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Hada Labo Melano CC Vitamin C Premium Essence Versus Nineless B-Boost 1% Kojic Acid Serum

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Serum
Japanese Brand Japan
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on May 13, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both reef safe . They have a total of 5 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin C and Vitamin E

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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Ingredient Info

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Ingredients Side-by-side

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B-Boost 1% Kojic Acid Serum

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.
  • It has mild preservative properties.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. 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. Stay hydrated!

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Antioxidant, Masking, Skin Conditioning

Tocopherol (also known as Vitamin E) is a common antioxidant used to help protect the skin from free-radicals and strengthen the skin barrier. It's also fat soluble - this means our skin is great at absorbing it.

Vitamin E also helps keep your natural skin lipids healthy. Your lipid skin barrier naturally consists of lipids, ceramides, and fatty acids. Vitamin E offers extra protection for your skin’s lipid barrier, keeping your skin healthy and nourished.

Another benefit is a bit of UV protection. Vitamin E helps reduce the damage caused by UVB rays. (It should not replace your sunscreen). Combining it with Vitamin C can decrease sunburned cells and hyperpigmentation after UV exposure.

You might have noticed Vitamin E + C often paired together. This is because it is great at stabilizing Vitamin C. Using the two together helps increase the effectiveness of both ingredients.

There are often claims that Vitamin E can reduce/prevent scarring, but these claims haven't been confirmed by scientific research.

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Disodium EDTA plays a role in making products more stable by aiding other preservatives.

It is a chelating agent, meaning it neutralizes metal ions that may be found in a product.

Disodium EDTA is a salt of edetic acid and is found to be safe in cosmetic ingredients.

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Antioxidant

Ascorbyl Glucoside is a stable form of Vitamin C. It is created by combining glucose from starch.

When applied to skin, Ascorbyl Glucoside turns into Ascorbic Acid.

Ascorbyl Glucoside is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help fight free-radicals, or molecules that may damage skin cells.

It can help to reduce redness, improve skin texture, reduce the effects of aging, reduce the visibility of dark spots, and brighten skin.

Read more about other types of Vitamin C:

Learn more about Ascorbyl Glucoside

When to use

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Reviews

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Hada Labo Melano CC Vitamin C Premium Essence 23 ingredients

5.0 /5
from 1 rating
Absorbs Well (1) Great Value (1) Light (1)
bujanabrahimi's avatar

🍯 Boo

6 months ago
Review

I would give it 10 stars if I could. I had given up on vitamin vitamin C serums as most of the ones I had tried before didn’t work for me. For 2 years I didn’t use any. Last month I was looking for some solution to post acne discoloration and gave this one a shot. My oh my does it do wonders for my skin!
I use it in the morning right after my clinique clarifying lotion. It is very runny and at Show more

#great value
#light
#absorbs well
#no scent

Nineless B-Boost 1% Kojic Acid Serum 35 ingredients

4.5 /5
from 2 ratings
Absorbs Well (2) Light (2) Great Value (1)
samanehagamirzaei's avatar

Samaneh Agamirzaei

1 month ago
Review

One of best brightening serums I've used. It has a lot of beneficial ingredients like Kojic acid, tranxamic acid, glutathione which all of them are anti dark spot and hyperpigmentation.

#light
#absorbs well
mum.of.feelya's avatar

A A

13 days ago
Review

THIS IS GOAT for my PIH and PIE. works better then Nineless
10% Niacinamide Serum and ANUA TXA serum. Lots of love!

#great value
#hydrating
#light
#absorbs well