Best For:
✅ Brighter Skin
✅ Smoother Skin
✅ Dark Spots
✅ Uneven Skin Tone
Key Ingredients:
⭐ 15% Pure Vitamin C
⭐ Vitamin E
⭐ Pine Bark Extract
⭐ Hyaluronic Acid
Key Features:
👍 0.34 oz / 10 mL
👍 Only 11 Ingredients
👍 Allergy Tested
👍 Paraben-Free
👍 Fragrance-Free
👍 7,000+ Reviews
👍 Extremely Affordable!
Are you struggling with dark spots or uneven skin tone?
Let Vichy LiftActiv Vitamin C Serum actively lift away your skin worries with a powerful potion of 15% pure vitamin C, vitamin E, pine bark extract, and hyaluronic acid.
This formula is almost identical to SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic (the godfather of vitamin C serums); the main difference is that Vichy uses pine bark extract instead of ferulic acid.
That means you get to enjoy a world-class formulation for a fraction of the price! (SkinCeuticals retails for $166 😮)
Both feature 15% pure vitamin C (a.k.a. L-ascorbic acid), which is the most effective type of vitamin C as your body can use it directly without any conversion (Pinnell, 2001).
Both feature vitamin E, a complimentary antioxidant that helps stabilize L-ascorbic acid to extend its shelf life and shield your skin from free radical damage (Traber, 2011).
And both have very simple ingredient lists (Vichy at 11 and SkinCeuticals at 12) with no additives or fragrances (however, only SkinCeuticals is alcohol-free).
Now, for the differences:
Unfortunately, Vichy doesn't disclose the pH (one customer said it's 2.5) whereas SkinCeuticals is formulated at a pH between 2.0-3.5, in line with the Duke Antioxidant Patent.
Nonetheless, I'd bet that Vichy is using a pH below 3.5 since research has shown it's required for L-ascorbic acid to effectively penetrate your skin barrier (Pinnell, 2001).
Our Verdict: With over 7K+ reviews, Vichy Liftactiv Vitamin C Serum is our Editor's Choice because it's simple, effective, and affordable for everyone! Featuring 15% pure vitamin C, vitamin E, pine bark extract, and hyaluronic acid, this popular vitamin C serum is almost identical to the world-class SkinCeuticals C E Ferulic for a fraction of the price.
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