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The Ordinary Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% Versus Mixsoon Vitamin C Powder

Serum
Facial Treatment
Canadian Brand Canada
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on April 18, 2025

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These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

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

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531 Routines
69% use in am
31% use in pm
89% use every day
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12 Routines
92% use in am
8% use in pm
75% use every day

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The Ordinary Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% 3 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 5 ratings
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Clover

2 years ago
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I'm orange...
When I first started using this I was like, “great, a vitamin C that doesn’t burn”. So I began using it frequently. Slowly, I noticed my skin was turning orange, but just on my face. Turns out this product was oxidizing ON MY SKIN. The serum itself was still pretty clear, so I wasn’t applying an old or bad product, but when exposed to oxygen while on my face it began to STAIN it as Show more

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mickey_432

2 years ago
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My face has never been redder and hurt more in my life...

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