This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbic Acid and Salicylic Acid to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.
This calming serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Panthenol to calm redness and strengthen the skin barrier.
What's inside
What's inside
Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningAscorbic Acid
Antioxidant
Pentylene Glycol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingHydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
Salicylic Acid
Masking
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
CleansingPolyquaternium-67
Adenosine
Skin Conditioning
Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Linalool
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Geraniol
Perfuming
Parfum
Masking
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Dipropylene Glycol
HumectantNiacinamide
Smoothing
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Glycerin
Humectant
Panthenol
Skin Conditioning
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Hydroxyethylcellulose
Emulsion StabilisingErythritol
Humectant
Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Allantoin
Skin Conditioning
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningCaprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Biosaccharide Gum-1
Humectant
Disodium EDTA
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Betaine Salicylate
Antimicrobial
Succinic Acid
BufferingTromethamine
BufferingSaccharomyces Ferment Filtrate
Humectant
Octyldodecanol
Emollient
Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate
Skin Conditioning
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingAsiaticoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract
Skin Conditioning
Madecassic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Asiatic Acid
Skin Conditioning
Glycolipids
Skin ConditioningCeramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus Ferment
Skin Conditioning
Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningLeuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate
Antimicrobial
Yeast Ferment Extract
Skin ConditioningPalmitoyl Tripeptide-5
Skin Conditioning
Albatrellus Confluens Extract
Humectant
Madecassoside
Antioxidant
Centella Asiatica Extract
Cleansing
Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Zinc PCA
Humectant
Hexapeptide-9
Skin Conditioning
Water, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Panthenol, Glycereth-26, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Erythritol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Disodium EDTA, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Betaine Salicylate, Succinic Acid, Tromethamine, Saccharomyces Ferment Filtrate, Octyldodecanol, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Phosphatidylcholine, Asiaticoside, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Madecassic Acid, Asiatic Acid, Glycolipids, Ceramide NP, Beta-Glucan, Lactobacillus Ferment, Lactobacillus/Soybean Ferment Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Yeast Ferment Extract, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Albatrellus Confluens Extract, Madecassoside, Centella Asiatica Extract, Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Zinc PCA, Hexapeptide-9
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Glycerin (or glycerol) is a compound naturally found in your skin. It's a powerhouse humectant that pulls water into the stratum corneum.
Topically, glycerin does several things at once:
Your skin makes glycerin on its own (mostly from sebaceous oil breakdown) and shuttles it to your outermost layer of skin, or your epidermis, via aquaporin-3.
Aquaporin-3 is a transporter that is essential for normal skin hydration, elasticity, and repair. Interestingly, mice lacking in AQP3 have dry and less elastic skin that can be fully corrected with glycerin.
This ingredient is non-irritating, plays well with almost every ingredient, and works across all skin types. Typical use is anywhere between 3-10% but can go up to 79% in some leave-on products.
Just know very high concentrations (>40%) can feel tacky in low humidity.
Glycerin is the name for this ingredient in American English. British English uses Glycerol/Glycerine.
Learn more about GlycerinSodium Hyaluronate is the salt form of hyaluronic acid. It is a long sugar chain that is naturally found in your skin, joints, and connective tissue that maintains hydration and elasticity.
In skincare, it works as a humectant. It pulls water from the environment and deeper layers of skin and binds it to the surface.
Interestingly, the size of the molecule affects its behavior:
Some clinical evidence links low molecular weight versions to improved wrinkle depth, elasticity, anti-inflammatory effects, and barrier repair.
Many serums use a blend of both weights so you can get surface hydration plus longer-lasting and deeper effects.
You'll typically see concentrations between 0.1-2% for this ingredient.
Learn more about Sodium HyaluronateWater. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.
So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.
You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Remember to stay hydrated!
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