Ferulic Acid
An antioxidant best known as a stabilizer: it shores up vitamins C and E and boosts their photoprotective effect, which is why the classic C + E + ferulic combination has endured for two decades.
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Ferulic Acid by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 34 products formulated with ferulic acid, and it's strongly concentrated in serums — 24 products, 71% of where it shows up. Those products average a 78/100 formulation score — well above the catalog norm — topping out with Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-Fresh: Rice + B5 SPF 50+ at 86/100.
13 formulas containing ferulic acid clear our 80/100 standout threshold. Its most frequent formulation partners are Vitamin C (24 shared formulas) and Vitamin E (14 shared formulas). The median price of a ferulic acid product here is $58.
