Image Skincare Vital C Hydrating Anti-Aging Serum

35/49 Best Ingredients

13/49 Good Ingredients

1/49 Unfavorable Ingredient

33/49 Natural Ingredients

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Anti-aging Ingredients (Best For Anti-aging)

15% vitamin c

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
magnesium ascorbyl phosphate

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
glycine soja (soybean) sterols

Soybean. May have skin rejuvenation effect
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 20412217
palmitoyl pentapeptide 4

Palmitoyl Peptide. Could reduce the appearance of fine lines
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC2841824
acetyl hexapeptide 8

Argireline. Potential anti-aging effect due to its muscle-relaxing activity.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 17520155
tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
palmitoyl oligopeptide

Palmitoyl Peptide. Could reduce the appearance of fine lines
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC2841824
vitis vinifera (grape) seed extract

Grape. Antioxidant
camellia sinensis leaf extract

Green Tea. Antioxidant properties. Protects against UV rays, has anti-inflammatory properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19492999
corallina officinalis extract

Corallina Officinalis. Seaweed whose extract could have antioxidant properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 21896282
ascorbyl palmitate

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387
ascorbic acid

Vitamin C. Used as antioxidant with numerous anti-aging benefits
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 19159387

tocopherol

Vitamin E. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, possesses skin protecting properties that reduce skin aging.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC3874949
squalane

Squalane. Squalene and squalane are highly effective natural emollients and anti-oxidants. They can be produced from shark liver or from olives.
tocopheryl acetate

Vitamin E. Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, possesses skin protecting properties that reduce skin aging.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC3874949
yeast polysaccharides

Yeast Polysaccharides. Extract with antioxidant properties
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 18665748
dipotassium glycyrrhizate

Licorice. Powerful antioxidant properties
aloe barbadensis leaf juice powder

Aloe. Skin-conditioning agent, helps smooth wrinkled skin
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC2883372
leucine

Leucine. Amino acid, helps re-build broken skin, has antioxidant properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 18464032
valine

Valine. Amino acid, helps re-build broken skin, has antioxidant properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 18464032
tyrosine

Tyrosine. Amino acid, helps re-build broken skin, has antioxidant properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 18464032
arginine

Arginine. Antioxidant properties
lysine

Lysine. Amino acid, helps re-build broken skin, has antioxidant properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 18464032

Healing Ingredients (Best For Anti-aging)

sodium hyaluronate

Sodium Hyaluronate. Heals damaged skin
linoleic acid

Vitamin F. Emollient, speeds up the skin healing process
phospholipids

Phospholipids. Improves dry skin and is an essential structural components of cell membranes

centella asiatica extract

Centella Asiatica. Wide therapeutic actions. Recommended for the treatment of various skin conditions
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMCID: PMC3116297
panthenol

Vitamin B5. Heals broken or itchy skin
algae extract

Algae. Plant extract, skin healing properties

Moisturizing Ingredients (Best For Anti-aging)

caprylic/capric triglyceride

Caprylic Acid. Coconut oil based skin-conditioning agent, emollient
glyceryl stearate

Glyceryl Monoester. Skin-conditioning agent, emollient
stearyl glycyrrhizate

Stearyl Glycyrrhizate. Skin moisturizing properties

prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil

Sweet Almond. Skin-conditioning agent, emollient
simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil

Jojoba. Moisturizer

Protective Ingredients (Best For Anti-aging)

olea europaea (olive) leaf extract

Olive Leaf Extract. Anti-microbial properties

Anti-hair loss Ingredients

phyllanthus emblica fruit extract

Indian Gooseberry. Hair tonic, anti-hair loss and anti-inflammatory properties.
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 21317655

Cleansing Ingredients

citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil

Mandarin Orange. Fragrance, cleansing ingredient
linoleamidopropyl pg dimonium chloride phosphate

Linoleamidopropyl Pg Dimonium Chloride Phosphate. Cleansing agent, antistatic agent.

citric acid

Citric Acid. Natural preservative, chelating agent, removes unwanted compounds from the skin.
disodium edta

Edta. Chelating agent, removes unwanted compounds from the skin. Considered safe because it's difficult to absorb through skin
Source: National Institutes of Health - PMID: 12396676

Conditioning Ingredients

imperata cylindrica (root) extract

Cogon Grass. Skin-conditioning agent
darutoside

Darutoside. Skin-conditioning agent
spiraea ulmaria flower extract

Meadowsweet. Plant extract used as a skin conditioning agent.

glucosamine hcl

Glucosamine Hcl. Skin-conditioning agent
saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast extract)

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae. Fungi. Moisturizing, skin-conditioning agent

Neutral Ingredients

aqua

Aqua. Water
magnesium aluminum silicate

Magnesium Aluminum Silicate. Thickener

xanthan gum

Xanthan Gum. Thickening agent

Unfavorable Ingredients

polysorbate 20

Polysorbate 20. Emulsifying agent. occasional reports of hypersensitivity to polysorbates following their topical use. polysorbates have also been associated with serious adverse effects.
Source: National Institutes of Health - CASRN: 9005-65-6

Original List of Ingredients:

15% Vitamin C, AQUA, SODIUM HYALURONATE, MAGNESIUM ASCORBYL PHOSPHATE, IMPERATA CYLINDRICA (ROOT) EXTRACT, LINOLEIC ACID, PHOSPHOLIPIDS, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, GLYCINE SOJA (SOYBEAN) STEROLS, GLYCERYL STEARATE, PALMITOYL PENTAPEPTIDE-4, ACETYL HEXAPEPTIDE-8, CITRUS NOBILIS (MANDARIN ORANGE) PEEL OIL, CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT, TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE, PALMITOYL OLIGOPEPTIDE, DARUTOSIDE, STEARYL GLYCYRRHIZATE, VITIS VINIFERA (GRAPE) SEED EXTRACT, CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAF EXTRACT, CORALLINA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT, PANTHENOL, ASCORBYL PALMITATE, ASCORBIC ACID, PRUNUS AMYGDALUS DULCIS (SWEET ALMOND) OIL, LINOLEAMIDOPROPYL PG-DIMONIUM CHLORIDE PHOSPHATE, TOCOPHEROL, SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS (JOJOBA) SEED OIL, SQUALANE, TOCOPHERYL ACETATE, YEAST POLYSACCHARIDES, OLEA EUROPAEA (OLIVE) LEAF EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, DIPOTASSIUM GLYCYRRHIZATE, SPIRAEA ULMARIA FLOWER EXTRACT, PHYLLANTHUS EMBLICA FRUIT EXTRACT, DISODIUM EDTA, MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE, GLUCOSAMINE HCL, ALGAE EXTRACT, SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE (YEAST EXTRACT), ALOE BARBADENSIS LEAF JUICE POWDER, POLYSORBATE 20, XANTHAN GUM, LEUCINE, VALINE,TYROSINE, ARGININE, LYSINE.

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Merchant's description of this product:
Vitamins A, C and E and anti-oxidants nourish the skin to create healthy, youthful glowing skin. Voted best image product. Ideal for all skin types. read more

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