the largest amount of vitamin C found naturally in our skin.

Not only is vitamin C great for your overall health and immune system, it also has plenty of benefits on your skin.

Vitamin C is best used for brightening skin. It improves dark spots, acne scars, and hyperpigmentation. This is because it blocks the process of skin darkening when exposed to UV.

Remember: Vitamin C should not replace sunscreen!

Your skin uses vitamin C to build collagen. Collagen is one key component in having a strong skin barrier and plump skin. Vitamin C also plays a role in regulating collagen, thus making it effective in improving wrinkles and fine lines.

Ascorbic acid shows potent antioxidant activity. As an antioxidant, it helps fight free-radicals. Free-radicals are molecules that may damage your skin cells. These antioxidants also protect skin against UV damage.

The best formulations include Vitamin E and/or ferulic acid. These two ingredients help stabilize and provide a boost in the benefits of ascorbic acid. This is because ascorbic acid becomes unstable when exposed to UV and air. In fact, you can tell your ascorbic acid has oxidized when it turns an orange-yellow color.

Ascorbic acid is generally compatible with other ingredients. However, using ascorbic acid with other active ingredients might cause irritation. Two ingredients: copper ions and benzoyl peroxide, will inactivate ascorbic acid completely.

Read more about other types of Vitamin C:

Foods rich with vitamin C include oranges, strawberries, broccoli, bell peppers, and more. When consuming Vitamin C, your skin receives a portion of the nutrients.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 2.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 3.

Ethylhexylglycerin

What it does: Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Mixed

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.

Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 11.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 47.

Glycerin

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Solvent

Community Rating: Loved

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.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 12.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 5.

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

What it does: Bleaching, Emollient, Skin Conditioning, Smoothing, Soothing

Community Rating: Liked

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of Licorice. It has been found to have several benefits such as skin hydrating, conditioning, and soothing.

One component, glabridin, has extra potent antioxidant and soothing properties. It has also been found to block pigmentation from UVB rays in guinea pigs.

Licorice Root also contains a flavonoid. Flavonoids are a natural substance from in plants. Flavonoids also have antioxidant properties.

Another component, glycyrrhizin, has been found to have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial benefits. This may make licorice root extract effective at treating acne. However, more research is needed to support this.

Liquiritin is one of the flavone compounds found in licorice. It has been found to help lighten skin by preventing tyrosinase from reacting with tyrosine. When the two react, protein is converted to melanin. Melanin is the substance in your body that gives your features pigmentation.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 13.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 9.

Maltodextrin

What it does: Absorbent, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Liked

Maltodextrin is a polysaccharide. It is derived from starch such as rice, corn, wheat, or potato starch.

In food, Maltodextrin is used to improve the texture and thicken a product. Due to its structure, it can help create a gel texture. As an emulsion stabilizer, it helps keep the ingredients in a product together.

As a polysaccharide, Maltodextrin has moisturizing properties. Polysaccharides are a type of carbohydrate. The top layer of skin uses polysaccharides to retain water, keeping the skin hydrated.

Maltodextrin is water soluble and has a sweet taste.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 18.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 29.

Phenoxyethanol

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Very Disliked

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.

Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 23.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 33.

Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract

What it does: Humectant, Skin Conditioning

We don't have a description for Phyllanthus Emblica Fruit Extract.

Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 24.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 11.

Potassium Sorbate

What it does: Preservative

Community Rating: Disliked

Potassium Sorbate is a preservative used to prevent yeast and mold in products. It is commonly found in both cosmetic and food products.

Potassium sorbate is potassium salt derived from sorbic acid. Sorbic acid is a natural antibiotic and effective against fungus.

Potassium sorbate and sorbic acid can be found in baked goods, cheeses, dried meats, dried fruit, ice cream, pickles, wine, yogurt, and more.

Potassium sorbate is often used with stronger preservatives.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 25.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 45.

Tocopherol

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.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 35.

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

Xanthan Gum

What it does: Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Skin Conditioning

Community Rating: Disliked

Xanthan gum is used as a stabilizer and thickener within cosmetic products. It helps give products a sticky, thick feeling - preventing them from being too runny.

On the technical side of things, xanthan gum is a polysaccharide - a combination consisting of multiple sugar molecules bonded together.

Xanthan gum is a pretty common and great ingredient. It is a natural, non-toxic, non-irritating ingredient that is also commonly used in food products.

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Hyper Skin Hyper Clear Brightening Clearing Vitamin C Serum contains this as ingredient number 36.

Drunk Elephant C-Firma Vitamin C Day Serum contains this as ingredient number 39.

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