What's in it? Vitamin C formulations

When applied topically, pure vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) has been shown to have positive effects on the skin's appearance with continued usage. Treatments may help to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, minimize pore size and improve skin's texture and firmness.

Cosmetic ingredients as listed by their makers:

Kiehl's Since 1851
Powerful-strength Line-reducing Concentrate
Formulated with 10.5 percent pure Vitamin C

Ingredients: Propylene glycol, cyclopentasioxane, ascorbic acid, glycerin, cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 dimethicone, dimethicone crosspolymer, lauroyl lysine, acrylates copolymer, adenosine. Fmla 685275/21. Code F.I.L. D39705/1.

Murad Environmental Shield Essential-C Daily Renewal Complex
What it does: Treats and targets pigmentation and damage caused by environmental exposoure (reducing appearance of fine lines by 17 percent after one application; reduces photodamage by 46 percent in four weeks:
Ingredients: Cyclomethicone, ascorbic acid, dimethicone crosspolymer, C12-15 alkyl ethylhexanoate, Di-C12-15 alkyl fumarate, tocopheryl acetate, retinol, bisabolol, allantoin, lysine lauroyl, methionate, Rice amino acids, Zinc aspartate, chitosan ascorbate, retinyl palmitate, cyanocobalamin, Beta carotene, Ranunculus ficaria extract, glycine, glutamic acid, caprylic/capric trigylceride, vegetable oil (olus), limonene, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) oil, Citrus nobilis (mandarin orange) peel oil, Ocimum basilicum (basil) oil, Citrus grandis (grapefruit) peel oil), Ferula galbaniflua (galbanum) rein oil. U.S. patents 5,972,999/6 194,452.

Ole Henriksen Sheer Transformation
Ingredients: Water, caprylic/capric trigylceride, dimethicone, stearyl alcohol, tribehenin, glycerin, tocopheryl acetate, calcium ascorbate, ascorbyl palmitate, Pisum sativum (pea) extract, Chamomilla recutita (matricaria) flower extract, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, Santalum album (sandalwood) wood extract, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed extract, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane) extract, Acer saccharum (sugar maple) extract, Citrus limon (lemon) fruit extract, Berberis Vulgaris bark extract, Fusanus spicatus wood oil, superoxide dismutase, sucrose dilaurate, sorbitol, hydrogenated coco-gylcerides, octyldodecanol, polysorbate 20, dimethyl sulfone, xanthan gum, phenoxyethanol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin, hexylene glycol.

What's in it? E to L

Cosmetic ingredients as listed by their makers:

Eminence Carrot Vitamin Masque
Ingredients: Beta Carotenoids (carrot juice), carrot pulp, vanilla extract, wheat germ oil, linseed, zinc oxide, silicate, citric acid, ascorbic acid (vitamin C), soyamine, spring water, glycerin, lecithin, salicylic acid.

Erno Laszlo Normalizer shake-It
What it does: A.M. tinted treatment, toner style Ingredients: Water, alcohol (denat.), calcium carbonate, isopropyl alcohol, talc, glycerin, citric acid, fragrance, denatonium benzoate, aml cinnamal, alphaisomethyl ionone, benzyl alcohol, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate, citral, citronellol, eugenol, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol, limonene linalool, iron oxides (Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499), zinc oxide (Cl 77947), titanium dioxide (Cl 77891).

Estee Lauder Advanced Night Repair
Ingredients: Water, bifida ferment lysate, methyl gluceth-20, PEG-75, butylene glycol, BIS-PEG-18, methylether dimethyl silane, glycereth-26, Cola acuminata (kola) extract, squalane, sodium RNA, sodium hyaluronate, retinyl palmitate, tocopheryl acetate, bisabolol, panthethine, hydrogenated lecithin, oleth-3 phosphate, oleth-3, oleth-5, Anthemis nobilis (chamomile), caffeine, choleth-24, ceteth-24, xanthan gum, tea-carbomer, ethylhexyl-methoxycinnamate, BHT, trisodium EDTA, benzyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, Yellow 5 (CI 19140), Green 5 (CI 61570), Red 4 (CI 14700).

