Water Deionized
Skin Conditioning
Water Deionized is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum
Mad Hippie Vitamin C Serum brings a skincare serum profile to brightening. Notable signals include vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, and ferulic acid. Texture cues lean hydrating.
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Ingredients List
Benefit signalWatch noteFunctional base
Water Deionized
Skin Conditioning
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant
BrighteningIrritation riskAlkyl Benzoate
Skin Conditioning
Vegetable Glycerin
Skin Conditioning
Water
Skin Conditioning
Hydrating
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Glycerin
Humectant
0 / 0HydratingSodium Levulinate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Anisate
Skin Conditioning
Clary Sage (salvia Sclarea)
Skin Conditioning
Grapefruit (citrus Grandis)
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
0 / 0HydratingBarrier supportAmorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf
Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Barrier supportFerulic Acid
Antioxidant
Barrier supportBrighteningIrritation riskChamomile Flower Extract (recutita Matricaria)
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate
Skin Conditioning
Xanthum Gum
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Skin Conditioning
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Ingredients Explained
Ascorbic Acid
Antioxidant, Brightening
Ascorbic Acid is a direct form of vitamin C used for brightening routines and antioxidant support. It is often chosen when a formula is trying to target dullness, uneven tone, or environmental stress.
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Because it can feel active on skin, sensitive users may want to introduce it gradually and avoid layering it with too many other strong exfoliating or acidic products at the same time.
Alkyl Benzoate
Skin Conditioning
Alkyl Benzoate is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Vegetable Glycerin
Skin Conditioning
Vegetable Glycerin is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Water
Skin Conditioning, Solvent
Water is the base of many cosmetic formulas. It usually appears near the top of an ingredient list because it helps dissolve other ingredients and gives the formula its fluid texture.
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On skin, water is not the active treatment by itself; its main job is to carry humectants, antioxidants, and supporting ingredients so the product can spread evenly.
Glycerin
Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Glycerin is a classic humectant that draws water toward the skin surface. It is one of the most reliable support ingredients for making a formula feel hydrating and comfortable.
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Its role is not flashy, but it matters: glycerin can soften the feel of active formulas and help reduce the tight finish that some lightweight serums leave behind.
Sodium Levulinate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Levulinate is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Sodium Anisate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Anisate is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Clary Sage (salvia Sclarea)
Skin Conditioning
Clary Sage (salvia Sclarea) is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Grapefruit (citrus Grandis)
Skin Conditioning
Grapefruit (citrus Grandis) is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant, Skin Conditioning
Sodium Hyaluronate is a salt form of hyaluronic acid and acts as a humectant. It helps the skin surface hold onto water, which can make a vitamin C serum feel more comfortable and less drying.
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This ingredient is mostly about hydration and finish. It does not replace moisturizer, but it can help the formula leave skin looking smoother and more lightly plumped.
Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder
Skin Conditioning
Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf
Skin Conditioning
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Tocopherol
Antioxidant, Skin Conditioning
Tocopherol is a form of vitamin E used for antioxidant support and skin conditioning. It helps round out formulas that already include brightening or antioxidant ingredients.
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It is often paired with vitamin C and ferulic acid because the trio can support a broader antioxidant story while also making the formula feel more nourishing on skin.
Ferulic Acid
Antioxidant
Ferulic Acid is an antioxidant ingredient commonly used alongside vitamin C and vitamin E. In this kind of formula, it helps strengthen the brightening and environmental-stress positioning.
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It is usually present as a supporting antioxidant rather than the main texture driver. Its value is mostly about formula context: it works best when the surrounding antioxidant system makes sense.
Chamomile Flower Extract (recutita Matricaria)
Skin Conditioning
Chamomile Flower Extract (recutita Matricaria) is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Sodium Phytate
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Phytate is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Xanthum Gum
Skin Conditioning
Xanthum Gum is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Skin Conditioning
Hydroxyethylcellulose is included as a skin conditioning ingredient in this formula. Its practical effect depends on concentration, formula context, and how your skin tolerates the finished product.