ALPHA-H - Travel Size Vitamin E Serum

The ALPHA-H Travel Size Vitamin E Serum is a vitamin E serum for sensitive and irritated skin, in a 10 ml travel size. It contains 1% vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps protect the skin against outside influences such as sun and smoking. Evening primrose oil, macadamia oil and almond oil make the formula moisturising. This travel size shares the same formula as the full-size 25 ml serum.

Who is the ALPHA-H Travel Size Vitamin E Serum for?

This travel size suits dry and sensitive skin, including irritated, flaky or rough skin, low moisture levels or visible redness. The 10 ml bottle is meant as a first introduction to the formula, before you spend more on the full-size ALPHA-H Vitamin E Serum. It also fits easily into a toiletry bag or hand luggage. If you'd rather build a full travel-size routine first, browse the rest of Olivida's travel sizes and miniatures.

How do you apply the ALPHA-H Travel Size Vitamin E Serum?

Wash your face first with a mild cleanser, so make-up and impurities are gone. Apply 3 to 4 drops of this travel size to your cleansed skin, in the morning and/or evening. Let the serum absorb before you continue with your favourite serum or cream. The 10 ml bottle stays comfortably under the liquid limit for hand luggage on flights.

Not sure if vitamin E suits your skin? Test it first with our patch testing guide.

Active ingredients

Vitamin E (Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates), 1%. This formula contains 1% vitamin E, present as disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates. As an antioxidant, it shields the skin from outside stressors, including sunlight and smoke.

Evening Primrose Oil (Oenothera Biennis Oil). Pressed from the seeds of the evening primrose plant, this oil supplies fatty acids that nourish dry or irritated skin. Formulators use it often in products for dry or sensitive skin because of its soft texture.

Macadamia Oil (Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil). Macadamia oil is a light plant-based oil from macadamia nuts that absorbs quickly without leaving a greasy feel. It keeps skin supple and supports its moisture balance.

Full ingredient list (INCI)

Aqua (water), glycerin, polysorbate 80, methyl gluceth-20, disodium lauriminodipropionate tocopheryl phosphates, phenoxyethanol, oenothera biennis (evening primrose) oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, macadamia ternifolia (macadamia) seed oil, polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, caprylyl glycol, disodium edta, citric acid, t-butyl alcohol.

Frequently asked questions

What's the difference between this Vitamin E Serum and the full size?

This 10 ml bottle uses the identical 1% vitamin E formula you'll find in the 25 ml full size; only the volume changes. That lets you try the formula first, before you move up to the larger bottle. This way, you check whether the formula suits your skin before you invest in the bigger size.

Why is this also known as the first aid serum?

ALPHA-H also calls this serum the first aid serum, because of its quick, calming effect on unsettled-looking skin. The formula, with vitamin E and soothing plant-based oils, is meant to give the skin a moment of calm after irritation. That makes it a reliable choice for sensitive skin that reacts quickly to new products or the weather.

Do you use the Travel Size Vitamin E Serum only in the morning, like the Vitamin C Serum?

No, that differs. You use the Travel Size Vitamin E Serum in the morning and/or the evening. ALPHA-H's own instructions place its Travel Size Vitamin C Serum in the morning only. That way you can use both travel sizes without their usage moments overlapping, should you want to combine them in your routine.

See the rest of ALPHA-H's range in Olivida's ALPHA-H collection.