Dieux Skin vs SkinCeuticals — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
C E Ferulic
9.2/10 · SkinCeuticals
| Deliverance Squalane Serum | C E Ferulic | |
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| Brand | Dieux Skin | SkinCeuticals |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.3/10 | 9.2/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight, silky oil | Thin golden serum |
| Finish | Nourished, smooth | Absorbed slightly tacky |
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| Verdict | Dieux's Deliverance is five ingredients: squalane, oil-soluble vitamin C (ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate), vitamin E, hemp seed oil, and bisabolol. The NYC-based brand strips the facial oil category to its functional minimum. Oil-soluble vitamin C is more stable than water-soluble forms and penetrates the lipid barrier more effectively. Five ingredients means nothing to irritate, nothing to destabilise, nothing wasted. | The benchmark vitamin C serum the entire industry measures itself against. 15% L-ascorbic acid + 1% vitamin E + 0.5% ferulic acid — the Duke University antioxidant patent that spawned a thousand dupes. $182 is painful, but the 20-year clinical dataset on photoaging reversal is unmatched. Every derm office in America has a bottle on the shelf. |
