Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum vs 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended Glow Recipe Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Serum $45.00 $45.00 at Glowrecipe ↗Save	Paula's Choice 25% Vitamin C + Glutathione Clinical Serum $68.00 Save
Basics
Type & size	Serum · size not on the record	Serum · size not on the record
Brand origin	American	American
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$45.00 · Glowrecipe	Not recorded
Formula
Key activesdiffers	tranexamic acid, ascorbyl glucoside, sodium ascorbyl phosphate, sodium hyaluronate	ascorbyl glucoside, urea, ascorbic acid, sodium hyaluronate
Free ofdiffers	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free
Heads-up	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed	fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 41 ingredients	Fully parsed · 34 ingredients
Key actives · 4
sodium ascorbyl phosphate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
tranexamic acid	yes	no
urea	no	yes
vitamin c	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 43
1,2-hexanediol	yes	no
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
a silicone	no	yes
betaine	yes	no
citric acid	yes	no
coccinia indica fruit extract	yes	no
corallina officinalis extract	yes	no
decyl glucoside	yes	no
ergothioneine	no	yes
fatty alcohol (non-drying)	no	yes
ferulic acid	yes	no
glucose	no	yes
glutathione	no	yes
helianthus annuus extract	no	yes
hexanoyl dipeptide-3 norleucine acetate	yes	no
hexylene glycol	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	no	yes
hydroxyacetophenone	yes	no
lauryl glucoside	yes	no
lecithin	yes	no
lysine carboxymethyl cysteinate	no	yes
magnesium ascorbyl phosphate Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
mannitol	no	yes
melia azadirachta flower extract	yes	no
melia azadirachta leaf extract	yes	no
oryza sativa bran extract	no	yes
polyglyceryl-10 dioleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-10 dipalmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	yes	no
polyglyceryl-6 polyricinoleate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
potassium sorbate	yes	no
propanediol	yes	no
psidium guajava fruit extract	yes	no
psidium guajava seed oil	yes	no
pyrus malus fruit extract	no	yes
rosmarinus officinalis leaf extract	no	yes
silica	no	yes
sodium pca	no	yes
sodium polyacryloyldimethyl taurate	yes	no
sodium stearoyl glutamate	yes	no
tocopheryl acetate	yes	no
trehalose	no	yes
tremella fuciformis sporocarp extract	yes	no
vanilla planifolia fruit extract	no	yes

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