Ascorbic Acid
Good
Official INCI name
Vitamin C. An antioxidant that brightens and supports collagen. Effective but unstable; can sting sensitive skin at high strength.
What it does
Active. Does something to the skin: exfoliating acids, retinoids, vitamins, peptides, soothing agents.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
L-Ascorbic AcidVitamin C
“Ascorbic Acid” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 2414), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.