Dieux Skin vs SkinCeuticals — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
Phloretin CF
9/10 · SkinCeuticals
| Deliverance Squalane Serum | Phloretin CF | |
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| Brand | Dieux Skin | SkinCeuticals |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.3/10 | 9/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight, silky oil | Lightweight watery serum |
| Finish | Nourished, smooth | Quick-absorb |
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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 CE Ferulic for combination/oily skin. Phloretin CF replaces tocopherol with phloretin (an apple-derived antioxidant), keeping the 10% L-ascorbic acid + 0.5% ferulic acid backbone but with a lighter, less oil-leaning texture. Better for oily, combination, and acne-prone skin where CE Ferulic feels heavy. Same antioxidant network in the basket — vitamin C primary, phloretin secondary, ferulic stabilising — and the same 4 a.m. orange-mid-tone shift that signals oxidation when it's gone too far. Not cheaper than CE Ferulic but worth it if your skin pushes back against the original. |
