Olay vs SkinCeuticals — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
C E Ferulic
9.2/10 · SkinCeuticals
| Super Serum 5-in-1 | C E Ferulic | |
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| Brand | Olay | SkinCeuticals |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 8.4/10 | 9.2/10 ★ |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Lightweight, milky serum | Thin golden serum |
| Finish | Smooth, treated | Absorbed slightly tacky |
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| Verdict | Olay's Super Serum combines five powerhouse actives — niacinamide, vitamin C, retinol, hyaluronic acid, and Matrixyl peptide — in one $28 formula. P&G's massive R&D budget means these actives are stabilised together in ways smaller brands can't afford to engineer. The serum that made the skincare community ask: can a drugstore brand really deliver all five actives at effective concentrations? The answer, based on clinical trials Olay published, appears to be yes. | 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. |
