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Updated on November 07, 2023

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin C

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, scar healing, dark spots and better texture

Free From

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

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The Ordinary Ethylated Ascorbic Acid 15% Solution
The Ordinary 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder

Ingredient Info

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Notable Ingredients

Benefits

Notable Ingredients

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

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Ethylated Ascorbic Acid 15% Solution
Propanediol Solvent

Propanediol helps absorb ingredients into your skin, boosting their benefits. It can act as an emollient, making your skin softer. Propanediol can help products last longer by boosting the properties of preservatives within the formulation.

3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid Skin Conditioning
Vitamin C IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon
Vitamin CVitamin C Icon 5 Benefits

You might know this ingredient as Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a more stable version of ascorbic acid.

100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder
Ascorbic Acid Antioxidant, Buffering, Masking
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon
Vitamin CVitamin C Icon AntioxidantAntioxidant Icon 6 Benefits

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

Ingredient Ratings

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Ethylated Ascorbic Acid 15% Solution
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100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder
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When to use

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70% use in am
30% use in pm
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The Ordinary Ethylated Ascorbic Acid 15% Solution 2 ingredients

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The Ordinary 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder 1 ingredient

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Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Irritating (1)
AshN.'s avatar

AshN.

5 months ago · Oily Skin
Review

(Tried Nov 2020) It's been a minute since I last used this product but I do remember that it took some time to find the best/ most efficient way to...

(Tried Nov 2020) It's been a minute since I last used this product but I do remember that it took some time to find the best/ most efficient way to integrate this into my routine. Since it is a powder, another serum/moisturizer is required to dissolve it. Despite diluting it with another product, I felt that I could not get the irritation/stinging to be less potent. So it definitely became a matter of using less than half of the standard amount. At that point it become more bearable to use and I did notice the effects. I wouldn't say it's the most convenient product to use for brightening compared to others.