Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum
Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum
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Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum Versus Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum

Serum
Serum
Japanese Brand Japan
American Brand United States

Updated on August 16, 2024

Overview

What they are

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

Cool Features

They both contain niacinamide, Vitamin C and Vitamin E

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 sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain common allergens and fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum 41 ingredients

Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum 31 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum 41 ingredients

Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum 31 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
GenOptics Aura Essence Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconNot safe for Fungal Acne 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

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Triethylhexanoin

Masking

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

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

Nylon-12

Non-Reef-Safe Icon

Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate

Skin Conditioning

Polymethylsilsesquioxane

Silicon Icon

Boron Nitride

Absorbent

Panthenol

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

PEG-20 Sorbitan Cocoate

Emulsifying
Can worsen Dry Skin Icon

Inositol

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Mica

Cosmetic Colorant
May worsen Eczema Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone

Emulsifying
Silicon Icon

Polyacrylamide

Aminomethyl Propanol

Buffering

Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine

Skin Conditioning

Benzyl Alcohol

Perfuming
Alcohol IconFragrance IconPreservative IconCan worsen Dry Skin IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

C13-14 Isoparaffin

Emollient
May worsen Oily Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Disodium EDTA

Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica

Skin Conditioning

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

Sodium Benzoate

Masking
Preservative Icon

Hexyldecanol

Emollient

Laureth-7

Emulsifying

Citrus Reticulata Peel Extract

Skin Conditioning

Methylparaben

Preservative
0 / 0 Preservative IconParaben IconNon-Reef-Safe IconMay worsen Eczema Icon

Ascorbyl Glucoside

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Prunus Mume Fruit Extract

Humectant
Good for Dark Spots Icon

Tocopherol

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

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citronellol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Geraniol

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

CI 77891

Cosmetic Colorant

Water, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate, Niacinamide, Butylene Glycol, Triethylhexanoin, Pentylene Glycol, Glycerin, Nylon-12, Phytosteryl/Octyldodecyl Lauroyl Glutamate, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Boron Nitride, Panthenol, PEG-20 Sorbitan Cocoate, Inositol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Mica, Phenoxyethanol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone, Polyacrylamide, Aminomethyl Propanol, Undecylenoyl Phenylalanine, Benzyl Alcohol, C13-14 Isoparaffin, Disodium EDTA, Hydrolyzed Prunus Domestica, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Benzoate, Hexyldecanol, Laureth-7, Citrus Reticulata Peel Extract, Methylparaben, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Tocopherol, Parfum, Limonene, Citronellol, Linalool, Geraniol, CI 77891

Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Glycerin

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

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry 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

Pentylene Glycol

Skin Conditioning

Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer

Oil IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconGood for Dark Spots IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Emulsion Stabilising

Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate

Carbomer

Emulsion Stabilising
1 / 0

Sodium Hydroxide

Buffering

Dehydroxanthan Gum

Emulsion Stabilising

Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice

Emollient

Tranexamic Acid

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

Synthetic Fluorphlogopite

Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract

Antioxidant
Antioxidant 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

Sodium Benzoate

Masking
Preservative Icon

Potassium Sorbate

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Ricinus Communis Seed Oil

Masking
0-1 / 0 Fragrance IconOil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil

Emollient
0 / 0 Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Tocopherol

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

Limonene

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Linalool

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

CI 77891

Cosmetic Colorant

CI 42090

Cosmetic Colorant

CI 40800

Cosmetic Colorant

Water, Glycerin, Propanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Niacinamide, Pentylene Glycol, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Phenoxyethanol, Parfum, Castor Oil/Ipdi Copolymer, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Carbomer, Sodium Hydroxide, Dehydroxanthan Gum, Cocos Nucifera Fruit Juice, Tranexamic Acid, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Potassium Sorbate, Ricinus Communis Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Limonene, Linalool, CI 77891, CI 42090, CI 40800

Ingredient Ratings

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GenOptics Aura Essence Serum
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Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum
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When to use

Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum 41 ingredients

Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum 31 ingredients

31 Routines
58% use in am
42% use in pm
77% use every day
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11 Routines
55% use in am
45% use in pm
100% use every day

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Sk-II GenOptics Aura Essence Serum 41 ingredients

3.00
Overall rating
5
4
3
2
1
What people say
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Kopari Star Bright Vitamin C Discoloration Correcting Serum 31 ingredients

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