Lumene Bright Now Vitamin C Night Cream

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Aqua (Water); PEG-8 Beeswax²⁰; Isononyl Isononanoate⁸; Octyldodecyl Myristate; Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil; Shea Butter³; Glycerin¹⁰; Methylpropanediol⁶; Panthenol⁵; Aluminum Starch Octenyl Succinate; Cetyl Alcohol¹⁵; Hydrogenated Olive Oil; Phenoxyethanol; Butylene Glycol¹⁷, Tocopheryl Acetate; Ethylhexylglycerin, Rubus Chamaemorus²³ Seed Oil; Olive Oil; Polyacrylamide; C13-14 Isoparaffin¹⁸; Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil Unsaponifiables; Sodium Hyaluronate¹; Lecithin⁷, PEG-8; Tocopherol; Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate; Laureth-7; Disodium EDTA¹²; Retinyl Palmitate; Caprylyl Glycol¹⁶, Xanthan Gum, Ascorbyl Palmitate²²; Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Extract⁴; Ascorbic Acid²; Citric Acid¹³; Benzyl Salicylate²¹; Citral; Citronellol¹⁴; Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde⁹; Hexyl Cinnamal; Limonene; Linalool; Butylphenyl Methylpropional¹⁹; Parfum (Fragrance¹¹).

Ingredient	What it does
¹sodium hyaluronate	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²ascorbic acid	an antioxidant proven to give you photoprotection by preventing oxidation & inflammation; boosts collagen production; can lighten hyperpigmentation if the concentration is high enough; also used as pH adjuster/buffering agent; fragrance ingredient
³shea butter	emollient & occlusive anti-inflammatory moisturizer; contains allantoin, phytosterols, fatty acids & vitamins A,D&E BUT may break out some people due to its richness
⁴Rubus Chamaemorus Seed Extract	moisturizing
⁵panthenol	humectant emollient moisturizer; anti-inflammatory
⁶methylpropanediol	Hydrating glycol that functions as a solvent; enhances the penetration of other ingredients
⁷lecithin	moisturizing phospholipid; emulsifies & thickens a product; water-binder; mild preservative; penetrates skin well so is a great ingredient others can "piggyback on" into your skin
⁸isononyl isononanoate	skin-conditioning emollient
⁹Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde	fragrance masking
¹⁰Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹¹fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹²disodium EDTA	preservative & product stabilizer; helps the topical penetration of active ingredients; chelating agent
¹³citric acid	mainly used as a cleaning agent & preservative; pH adjuster; in higher concentration it's an AHA (in peels & antiaging products)
¹⁴Citronellol	fragrance
¹⁵Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
¹⁶caprylyl glycol	An alcohol, derived from a plant which is used as an emollient and coconut derived preservative.
¹⁷butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
¹⁸C13-14 Isoparaffin	emollient; solvent
¹⁹Butylphenyl Methylpropional	fragrance
²⁰beeswax	a thickening agent that has some emollient properties
²¹benzyl salicylate	fragrance & UV light absorber
²²ascorbyl palmitate	A moisturizing vitamin C ester, fat/lipid soluble, antioxidant and preservative
²³Rubus Chamaemorus	considered a good source of fatty acids for skin; one German publication claimed