This brightening serum is formulated around Niacinamide and Acetyl Glucosamine to fade the look of dark spots and brighten dull-looking skin.
This brightening serum is formulated around Ascorbic Acid to brighten dull-looking skin and fade the look of dark spots.
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Key Ingredients
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Ingredients Side-by-side
Water
Skin ConditioningButylene Glycol
Humectant
Niacinamide
Smoothing
Glycerin
Humectant
Glycereth-26
Humectant
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Masking
Hydroxyacetophenone
Antioxidant
1,2-Hexanediol
Skin Conditioning
Acetyl Glucosamine
Skin Conditioning
Ectoin
Skin Conditioning
Squalane
Emollient
Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil
Emollient
Phenylethyl Resorcinol
Antioxidant
Maris Aqua
HumectantPancratium Maritimum Extract
BleachingAllantoin
Skin Conditioning
Hydrogenated Lecithin
Emulsifying
Sodium Hyaluronate
Humectant
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
Emulsion StabilisingSodium Acrylates Copolymer
Tocopheryl Acetate
Antioxidant
Ceramide NP
Skin Conditioning
Lecithin
Emollient
Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate
UV Filter
Disodium EDTA
ChelatingMethylpropanediol
SolventTocopherol
Antioxidant
Beta-Glucan
Skin Conditioning
Portulaca Oleracea Extract
Skin Conditioning
Phormidium Persicinum Extract
Antioxidant
Caprylhydroxamic Acid
ChelatingPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Fructose
Humectant
Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract
Phosphatidylcholine
EmulsifyingAminomethyl Propanol
BufferingPolysorbate 80
Emulsifying
Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate
UV Absorber
Phytosterols
Skin Conditioning
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CleansingWater, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Glycerin, Glycereth-26, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydroxyacetophenone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Acetyl Glucosamine, Ectoin, Squalane, Simmondsia Chinensis Seed Oil, Phenylethyl Resorcinol, Maris Aqua, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Allantoin, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ceramide NP, Lecithin, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Disodium EDTA, Methylpropanediol, Tocopherol, Beta-Glucan, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Phormidium Persicinum Extract, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Fructose, Hydrolyzed Rhodophyceae Extract, Phosphatidylcholine, Aminomethyl Propanol, Polysorbate 80, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Phytosterols, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
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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.
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
Learn more about Butylene GlycolGlycerin (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 GlycerinWater. 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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