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The Ordinary Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% Versus COSRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid

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Essence
Canadian Brand Canada
Korean Brand South Korea

Updated on March 27, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan, cruelty-free, fungal acne (malassezia) safe, and reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Suited For

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

Free From

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

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531 Routines
69% use in am
31% use in pm
89% use every day
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78% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

The Ordinary Ascorbic Acid 8% + Alpha Arbutin 2% 3 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 5 ratings
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Clover

2 years ago
Review

I'm orange...
When I first started using this I was like, “great, a vitamin C that doesn’t burn”. So I began using it frequently. Slowly, I noticed my skin was turning orange, but just on my face. Turns out this product was oxidizing ON MY SKIN. The serum itself was still pretty clear, so I wasn’t applying an old or bad product, but when exposed to oxygen while on my face it began to STAIN it as Show more

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mickey_432

2 years ago
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My face has never been redder and hurt more in my life...

COSRX AHA 7 Whitehead Power Liquid 10 ingredients

3.2 /5
from 22 ratings
Absorbs Well (9) Great Value (7) Light (6)
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SpaceyTrxsh

1 year ago
Review

Seeing forever to see results

#light
#absorbs well
#no scent
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Zienn

1 year ago
Review

oily skin nothing change or happend when use
not working at all. but kinda clean my dead skin off.

#expensive
#irritating
#light
#absorbs well