5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 vs Laura mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer - Tinted Moisturizing Skin Cream 50 mL 6N1 Mocha

5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 and Laura mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer - Tinted Moisturizing Skin Cream 50 mL 6N1 Mocha share 11 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared 115% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 only 13Laura mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer - Tinted Moisturizing Skin Cream 50 mL 6N1 Mocha only 19

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Shared formula

26%

Ingredients in every formula: 11in both formulas
Key actives unique to one formula: 1unique active
Ingredient rows compared: 43rows compared

From the parsed labels — rows on every label over all compared rows.

The formulas, row by row

43 ingredients across 2 labels

Differences only(32 of 43 rows)

Shared ingredients· none here

Product facts and full ingredient lists side by side
on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Recommended Paula's Choice 5% Vitamin C Sheer Moisturizer SPF 50 $45.00	Laura mercier Laura mercier Tinted Moisturizer Light Revealer - Tinted Moisturizing Skin Cream 50 mL 6N1 Mocha $36.00
Basics
Type & size	Moisturizer · size not on the record	Moisturizer · size not on the record
Brand origindiffers	American	Not recorded
Offers
Where to buy	Not recorded	Not recorded
Availabilitydiffers	Not recorded	in stock
Formula
Key activesdiffers	ascorbyl glucoside, titanium dioxide	titanium dioxide
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy cautionPore data not yet reviewed	pregnancy caution · 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 · 24 ingredients	Fully parsed · 30 ingredients
Key actives · 1
ascorbyl glucoside Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
Rest of the labels · 31
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
acetyl zingerone	yes	no
ascophyllum nodosum extract	no	yes
batyl alcohol	no	yes
butylene glycol	no	yes
butyloctyl salicylate	no	yes
cetearyl alcohol	no	yes
citric acid	no	yes
diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate	yes	no
disodium edta	no	yes
ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate Pregnancy: caution	yes	no
glyceryl stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
homosalate Pregnancy: caution	no	yes
hydrogenated lecithin	yes	no
mica	no	yes
octyldodecyl neopentanoate	no	yes
peg-100 stearate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
phenoxyethanol	no	yes
porphyra umbilicalis extract	yes	no
potassium hydroxide	no	yes
propanediol	yes	no
ricinus communis seed oil	yes	no
saccharide isomerate	no	yes
sodium benzoate	yes	no
sodium citrate	no	yes
sodium hydroxide	yes	no
tin oxide	no	yes
tocopheryl acetate	no	yes
vitamin e	yes	no
water	yes	no
water	no	yes

Rows come from parsed labels and live offers. Where a label isn’t fully captured, we say so instead of guessing.

The bottom line

Choose Paula's Choice if you want Ascorbyl Glucoside in the formula.

Choose Laura mercier if you want a comparable formula for $9.00 less.

Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.

This is not medical advice.

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