Tatcha The Brightening Serum
Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA
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Tatcha The Brightening Serum Versus Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA

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American Brand United States
American Brand United States

Updated on May 13, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, and reef safe serums. They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain hyaluronic acid and Vitamin C

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 harsh alcohols, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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Tatcha The Brightening Serum 44 ingredients

Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA 30 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

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Tatcha The Brightening Serum 44 ingredients

Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA 30 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
The Brightening Serum

Water

Skin Conditioning

Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

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

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ascorbyl Glucoside

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

Honey Extract

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract

Skin Conditioning

Ferulic Acid

Antimicrobial
Antioxidant IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Prunus Mume Fruit Extract

Humectant
Good for Dark Spots Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract

Skin Conditioning

Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Astringent

Morus Alba Root Extract

Bleaching

PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24

Emulsifying

Lysine Carboxymethyl Cysteinate

Skin Conditioning

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Humectant
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Xanthan Gum

Emulsifying

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate

Emulsifying
Not safe for Fungal Acne 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

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Skin Conditioning
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Isostearic Acid

Cleansing
Bad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Potassium Hydroxide

Buffering

Chlorphenesin

Antimicrobial
Preservative Icon

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Citral

Perfuming
Fragrance IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil

Oil Icon

Citrus Limon Peel Oil

Masking
Fragrance IconOil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Eucalyptus Globulus Oil

Oil Icon

Juniperus Virginiana Oil

Masking
Oil IconMay cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Lavandula Oil/Extract

Oil 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

Linalyl Acetate

Masking
May cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Pinene

Masking
May cause irritation IconEU Allergen Icon

Water, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Honey Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Cladosiphon Okamuranus Extract, Ferulic Acid, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, PPG-13-Decyltetradeceth-24, Lysine Carboxymethyl Cysteinate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Xanthan Gum, 1,2-Hexanediol, Polyglyceryl-10 Diisostearate, Citric Acid, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Sodium Citrate, Isostearic Acid, Parfum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Potassium Hydroxide, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol, Citral, Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil, Citrus Limon Peel Oil, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Lavandula Oil/Extract, Limonene, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate, Pinene

Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA

Water

Skin Conditioning

Bis-Glyceryl Ascorbate

Antioxidant
Vitamin C IconAntioxidant Icon

Camellia Sinensis Leaf

Perfuming
Fragrance IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Propanediol

Solvent
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

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

Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate

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

Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract

Skin Conditioning

Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Prunus Mume Fruit Extract

Humectant
Good for Dark Spots Icon

Crataegus Cuneata Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Juice

Skin Conditioning

Citrus Limon Juice

Skin Conditioning
May cause irritation Icon

Citrus Aurantifolia Juice

Cleansing

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract

Astringent

Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract

Skin Conditioning

Morus Alba Root Extract

Bleaching

Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract

Skin Conditioning

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Lactic Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate

Humectant
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Carboxyethyl Acrylate Crosspolymer

Disodium EDTA

PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30

Emulsifying

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Water, Bis-Glyceryl Ascorbate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Angelica Acutiloba Root Extract, Callicarpa Japonica Fruit Extract, Prunus Mume Fruit Extract, Crataegus Cuneata Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Citrus Paradisi Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Juice, Citrus Limon Juice, Citrus Aurantifolia Juice, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Artemisia Capillaris Flower Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Ziziphus Jujuba Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Lactic Acid, Sodium Citrate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/Carboxyethyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Disodium EDTA, PPG-6-Decyltetradeceth-30, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol

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Tatcha The Brightening Serum 44 ingredients

Tatcha Violet-C Brightening Serum 20% Vitamin C + 10% AHA 30 ingredients

14 Routines
86% use in am
14% use in pm
100% use every day
74 Routines
68% use in am
32% use in pm
89% use every day
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