SkinCeuticals vs U Beauty — side by side, no bias.
Our pick
C E Ferulic
9.2/10 · SkinCeuticals
| C E Ferulic | Resurfacing Compound | |
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| Brand | SkinCeuticals | U Beauty |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Editor Rating | 9.2/10 ★ | 8.5/10 |
| Category | serum | serum |
| Texture | Thin golden serum | Lightweight serum |
| Finish | Absorbed slightly tacky | Resurfaced, brightened |
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| Verdict | 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. | U Beauty's flagship 'all-in-one' anti-aging serum — sodium ascorbyl phosphate + glycolic acid + lactobionic acid + mandelic acid + retinyl palmitate + glutathione + superoxide dismutase + N-prolyl palmitoyl tripeptide-56 acetate. The brand's SIREN Capsule Technology delivery system targets ingredients to compromised skin areas (according to their patents). Tina Craig's brand pivot from beauty editorial into a single-product-replaces-many positioning. Sephora-distributed at $168 — apex prestige. |
