Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum
- Aqua / Water / Eau
- solvent base
- Glycerin
- humectant
- Alcohol
- solvent, texture enhancer
- Dipropylene Glycol
- solvent, humectant
- Butylene Glycol
- humectant, solvent
- Niacinamide
- brightening, barrier support
- PEG/PPG/Polybutylene Glycol-8/5/3 Glycerin
- humectant, solubilizer
- Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid
- buffering agent
- Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane
- texture modifier
- Isononyl Isononanoate
- emollient, slip agent
- 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
- vitamin C derivative
- Citrus Junos Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- Citrus Limon Fruit Extract / Lemon Fruit Extract
- botanical extract
- Sodium Citrate
- buffering agent
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- humectant
- Adenosine
- skin-conditioning agent
- Phenylethyl Resorcinol
- brightening active
- Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
- thickener, stabilizer
- Disodium EDTA
- chelating agent
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- emulsifier, barrier support
- Citric Acid
- pH adjuster
- Maltodextrin
- carrier, stabilizer
- Xanthan Gum
- thickener
- Oxothiazolidinecarboxylic Acid
- stabilizer
AQUA / WATER / EAU • GLYCERIN • ALCOHOL • DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL • BUTYLENE GLYCOL • NIACINAMIDE • PEG/PPG/POLYBUTYLENE GLYCOL-8/5/3 GLYCERIN • HYDROXYETHYLPIPERAZINE ETHANE SULFONIC ACID • BIS-PEG-18 METHYL ETHER DIMETHYL SILANE • ISONONYL ISONONANOATE • 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID • CITRUS JUNOS FRUIT EXTRACT • CITRUS LIMON FRUIT EXTRACT / LEMON FRUIT EXTRACT • SODIUM CITRATE • SODIUM HYALURONATE • ADENOSINE • PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL • AMMONIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE • DISODIUM EDTA • HYDROGENATED LECITHIN • CITRIC ACID • MALTODEXTRIN • XANTHAN GUM • OXOTHIAZOLIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID • TOCOPHEROL • TOCOPHERYL ACETATE • SALICYLIC ACID • PHENOXYETHANOL • LINALOOL • GERANIOL • LIMONENE • BENZYL ALCOHOL • BENZYL SALICYLATE • PARFUM / FRAGRANCE
Is Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum worth it?
Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum scores 3.7 out of 5.0 for efficacy (Basic) and 3.2 out of 5.0 for safety (Irritant) on DemythSkin's independent ingredient analysis. This is a fragranced brightening serum with decent actives, but the formula is undercut by alcohol and a likely sub-therapeutic acid setup. The efficacy score is driven mainly by niacinamide in the mid-to-upper part of t
What are the key active ingredients in Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum?
Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum contains these gold-standard actives with strong clinical evidence: Salicylic Acid.
Does Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum contain fragrance or known irritants?
DemythSkin flags these ingredients in Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum as potential irritants: Citrus Junos Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon Fruit Extract / Lemon Fruit Extract, Phenylethyl Resorcinol, Linalool, Geraniol, Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Parfum / Fragrance. This product does contain fragrance.
How is Garnier SkinActive Vitamin-C Brightening Face Serum scored?
DemythSkin grades every product on two independent axes: efficacy (whether the ingredients have clinical evidence of working) and safety (irritation and sensitisation risk). Ingredients are classified S through D against a database of over 3,000 compounds. No brand pays for a score.
Analysis last updated: 2026-08-16. DemythSkin is an independent ingredient analyzer. Scores are computed by a deterministic rubric from published clinical evidence — no brand pays for a score.