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Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3%.

The Ordinary Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3%
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About this product

Antioxidant serum combining 3% resveratrol and 3% ferulic acid designed to brighten skin, protect against environmental damage, and address signs of aging.

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The Guru Index verdict

86%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently call this an underrated powerhouse and one of The Ordinary's strongest antioxidant offerings. Praise centers on the rare dual 3% concentrations, versatility (pairs well with tretinoin, retinol, and vitamin C), brightening results, and exceptional price point. The main caution is initial adjustment: reviewers report tingling and dryness when first starting, necessitating a gradual introduction, though these effects typically subside with continued use. The texture is oily despite being oil-free, but absorbs well without pilling. One reviewer with sensitive skin noted mild stimulation; most others had no issues long-term.
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Key actives & flags

Fragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Propanediol, Resveratrol 3.0%, Ferulic Acid 3.0%, Resveratrol, Ferulic Acid

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Sincerely Miss Ash
Sincerely Miss Ash
194k subs · 3k devotees
✓Approved
"This can be used prior to retinol and before tretinoin. And this also can be used with other types of antioxidants as well as your vitamin C. And this is a really lovely serum especially for signs of aging and for brightening the skin. So if you are looking for something like that and you love resveratrol then this is a really good one. When I first started, I did experience a bit of dryness. So just start slow maybe at first and then just increase your usage."
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"This can be used prior to retinol and before tretinoin. And this also can be used with other types of antioxidants as well as your vitamin C. And this is a really lovely serum especially for signs of aging and for brightening the skin. So if you are looking for something like that and you love resveratrol then this is a really good one. When I first started, I did experience a bit of dryness. So just start slow maybe at first and then just increase your usage."
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"This is an antioxidant serum and antioxidants are great to brighten up your complexion. If you're someone with that dull complexion, tretinoin, retinol and retinaldehydes can really improve that, but this product really helps to get you to that brighter complexion quicker. This can also help to address signs of aging as well. It's one of my favorite products from The Ordinary and I've always said that this is underrated. I don't hear a lot of people talking about this and it's great even paired up with vitamin C serums. But I really love it with tretinoin because I really do like the way that they pair up together. My skin just glows and the clarity and the tone of my skin looks improved. This is oil-free but it does have that oily texture to it, so another reason why I love this serum with tretinoin is because it just keeps the skin nice and comfortable."
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"This is an antioxidant serum and antioxidants are great to brighten up your complexion. This product really helps to get you to that brighter complexion quicker and it can help to address signs of aging as well. It's one of my favorite products from the ordinary and I've always said that this is underrated. I don't hear a lot of people talking about this and it's great even paired up with vitamin C serums. I really love it with tretinoin because I really do like the way that they pair up together. My skin just glows and just the clarity and the tone of my skin looks improved. This is oil free but it does have that oily texture to it, which is another reason why I love this serum with tretinoin because it just keeps the skin nice and comfortable. If you're not into peptides for whatever reason, then using Resveratrol plus ferulic is a great option to go with."
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"I love the Ordinary Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3%. Both ingredients are at a 3% concentration, which is really rare. I haven't found a serum like this where you get both the ferulic and Resveratrol at 3% in one formulation. This is a very powerful antioxidant serum on its own, so if you can't use vitamin C or a vitamin C derivative, I would say try this and use this on its own. You can also pair this up with a retinol and tronA if your skin can handle that pairing. This could cause a little bit of tingling sensation to your skin. I experienced this when I first started with it, but as my skin became used to this serum, I don't experience that anymore. If you pair this immediately with your vitamin C and you do experience that tingling sensation, just know that it's coming from this. You might want to keep them separate for a while, maybe alternate your mornings, or use this at night and the vitamin C in the morning until your skin adjusts, and then eventually pair them up together."
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"This really is one of the best antioxidants from The Ordinary. There is a little bit of a thickness to it, it almost has like an oily feel even though this is oil free, it still has that feeling, but once you apply it to your skin and it dries down you don't get that feeling anymore. It's just that initial application. With makeup and sunscreen I've never had an issue with pilling."
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"Using Resveratrol plus ferulic, my skin did have a little bit of a tingling sensation at first and I do believe I had a little bit of dryness with that product as well, so maybe start slow and gradually increase just to see how your skin does. But now that I have been using Resveratrol for quite a while, like several years, my skin doesn't react to it anymore and my skin just looks so glowy when I use it."
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"The Ordinary Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3% is very underrated and I have been using this serum on and off for several years. This is one of the best antioxidant serums I have ever used. This is truly the best from The Ordinary if I had to pick because this is very powerful and another great alternative option for those that can't use vitamin C serums. But even if you have a favorite vitamin C serum, you can actually use this with your vitamin C serum. Great to use every day, twice a day. You can actually use this with tretinoin, before retinol or before retinaldehyde. You can use this with a lot of things. This is going to help protect and shield your skin from pollution. It's also great to brighten the skin, target texture, and uneven skin tone. So if you have post acne marks, dark spots, dullness, this will truly liven up your skin and it really does a good job. Because it's both at a 3% concentration, this is quite powerful. So if you are new to this, you may experience a bit of dryness at first and tightness of the skin. But as you get using this, that should subside."