Estee Lauder Re-Nutriv Lift Age-correcting Creme
Ingredients: Water, Butyspermum parkii (shea butter), caprylic/capric/myristic/stearic triglyceride, methyl trimethicone, Dl-C12-15 alkyl fumarate, dimethicone, butylene glycol, steareth-2, glycerin, stearyl alcohol, pentylene glycol, phytosteryl/behenyl/octyldodecyl lauroyl glutamate, glyceryl stearate, steareth-21, Laminaria digitata extract, Phormidium persicinum extract, Polygonum cuspidatum root extract, Boswellia serrata extract, Inonotus obliquus (mushroom) extract, Cordyceps (apple) fruit extract,acetyl hexapeptide-8, Scutellaria baicalensis root extract, acetyl glucosamine, hydrolyzed wheat protein, Arabidopsis thaliana extract, pearl powder, gold, tourmaline, cholesterol, caffein, algae extract, artemia extract, ergothioneine, polysilicone-11, threhalose, linoleic acid, isohexadecane, tocopheryl acetate, trisodium resveratrol triphosphate, sodium hyaluronate, decarboxy carnosine HCL, isoniacinamide, Glycine soja (soybean) protein, polysorbate 80, fragrance, acrylamide/sodium acryloyldimethyltaurate copolymer, pentaerythrityl tetra-Dl-T-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, cellulose, carbomer, sodium hydroxide, citric acid, disodium EDTA, phenoxyethanol, sodium dehydroacetate, caramel, Yellow 5 (Cl 19140), Yellow 6 (Cl 15985).

Eve Lom Intense Hydration Serum
Daily concentrate for moisturizing, protection, radiance
Ingredients: Water, glycerin, phenoxyethanol, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Guerlain Orchidée Imperiale Eye and Lip Cream
Ingredients: Water, glycerin, squalane, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, propylene glycol dicaprylic/caprate, caprylic/capric triglyceride, pentylene glycol, steareth-21, orchid extract, diglycerin, hydrogenated palm kernel glycerides, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, glyceryl hydroxystearate, phenoxyethanol, bisdiglyceryl polycyladipate-2, steareth-2, stearalkonium hectorite, sodium polyacrylate, dimethicone, titanium dioxide (Cl 77891), tocopherol acetate, saccharomyces cerevisiae extract, propylene carbonate, synthetic fluorphlogopite, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, disodium EDTA, Ruscus aculeatus root extract, tromethamine, maltodextrin, hyrdogenated palm glycerides, adenosine, raffinose, sodium hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza glabra (licorice) root extract, BHT, Centella asiatica leaf extract, ethylhexylglycerin, Rubus fruticosus (blackberry) leaf extract.

Intraceuticals Opulence Hydration Gel
Ingredients: Water, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, polysorbate 20, glycerin, alpha arbutin, alcohol (denat.), carbomer, serum albumin, hyaluronic acid, dextran sulphate, pheonoxyethanol,benzyl alcohol, fragrance, Rumex crispus (yellow dock) root extract, panthenol, triethanolamine, disodium EDTA, hexyl cinnamal.

Jurlique Day Care Face Lotion
Hydrates, freshens and balances skin.
Ingredients: Water, herbal extract mixture from Calendula officinalis, Bells perennis (daisy), Rosa gallica (rose), Viola odorata, Equisetum arvense (horsetail), Camellia sinensis (green tea), Vitis vinifera (grape seed), Curcuma longa (turmeric), Rosa canina (rose hip) fruit oil, Carthamus tinctorius (safflower) seed oil, Perea gratissima (avocado) oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, alcohol, glyceryl stearate citrate, Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter) oil, Macadamia terrifolia seed oil, honey, xanthan gum, Daucus carota sativa (carrot) root extract, Cera alba (beeswax), Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, Citrus aurantium amara (bitter orange) oil, Rosa oenifolia (rose) flower oil, Hydroxymethylglycinate, lactic acid, Citrus grandis (grapefruit) seed extract, lecithin, tocopherol (vitamin E), sodium ascorbate (vitamin C), geraniol, citronellol, linalool, citral, limonene.

