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Ferulic Acid
aka trans-ferulic acid
A plant phenolic from rice bran, oats, and apple seeds — best known as the third leg of the C+E+ferulic stool. Stabilizes vitamin C (extends LAA half-life), drops the effective pH for activity, and is itself a UVB-absorbing antioxidant. Marie Veronique's vitamin C + ferulic + zinc is the clean-beauty interpretation of the original SkinCeuticals architecture.
- stabilizes L-ascorbic acid and vitamin E
- broad antioxidant activity in own right
- UVB-absorbing — modest secondary photoprotection
- vitamin C serums
- antioxidant morning protocols
- UV-defense complexes
Effective at 0.5–1% in C+E serums. Solubility is awkward — usually pre-dissolved in propylene glycol or ethanol before incorporation.
Mild yellow-brown tint. Brands sometimes use ferulic at trace amounts to claim the C+E+ferulic story without enough to actually stabilize the system — check the order on the INCI.
Strongly positive — plant-derived antioxidant with serious pedigree.
The ingredient narratives reshaping clean beauty.
Ferulic Acid
aka trans-ferulic acid
A plant phenolic from rice bran, oats, and apple seeds — best known as the third leg of the C+E+ferulic stool. Stabilizes vitamin C (extends LAA half-life), drops the effective pH for activity, and is itself a UVB-absorbing antioxidant. Marie Veronique's vitamin C + ferulic + zinc is the clean-beauty interpretation of the original SkinCeuticals architecture.
- stabilizes L-ascorbic acid and vitamin E
- broad antioxidant activity in own right
- UVB-absorbing — modest secondary photoprotection
- vitamin C serums
- antioxidant morning protocols
- UV-defense complexes
Effective at 0.5–1% in C+E serums. Solubility is awkward — usually pre-dissolved in propylene glycol or ethanol before incorporation.
Mild yellow-brown tint. Brands sometimes use ferulic at trace amounts to claim the C+E+ferulic story without enough to actually stabilize the system — check the order on the INCI.
Strongly positive — plant-derived antioxidant with serious pedigree.