APLB PDRN Vitamin C Ampoule Serum — Efficacy 3.8/5.0, Safety 4.7/5.0 | DemythSkin
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APLB PDRN Vitamin C Ampoule Serum

APLB PDRN Vitamin C Ampoule Serum

SerumHydration
Efficacy
Solid
3.8 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.7 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a hydrating, centella-heavy vitamin C serum with modest brightening power and a very skin-friendly base, but its PDRN and vitamin C are more marketing than clinically optimized anti-aging therapy. Ascorbic acid sits only around the mid-INCI with no disclosed percentage or stabilizing co-antioxidants, so you get B Tier antioxidant/brightening rather than true S Tier vitamin C performance; PDRN (Sodium DNA) is in the last position, indicating trace levels that will not match injectable PDRN data, though the formula still scores well for hydration and soothing thanks to high glycerin, centella triterpenoids, panthenol, beta-glucan, and sodium hyaluronate in a slightly acidic, fragrance-free base.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
Ascorbic Acid
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
Aqua (Water)GlycerinPanthenolAllantoinSqualaneAsiaticosideMadecassic AcidAsiatic AcidSodium HyaluronateBeta-GlucanSaccharomyces Ferment
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Centella Asiatica Leaf WaterButylene GlycolPropanediol1,2-HexanediolDiethoxyethyl SuccinateHydroxyacetophenoneSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl TaurateCellulose GumDisodium EDTACitric AcidDipotassium GlycyrrhizateXanthan GumInulinGlyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid CopolymerCelluloseFructoseGlucoseDipropylene GlycolC12-14 Alketh-12Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit ExtractCaprylyl Glycol
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf ExtractHydrolyzed CollagenNelumbium Speciosum Flower ExtractArtemisia Annua ExtractOryza Sativa (Rice) ExtractSolanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit ExtractSodium DNA (PDRN)
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