Can I use Ascorbic Acid with Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract?
Works well together
Ascorbic Acid and Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract are generally compatible and can be layered in the same routine. As always, introduce one new active at a time and watch how your skin responds.
Ascorbic AcidActive
- ✓Brightens
- ✓Boosts collagen
- ✓Antioxidant protection
- ⚠Unstable formula
- ⚠Can sting
- ⚠Sun sensitivity if unprotected
Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit ExtractAntioxidant
- ✓Kakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana) holds the Guinness record as the world's highest natural source of vitamin C — up to 5300 mg/100g fresh fruit (approximately 100× more than oranges)
- ✓Beyond ascorbic acid, Kakadu plum contains ellagic acid, punicalagin, gallic acid, and other potent polyphenolic antioxidants that provide broad-spectrum radical scavenging activity
- ✓High natural vitamin C content provides tyrosinase-inhibiting and collagen-stimulating activity in addition to antioxidant protection