Kahala Organics Mana Cream

Ingredients: Water, hyaluronic acid*, vegetable oil*, glycerin (USP-Kosher)*, Morinda citrifolia (noni) juice extract*, dimethicone (inert emollient), butylene glycol, Camellia sinensis (green tea) leaf extract*, Chrysanthellum indicum (golden chamomile) extract*, Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter)*, sodium olivoyl glutamate (from olive)*, potassium hydroxide, carbomer, cetyl alcohol*, glyceryl stearate*, ethylhexylglycerin*, Lonicera caprifolium (honeysuckle) flower extract*, Lonicera Japonica (honeysuckle) flower extract*, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolyer*, caprylhydroxamic acid, methlpropanediol, Curcuma longa (turmeric)*. * denotes plant derived.

Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts
CytoCell Dermal Energizing Treatment
Ingredients: Water, Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glycerin, ethylhexyl isononanoate, dimethicone, C4-24 alkyl dimethicone/divinyldimethicone crosspolymer, isodecyl isononanoate, isohexadecane, tridecyl trimellitate, pentylene glycol, cetearyl alcohol, hydrogenated lecithin, behenyl alcohol, linoleic acid, sodicum acrylate/sodium, acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, whey protein, cetearyl glucoside, linolenic acid, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, polysorbate 80, disodium EDTA, o-cymen-5-OL, Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, Lavandula hybrida oil, Citrus aurantium bergamia (bergamot) fruit oil, Pelargonium graveolens flower oil, Pogostermon cablin oil, polydiethyleneglycol adipate/IPDI copolymer, tocopherol, tropolone, polypeptide-72, citronellol, limonene, linalool.
Note: No parabens, no synthetic fragrances, no artificial oils.

Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts

Protect SPF 55 Serum Sunscreen

Active ingredients: Avobenzenone (3%), homosalate (10%), octisalate (5%), octocrylene (2%), oxybenzenone (6%)

Inactive ingredients: Water, butylene glycol, PEG-8, polyethylene, silicone, dimethicone, methyl glucose, sesquistearate, titanium dioxide, acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, kaolin, Picia excelsa wood extract, sodium polyacrylate, Aloe barbadensis (aloe vera) leaf juice, sodium hydroxide, tocopheryl acetate (vitamin E acetate), bentonite, disodium EDTA, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, retinyl palmitate (vitamin A palmitate), tocopherol, phenoxyethanol, ethylhexylglycerinm, chlorphenesin.

Kiehl's Since 1851
Midnight Recovery Concentrate
Replenishing elixir of pure essential oils and distilled botanicals

Ingredients: Caprylic/capric triglyceride, dicaprylyl carbonate, squalane, Rosa canina fruit oil, Oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, Simmondsia chinenesis (jojoba) seed oil,  Coriandrum sativum (coriander) seed oil, tocopherol, Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, Pelargoniu graveolens flower oil, linalool, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf oil, citronellol, geraniol, Lavandula hybrida oil, Cucumis sativus (cucumber) fruit extract, Curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, limonene, citral, selareolide, Rosa Spp/rose flower oil, Jasminum officinale (jasmine) extract, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil. Fmla 685449/18. Code F.I.L. D39273/5.