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"This is the Resveratrol 3% plus Ferulic Acid 3%. These are both at a 3% concentration which makes this serum very powerful and potent. I haven't used anything like this before. I believe this is like the only serum that I've seen on the market that has the 3% for each. Sometimes you will see a ferulic acid at a 0.5% maybe a 1% but I haven't seen anything like this yet. This is going to provide antioxidant support to protect our skin from the environment, from pollution. It's going to brighten the skin. Great if you have a dull complexion, if you have post acne marks, discoloration, and this is also great to help prevent and soften fine lines and wrinkles. This is very powerful. So, if you're new to this, I would say start with a couple of days a week and gradually increase from there because this serum could cause dryness and irritation. When I first started with this many years ago, my skin felt tight. I did experience a little bit of dryness, but then as I got using it more and more, I don't experience that anymore."
Doctorly
Doctorly
3.55M subs · 99k devotees
✓Approved
"Resveratrol 3% + Ferulic Acid 3% from The Ordinary, top tier, top tier. It's one of my favorite antioxidant combinations of all time if you're going for a pure antioxidant and you just want two extraordinary ones. The funny thing is I always forget this product is slightly yellowy tinged to begin with and I always wonder because I don't use it very frequently when I pull it off the shelf if it's gone bad, but it is outstanding. There are a lot of studies head-to-head with antioxidants and there are just a lot of good ones, so if you're going for a purely antioxidant ingredient with potential to help with your sunscreen, help with your protection for your skin, yes, Resveratrol is great. Is it better than vitamin C? Probably not, but only because it doesn't have the supporting, complimenting benefits."
Kelly Driscoll
Kelly Driscoll
90k subs · 5k devotees
✓Approved
"Resveratrol is really well known as an antioxidant that helps to stabilize pure vitamin C, another antioxidant ascorbic acid. The additional benefit of ferulic acid is that it helps to protect the skin against photo damage, against damage from the Sun. These two key antioxidants together in these high quantities right, 3% of both Resveratrol and ferulic acid, really do have that protective ability against the damages of UV rays. The Ordinary creates these really potent high percentage antioxidant serums without any water. They do believe that water does destabilize the antioxidant action of the ingredient, and so they actually choose not to use any water. It does create quite an oil-like texture but it does have a lightweight feel with an oil-like slip to it. It has really good absorbancy, almost feels a bit like a dry oil on the skin. It absorbs really fast. There's really not like a big greasy layer on top. It's not going to leave you super duper shiny. There's just a little bit of shine but it's not like a heavy grease layer on top of your skin and it feels fairly lightweight with good absorbency."
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"Resveratrol is really well known as an antioxidant that helps to stabilize pure vitamin C, another antioxidant ascorbic acid. The additional benefit of ferulic acid is that it helps to protect the skin against photo damage, against damage from the Sun. These two key antioxidants together in these high quantities right, 3% of both Resveratrol and ferulic acid, really do have that protective ability against the damages of UV rays. The Ordinary creates these really potent high percentage antioxidant serums without any water. They do believe that water does destabilize the antioxidant action of the ingredient, and so they actually choose not to use any water. It does create quite an oil-like texture but it does have a lightweight feel with an oil-like slip to it. It has really good absorbancy, almost feels a bit like a dry oil on the skin. It absorbs really fast. There's really not like a big greasy layer on top. It's not going to leave you super duper shiny. There's just a little bit of shine but it's not like a heavy grease layer on top of your skin and it feels fairly lightweight with good absorbency."
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"This is a very potent antioxidant mix. You can use this alongside vitamin C, and all of these ingredients play really well together. I personally have sensitive skin and I have actually found this serum to be a bit stimulating. The antioxidants from The Ordinary are extremely potent and they're not always going to be best suited to reactive or sensitive skin, so you want to proceed with caution. I'm not saying you're going to get sensitivity, I'm just saying I personally got just a little stimulated depending on the state of my skin. I did accidentally use it with some copper peptide product that didn't feel good, so I can definitely vouch for that not being a good combination. It's a very potent antioxidant serum, so proceed slowly with caution and check in with your skin. It is a very affordable product, but it is something that can really boost up your morning routine if sun damage is your concern. If you're currently working on sun damage, this is going to boost up your sun protection, which is crucial when you're working on sun damage to keep your skin protected."
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Cassandra Bankson
Cassandra Bankson
2.45M subs
✓Approved
"The Ordinary does have a Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid. If you like skin care with Ferulic Acid and Vitamin C but you don't want to spend the money, this is your new best friend. It's the Ferulic Acid but with the Resveratrol from red wine grapes, basically so good. Not as fun to apply as some other options, but inexpensive and this is still a hit."
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"The Ordinary does have a Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid. If you like skin care with Ferulic Acid and Vitamin C but you don't want to spend the money, this is your new best friend. It's the Ferulic Acid but with the Resveratrol from red wine grapes, basically so good. Not as fun to apply as some other options, but inexpensive and this is still a hit."
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"The Ordinary's Resveratrol and Ferulic Acid, this little serum is about ten dollars, it might have gone up to like twelve, and this is a wonderful antioxidant serum for people who want to add it in for dark spot care, for redness, for wrinkle care, or just an antioxidant boost over sunscreen."
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