Comparison
Vitamin C Complex Serum vs C E Ferulic
Naturium vs SkinCeuticals — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
C E Ferulic
9.2/10 · SkinCeuticals
| Vitamin C Complex Serum | C E Ferulic | |
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| Brand | Naturium | SkinCeuticals |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.3/10 | 9.2/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight serum | Thin golden serum |
| Finish | Brightened, smoothed | Absorbed slightly tacky |
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| Verdict | Naturium's flagship vitamin C serum — sodium ascorbyl phosphate + ascorbic acid + glutathione + Australian native fruit antioxidants (Kakadu plum, Davidson plum, Illawarra plum). The dual-form vitamin C approach (stable derivative + free L-AA) splits the difference between The Ordinary's harshness and Klairs' gentleness. Naturium's positioning of 'science meets nature' lands cleanly here — the formulation is genuinely thoughtful for a sub-$25 D2C product. | 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. |