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Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution Versus The Ordinary Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Solution 20% in Vitamin F

Facial Treatment
Serum
American Brand United States
Canadian Brand Canada

Updated on June 26, 2024

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain Vitamin C

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for dry skin, brightening skin, reducing pores and better texture

Free From

They both do not contain any parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances and oils

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251 Routines
54% use in am
46% use in pm
90% use every day
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Reviews

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Kiehl's Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution 24 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 3 ratings
Expensive (2) Light (2) Absorbs Well (1)
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ButterflyDreams

4 months ago
Review

Normally I avoid products with alcohol, but it’s not an issue with this one. It’s well formulated so that it’s balanced out with other more hydrating ingredients. It absorbed nearly immediately and doesn’t dry out the skin. The results aren’t massive. But I just love the apothecary aesthetic and it works about as well as any other dark spot corrector.

#expensive
#light
#absorbs well
#works well
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MSP

2 years ago
Review

Works as said
I have dark skin and lots of PIH. It lightens them. You can see quicker results with new PIH spots. Holygrail in my routine

The Ordinary Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate Solution 20% in Vitamin F 7 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Light (1) No Scent (1) Oily (1)
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Valerija

1 year ago
Review

It works very well! If you're looking for a Vitamin C derivative serum this is a good option if you like an oil formulation. It could give a bit of initial flushing though but that goes away quite quickly.

Rating it 4 stars instead of 5 because for me it's quite hard to incorporate into my routine as it layers very badly under the sunscreen. Unfortunately, because of that, I won't repurchase Show more

#light
#pilling
#oily
#no scent