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u/preciousia ยท 1 pointr/Pigmentation

The deleted post on pigmentation subreddit by /u/zenona was asking about a dubious vitamin C he/she bought on Amazon

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i had a look at the ingredients for you and uploaded it to COSDNA.
Click here to view it.

  • The product uses Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (SAP), a vitamin C that is effective and stable.
  • MSM is added to aid penetration
  • Based on the ingredients, it looks good. I recognise many beneficial ingredients like witch hazel, ferulic acid, good preservative (no paraben), Centella asiatica etc

    I am concerned about the "green washing" of this product ingredients. I do not believe the ingredient list is complete as some ingredients like emulsifier are required for a formula like this.
    Also SAP is the only vitamin C i see and they claim all natural. Rubbish. SAP is synthetic. 20%? i like to check that as the Recommended percentages for SAP is:

  • Daily skin care 0.2-2%
  • Sun care products 0.2-1%
  • Lightening products >3%
  • Solubility: It is possible to prepare solutions of up to 64% in water,

    I have seen many products sold over the internet that claims to have certain actives that are questionable. Personally i have bought a claimed "30%" vitamin C serum on eBay that was bullshit. i did Vitamin C test and found it contained very little and based on the ingredient list and understanding of Ascorbic acid, the retailer is lying. I have requested the seller to contact the manufacturer and requested they removed the misleading product description that it contained 30% vitamin C. lol i am no cosmetic cop though.

    hope this gives you an insight and perhaps buy from more reputatable companies in the future? I am not located in US, so i am not sure the regulations in USA. In Australia, the rules for ebay/etsy is more lax and i have seen such products on ebay/etsy. These companies may not be completely honest in their disclosure.


    i think you should email the manufacturer and clarify the % of Vitamin C. 20% SAP is seriously dubious.

    i came across this on beauty brains and i want to share with you regarding your Vitamin C serum.

    >gingerbread June 24, 2015, 11:24 am
    There is definitely something stinky about this InstaNatural company. They use Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (SAP) as a vitamin C and they claim 20% of Vit C on the label, but SAP is supposed to be used at level up to few %. And 3% water solution of SAP has pH ca. 9-10!

    ... check it out.

    fishy like your Vitamin C 20% SAP serum



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    >ah, forgot to tell you miss cosmetics police :P I msged them about their claim of 20% Vit C, and they say their product is an 'equivalent' to that ! Can you believe it ? Never again am I buying from unknown brand :/

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