Kinerase Restructure Firming Cream

0.15% N6-furfuryladenine
Ingredients: Purified water, Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), stearic acid, stearyl olivate, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, propylene glycol, kinetin (N6-furfuryladenine), acetyl hexapeptide-8, acetyl octapeptide-3, pentapeptide-18, tripeptide-10 citrulline, tripeptide-1, Punica granatum extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, Pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, hydrolzyed wheat protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, tocopherol, Gardenia Tahitensis flower, hydrogenated coconut oil, trisiloxane, Citrus sinensis (orange) oil, lecithin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, carbomer, capryly glycol, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Kinerase Restructure Firming Eye Cream
0.5% N6-furfuryladenine
Ingredients: Purified water, Butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), stearic acid, stearyl olivate, dimethicone, cetearyl alcohol, glycerin, propylene glycol, kinetin (N6-furfuryladenine), acetyl hexapeptide-8, acetyl octapeptide-3, pentapeptide-18, tripeptide-10 citrulline, tripeptide-1, Punica granatum extract, peucedanum graveolens (dill) extract, Pseudoalteromonas ferment extract, hydrolzyed wheat protein, hydrolyzed soy protein, tocopherol, Gardenia Tahitensis flower, hydrogenated coconut oil, trisiloxane, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) seed extract, lecithin, triethanolamine, xanthan gum, carbomer, capryly glycol, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, caprylyl glycol, ethylhexylglycerin.

Lancer Skincare Polish

Ingredients: Sodium bicarbonate, PEG-8, glycerin, magnesium oxide, ethoxydiglycol, oleth-20, trihydroxystearin, glyceryl stearate, silica, retinyl palmitate, tocopherol acetate, bromelain, papain.

Lancer proprietary liposome complex: perflurodecalin, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, tetrahexodecyl ascorbate, ascorbic acid, hydrogen peroxide, soy lecithin phospholipids, Lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, fragrance.

Lancôme Génifique Youth Activating Concentrate
Ingredients: Water, Bifida ferment lysate, glycerin, alchohol denat., dimethicone, hydroxyethlpiperazine ethane sulfonic acid, sodium hyaluronate, phenoxyethanol, adenosine, PEG-20 methyl glucose sesquisteaate, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, salicyloyl phytosphingosine, ammonium polyacryldimethltauramide/ammonium polyacryolyldimethyl taurate, limonene, xanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, disodium EDTA, octyldodecanol, citric acid, citronellol, fragrance, sodium benzoate, D38214/2.

Lisa Hoffman Spa Facial Lip Moisturizer
Ingredients: Hydrogenated polyisobutene, butylene/ethylene/styrene copolymer, ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer, ethylhexyl palmitate, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl acetate, Persea gratissima (avocado) oil, unsaponifiables, Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, Prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, squalane, Glycine soja (soybean) seed extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinyl palmitate, silica dimethyl silylate, phenoxyethanol, butylene glycol, ceramide 2, fragrance, tribehenin, hyaluronic acid, benzyl benzoate, sorbitan isostearate, ubiquinone, palmitoyl oligopeptide.

Love Renaissance Noe Rainbow Cream
Ingredients: Water, stearic acid, glycerin, sorbitol, squalane, Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, glyceryl stearate SE, polyglutamic acid, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopherol, pyridoxine dipalmitate, ascorbyl dipalmitate, citric acid, beeswax, butylene glycol, aminomethyl propanol, methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance.

Love Renaissance Noe Rainbow Essence
Ingredients: Water, glycerin, Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, butylene glycol, disodium ascorbyl sulfate, polyglutamic acid, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Chlorella vulgaris extract, Pueraaria lobata root extract, sodium hyaluronate, arginine dipotassium glycyrrhizate, carbomer, cellulose gum, polysorbate 80, phenoxyethanol, methylparaben, fragrance.

Love Renaissance Noe Rainbow Foam
Ingredients: Water, glycerin, myristic acid, stearic acid, potassium hydroxide, lauric acid, Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, sorbeth-60 tetraoleate, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopherol, pyridoxine dipalmitate, ascorbyl dipalmitate, butylene glycol, PEG-75, PEG-150, aminomethyl propanol, methylcellulose, gyceryl stearate SE, methylparaben, butylparaben, fragrance.

Love Renaissance Noe Rainbow Milk
Ingredients: Water, Olea europaea (olive) leaf extract, stearic acid, sorbitol, glyceryl stearate SE, glycerin, polyglutamic acid, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Pueraria lobata root extract, Chlorella vulgaris extract, squalane, Olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, tocopheryl, pyridoxine dipalmitate, ascorbyl dipalmitate, cetyl palmitate, C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters, butylene lycol, aminomethyl propanol, carbomer, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance.

