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SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF Versus Youth To The People 15% Vitamin C + Clean Caffeine Energy Serum

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American Brand United States

Updated on February 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe serums. They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin C

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
15% Vitamin C + Clean Caffeine Energy Serum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

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. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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Buffering, Masking

Sodium Citrate is the sodium salts of citric acid. In skincare, it is used to alter pH levels and acts as a preservative.

Its main functions are to maintain the pH of a product and neutralize metal ions.

The acidity of our skin is maintained by our glands and skin biome; normal pH level of skin is slightly acidic (~4.75-5.5).

Being slightly acidic allows our skin to create an "acid mantle". This acid mantle is a thin barrier that protects our skin from bacteria and contaminants.

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When to use

123 Routines
89% use in am
11% use in pm
95% use every day
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120 Routines
94% use in am
6% use in pm
89% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

SkinCeuticals Silymarin CF 11 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (1) Expensive (1) Light (1)
BZ101's avatar

B Z

15 days ago
Review

Amazing Vitamin C serum! My skin improved almost immediately. It’s Skinceuticals so obviously it’s expensive, but I love the slightly astringent and non-greasy formula as a base for my daytime routine. As someone with a very oily T-zone, this has been really helpful.

I don’t love the pipet - you have to be careful or you might accidentally squeeze some drops out.

#expensive
#light
#absorbs well
#light scent
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AriannaGynan_520

2 years ago
Review

Makes my skin glow and prevents acne

Youth To The People 15% Vitamin C + Clean Caffeine Energy Serum 34 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Irritating (1)
sarahabma's avatar

sarahabma

2 years ago
Review

Most effective vitamin C
This is the product I let myself splurge on because I haven't found anything that compares so far. This is so fast-acting for lightening my dark spots/acne scars. I use one pump on the whole face, once a day in the AM so the bottle tends to last me about 3 months. Highly, highly recommend for dark spots!

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chlolands

1 year ago
Review

Did nothing for my dark spots, instead destroyed my skin barrier.

#irritating