COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum
Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum
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COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum Versus Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum

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Korean Brand South Korea
Japanese Brand Japan

Updated on November 13, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe serums. They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid and niacinamide

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any common allergens, fragrances, oils, parabens or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 38 ingredients

Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum 34 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

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COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 38 ingredients

Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum 34 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Tranexamic Acid

Astringent
Helps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Acetyl Glucosamine

Skin Conditioning

Alpha-Arbutin 2%

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Dimethicone

Emollient
1 / 0 Silicon Icon

Dimethyl Isosorbide

Solvent

Diethoxyethyl Succinate

Solvent

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Alcohol

Antimicrobial
Alcohol IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconMay cause irritation IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate

Emulsion Stabilising

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Emulsifying
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Sodium Metabisulfite

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconPreservative Icon

Disodium EDTA

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Dextrin

Absorbent

Theobroma Cacao Extract

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Madecassoside

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate

Cleansing

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Tocopherol

Antioxidant
0-3 / 0-3 Vitamin E IconAntioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Ferulic Acid

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Arginine

Masking
Good for Scar Healing IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Methyl Trimethicone

Skin Conditioning
Silicon Icon

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Glutathione

Good for Dark Spots Icon

Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid Icon

Water, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Alpha-Arbutin 2%, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Metabisulfite, Disodium EDTA, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Sodium Citrate, Madecassoside, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Panthenol, Arginine, Methyl Trimethicone, Allantoin, Glutathione, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate

H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycereth-26

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Diglycerin

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Polyglycerin-3

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Tromethamine

Buffering

Betaine

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Adenosine

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Rosa Canina Fruit Extract

Astringent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Disodium Phosphate

Buffering

Maltodextrin

Absorbent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Phosphate

Buffering

Saccharide Isomerate

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glyceryl Caprylate

Emollient

Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Algae Extract

Emollient
May worsen Oily Skin Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Brassica Rapa Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Cyanocobalamin

Skin Conditioning

Water, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Diglycerin, Panthenol, Polyglycerin-3, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Tromethamine, Betaine, Xanthan Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Adenosine, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract, Rosa Canina Fruit Extract, Disodium Phosphate, Maltodextrin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Sodium Phosphate, Saccharide Isomerate, Glyceryl Caprylate, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Algae Extract, Sodium Citrate, Brassica Rapa Leaf Extract, Citric Acid, Cyanocobalamin

Ingredient Ratings

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The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum
10
10
10
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mixed
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not rated
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H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum
10
10
10
liked
mixed
disliked
not rated
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When to use

COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 38 ingredients

Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum 34 ingredients

124 Routines
50% use in am
50% use in pm
81% use every day
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26 Routines
46% use in am
54% use in pm
100% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

COSRX The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 38 ingredients

1.00
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Broke Me Out 100% Irritating 100%

Hada Labo H.A. Supreme Vita Brightening Serum 34 ingredients

5.00
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
Light 100% Great Value 100% Absorbs Well 100%
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