Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Gentle Vitamin C Serum — Efficacy 4.4/5.0, Safety 4.7/5.0 | DemythSkin
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Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Gentle Vitamin C Serum

Drunk Elephant C-Luma Hydrabright Gentle Vitamin C Serum

SerumBrightening
Efficacy
Strong
4.4 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.7 / 5.0
System Verdict
This is a well-formulated, gentle A Tier vitamin C serum with solid brightening support but it will not hit the same potency as a strong L-ascorbic acid treatment. The 10% vitamin C blend (9% sodium ascorbyl phosphate + 1% ascorbyl glucoside) is a thoughtful, low-irritation choice, and it is backed by a triple-antioxidant brightening complex (phloretin, glutathione, diglucosyl gallic acid) plus humectants and emollients for good skin feel, but the use of relatively mild derivatives means the overall efficacy ceiling for stubborn hyperpigmentation and dramatic photodamage correction is lower than S Tier gold-standard L-ascorbic acid serums at 15%+ and optimized pH.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
WaterGlycerinSqualaneAscorbyl GlucosideSclerocarya Birrea Seed OilSodium HyaluronateLecithinTocopheryl Acetate
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
PropanediolIsodecyl NeopentanoateNeopentyl Glycol DiheptanoateC9-12 AlkaneSodium Polyacryloyldimethyl TaurateCoco-Caprylate/CapratePullulanSclerotium GumDiglucosyl Gallic AcidSorbitan SesquiisostearateSorbeth-30 TetraisostearateDipropylene GlycolPhloretinSodium CitrateSodium MetabisulfitePPG-8-Ceteth-20GluconolactoneAcrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate CopolymerCitric AcidTetrasodium Glutamate DiacetateSilicaXanthan GumSodium HydroxidePhenoxyethanolSodium Benzoate
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
GlutathioneChondrus Crispus Extract
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