Necessaire The Body Vitamin C | 2.5% Vitamin C

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Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

27ingredients found

21 · 77.8%ingredients grouped by use

8types of use

Hydration3

Skin conditioning10

Skin softening4

Moisture retention2

Antioxidants4

Texture · feel8

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance1

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Draws in moisture

Glycerin · Glucose

Pulls water from the air and the layers below into the outer skin layer.

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Draws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT: Glycerin · Glucose
Draws moisture into the skinSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT: Glycerin

Softens the skin

Dicaprylyl Carbonate · Niacinamide · Glyceryl Stearate · Stearyl Alcohol

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Dicaprylyl Carbonate · Glyceryl Stearate · Stearyl Alcohol
Reduces surface roughnessSMOOTHING: Niacinamide
Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING: Stearyl Alcohol

Skin conditioning

Dicaprylyl Carbonate · Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · 1,2-Hexanediol · Tranexamic Acid · Tocopherol · Bromelain · Papain · Superoxide Dismutase · Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate · Pentylene Glycol

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Dicaprylyl Carbonate · Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · 1,2-Hexanediol · Tranexamic Acid · Bromelain · Papain · Superoxide Dismutase · Potassium Azeloyl Diglycinate · Pentylene Glycol
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: Tocopherol

Keeps moisture in

Glycerin · Tocopherol

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Glycerin
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: Tocopherol

Slows oxidation

Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Tocopherol · Superoxide Dismutase · Hydroxyacetophenone

In CosIng this category also covers keeping the product itself from spoiling.

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Slows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT: Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate · Tocopherol · Superoxide Dismutase · Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliates

Illite · Bromelain

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: Illite
Softens and loosens the outer layerKERATOLYTIC: Bromelain

Acts on oil and pores

Tranexamic Acid

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Gives a tightening feelASTRINGENT: Tranexamic Acid

Cleanses

Stearyl Alcohol · Decyl Glucoside

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Stearyl Alcohol · Decyl Glucoside
Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING: Stearyl Alcohol
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Decyl Glucoside

Mixes oil and water

Glyceryl Stearate · Stearyl Alcohol · Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate · Decyl Glucoside

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Glyceryl Stearate · Stearyl Alcohol · Polyglyceryl-2 Stearate
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Stearyl Alcohol · Decyl Glucoside

Texture and feel

Propanediol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Glycerin · Illite · Stearyl Alcohol · Pentylene Glycol · C15-23 Alkane

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Propanediol · 1,2-Hexanediol · Glycerin · Pentylene Glycol · C15-23 Alkane
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Propanediol · Glycerin · Stearyl Alcohol
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: Illite
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: Illite
Adds bulkBULKING: Illite