What's in it? Pore refiner

Cosmetic ingredients as listed by their makers:

Benefit Porefessional Pro Balm
Pore minimizer and mattifier

Ingredients: Cyclopentasioxane, dimethicone, dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer, isononyl isononanaoate, silica, dimethicone crosspolymer,isododecane, phenoxyethanol, polymethyl methacrylate, titanium dioxide (Cl 77891), cyclohexasiloxane, tocopheryl, acetate, fragrance, mica, iron oxides (CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499), limonene, triethoxycaprylylsilane, BHT. Fmla 685678 4. Code F.I.L. D165094/3.

Kiehl's Since 1851

Micro-Blur Skin Perfector

Pore refiner, skin smoother

Ingredients: Dimethicone, water, glycerin, dimethicone crosspolymer, methyl methacrylate crosspolymer, isononyl isononanaoate, alcohol denat., vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxande crosspolymer, butylene glycol, lauryl PEG-9 polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone, boron nitrade, silica silylate,  phenoxyethanol, PEG/PPG-18/18 dimethicone, perlite, magnesium sulfate, cpryloyl salicylic acid, caprylyl glycol, menthyl lactae, Lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, bisabolol, fragance, dextrin, dimethiconol, iron oxides (Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499, titanium dioxide (Cl 77891), synthetic fluorphlogopite, Esperua falcata bark extract, farnesol, limonene, disodium stearoyl glatamate, alpha-isomethyl ionone, citronellol, aluminum hydroxide.
* Paraben free and non-comedogenic

Korean sheet masks

Cosmetic ingredients as listed by their makers:

Tony Moly

I'm Real Red Wine Mask

Pore care

Ingredients: Water, glycerin, butylene glycol, PEG/PPG-17/6 copolymer, panthenol, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, chlorphenesin, phenoxyethanol, xanthan gum, phenyl trimethicone, wine extract, carbomer, 1.2 hexanediol, propanediol, tromethamine, Camellia japonica flower extract, Chrysanthellum indicum (rosemary) leaf extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Melissa officinalis leaf extract, Rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) leaf extract, Aspalathus linearis leaf extract, Thymus vulgaris (thyme) flower/leaf extract, Jasminum officinale (jasmine) flower water, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, caprylyl glycol, Illicium verum (anise) fruit extract, allantoin, disodium EDTA, fragrance.

The Face Shop

3-step Brightening and Soothing

Clean Peeling Swab

Ingredients: Water, glycerin, alcohol denat., lactic acid, tromethamine, dipropylene glycol, glycerin, methylpropanediol, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, erythritol, glycereth-26, citric acid, sodium citrate, glycolic acid, hydroxyethyl urea, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, disodium EDTA, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance.

Soothing serum

Ingredients: Water, glycerin, methylpropanediol, glycerin, dipropylene glycol, glycereth-26, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, panthenol, erythritol, asiaticoside, madecassic acid, Asiatic acid, xanthan gum, hydroxyethylcellulose, sodium polycrylate, PEG/PPG-17/6 copolymer, glyceryl, acrylate/acrylic acid copolymer, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, carbomer, triethanolamine, disodium EDTA, ethylhexylglycerin, phenoxyethanol, fragrance.

Moisturizing mask

Ingredients: Water, methylpropanediol, niacinamide, glycerin, butylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, Aloe barbadensis leaf extract, Cuscuta japonica seed extract, Angustifolium (blueberry) fruit extract, Punica granatum fruit extract, honey extract, Portulaca oleracea extract, Hamamelis virginiana (witch hazel) extract, Cordyceps sinensis extract, hydrolyzed collagen, trehalose, sodium hyaluronate, allantoin, panthenol, xanthan gum, PEG-60 hydrogenated castor oil, ammonium acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP copolymer, tromethamine, carbomer, disodium EDTA, ethylhexylglycerin, chlorphenesin, ethyl hexanediol, 1.2 hexanediol, fragrance.