Dupes for 15% Vitamin C & Mandarin Serum For Glowing Skin
by Plum · Serum
3 products come close enough to call a dupe, best match first.
How the match is scored
A dupe is always the same kind of product — a serum is only compared with serums. Within that, two things are scored and blended.
Ingredient Match compares the two ingredient lists. Lists are ordered by concentration, so an ingredient near the top counts for more than one near the bottom; a dupe has to cover what matters most in the original. It weighs most of all.
Attribute Match compares what the two products are for: the benefits their ingredients are known for, such as hydrating or acne fighting. Those benefits come from the ingredients, not from tests of either product.
Only products scoring 60% or more are listed, at most 50. A match is about the formula on the label: it can't see concentrations the label doesn't print, texture, or how a product feels on your skin.
Dupe #1
Dot & Key
10% Vitamin C + E Face Serum with 5% Niacinamide63% match
78% Attribute Match · 46% Ingredient Match
They share 8 of this product's 18 ingredients (the dupe lists 31).
Both are
- Fragrance-free
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Even Tone
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 695.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #2
Plum
10% Vitamin C & Calendula Barrier Boosting + Glow Serum63% match
82% Attribute Match · 44% Ingredient Match
They share 10 of this product's 18 ingredients (the dupe lists 37).
Both are
- Fragrance-free
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Pore-clogger-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Barrier Repair
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Even Tone
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: INR 299.00 · checked 28 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
Compare side by side →Dupe #3
They share 5 of this product's 18 ingredients (the dupe lists 15).
Both are
- Fragrance-free
- Alcohol-free
- Paraben-free
- Silicone-free
- Sulfate-free
- Pore-clogger-free
- Oil-free
- Reef-safe
- Vegan
- Cruelty-free
Both are likely good for
- Hydrating
- Smoothing
- Brightening
- Dark Spots
- Even Tone
- Exfoliating
- Antioxidant
- Anti-Pollution
Brand price: USD 10.35 · checked 25 Sept 2026 · on the brand's site
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