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Antioxidant Serum.

Paula's Choice Antioxidant Serum
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About this product

A serum formulated with vitamin C, vitamin A, and multiple antioxidants including ferulic acid, glutathione, and superoxide dismutase to protect and brighten skin.

Type

Key actives

Vitamin CVitamin ECeramidesPeptides

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

78%

Approved

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
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What the gurus are saying

The weak forms of vitamin C in this serum matter less than you might think, because the rest of the antioxidant lineup (glutathione, superoxide dismutase, ferulic acid) is strong enough to carry the load. Experts praise the vitamin A and C pairing, but here's the catch: since antioxidants break down in oxygen, the serum comes in a pipette bottle, which means you cannot be certain how potent it still is when you use it. For maximum effect, gurus suggest only buying antioxidant serums in airless pump bottles.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take June 2025
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"Paula's Choice has an interesting one, it's a good one. It has a lot of those supporting antioxidants in there. I think it has glutathione, it has superoxide dismutase, it has ferulic acid. Interestingly, the forms of vitamin C in it are very low for me. It has THDC, tetrahexadecyl ascorbate, and then magnesium ascorbyl phosphate, which is absolute trash when it comes to vitamin C's. But if those vitamin C's do nothing, I actually think the rest of the supporting antioxidants in that formulation are good enough to compensate. So I actually like this product as another alternative for your vitamin C and your antioxidants."
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"Paula's Choice I really like the Antioxidant Serum. It's one of my favorite products with vitamin A and vitamin C combinations. The key thing is that antioxidants oxidize in oxygen, so when you see a vitamin C in a pipette bottle there's oxygen around the vitamin C and the vitamin A and you don't know how effective that product is. To make sure that you're getting maximum efficacy, only spend your money on an airless pump when it comes to an Antioxidant Serum."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Paula's Choice Antioxidant Serum?

A serum formulated with vitamin C, vitamin A, and multiple antioxidants including ferulic acid, glutathione, and superoxide dismutase to protect and brighten skin.

Is Paula's Choice Antioxidant Serum worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 78%.

What is Paula's Choice Antioxidant Serum's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Antioxidant Serum holds a Guru Score of 78%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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