Nova 15% Vitamin C + Turmeric Brightening Serum

What it is: A potent brightening serum that visibly improves dark spots and evens skin tone.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Highlighted Ingredients:
- THD Vitamin C 15%: This ultra-stable vitamin C improves the look of hyperpigmentation.
- Turmeric: Contains antioxidants that visibly even skin tone.
- Arbutin: Is naturally-derived and helps even the appearance of discoloration and tighten the look of pores.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This serum contains THD vitamin C, a highly efficacious form of vitamin C that nourishes the skin. It also includes antioxidant-rich turmeric and a powerful blend of super fruits to brighten the look of dark spots and visibly improve hyperpigmentation.

A key ingredient in NOVA is the antioxidant-rich super-root turmeric, which gives this serum a ginger-like smell that quickly fades upon application. Like all of Herbivore‘s products, NOVA is 100 percent natural and made without any added fragrances.

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When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand`s products are formulating without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and environment. They also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more: For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

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-THD Vitamin C 15%: Is an ultra-stable vitamin C that improves the look of hyperpigmentation.
-Turmeric: Contains antioxidants that visibly even skin tone.
-Arbutin: Is naturally-derived and helps even the appearance of discoloration and tighten the look of pores.

Aqua/water/eau, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Glycerin, C9-12 Alkane, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Propanediol, Cetearyl Olivate, Sorbitan Olivate, Arctostaphylos Uva-Ursi Leaf Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Terminalia Chebula Fruit Extract, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Hyaluronic Acid, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate, Sclerotium Gum, Polyglyceryl-6 Polyricinoleate, Sodium Levulinate, Sodium Anisate, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Butylene Glycol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Sodium Phytate, Averrhoa Carambola Fruit Extract, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Tocopheryl Acetate, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Juice*, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Citric Acid.

*USDA Certified Organic Ingredient.

Clean at Sephora products are formulated without the following banned or restricted ingredients (please see Clean at Sephora landing page for full list of specific restrictions and allowances by category—this is not an exhaustive list):
Acrylates, Aluminum Salts, Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) under 0.1%, Carbon Black or Black 2, Coal Tar, Ethanolamines, Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents, Hydroquinone, Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil, Nanomaterials (restrictions for specific nanomaterials only), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Paraffin (USP grade only), Phenoxyethanol under 1%, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styrene, Sulfates, Talc (no detection of asbestos), Toluene, Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (under 1% and formulated without Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, BPA, EDTA, Methylene chloride, PTFE, PFOA), 1,4-Dioxane (ingredients must comply with impurity thresholds), Octinoxate, PFAS compounds, Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks, Ethoxylated Ingredients (including PEGS or polyethylene glycol must meet contamination limits for 1,4-Dioxane and ethylene oxide), Cyclic Silicones, EDTA and derivatives (allowed if no technical substitute under 0.2%).

Suggested Usage:
-Apply one to two pumps onto skin after cleansing and before moisturizing
-For even better results, Herbivore recommends using two to three drops of Lapis Blue Tansy Face Oil (sold separately) as the final step before applying SPF.

Recycling Instructions:
-Place outer carton into paper recycling.
-Rinse the glass bottle thoroughly and recycle.
-Unfortunately, pumps cannot be recycled at this time due to their many mixed parts. That`s why Herbivore is moving to pumps that contain post-consumer recycled materials. Please dispose of them properly.