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The Alpha-Arbutin 2 Discoloration Care Serum 50ml
What the ingredients say
Read from the label order, stated amounts and each ingredient’s clinical evidence
Tranexamic Acid, with clinical evidence for dark spots, is in at 2% or more (listed before an ingredient whose amount is known).
Niacinamide, with clinical evidence for skin barrier, is in at 2% or more (listed before an ingredient whose amount is known).
- no fragrance
- alcohol near the top
Best-supported ingredient per concern
- Dark spotsTranexamic Acidevidence B+at least 2% · study amount
- Skin barrierNiacinamideevidence B-at least 2% · study amount
- OilinessNiacinamideevidence B-at least 2% · study amount
- BlemishesNiacinamideevidence B-at least 2% · study amount
- DrynessGlycerinevidence B+likely enough
- PoresNiacinamideevidence Cat least 2% · study amount
Evidence-graded ingredients and how much is in
Listed before an ingredient whose amount is known, so it holds at least 2% — at or above what studies used (2–5%).
Dark spots B+
Listed before an ingredient whose amount is known, so it holds at least 2% — at or above what studies used (2–5%).
Dark spots B · Oiliness B- · Skin barrier B- · Blemishes B- · Pores C · Lines C
The label states 2% — the amount studies used (≤2%).
Dark spots B-
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 68%.
Dryness B+ · Skin barrier B
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 61%.
Skin barrier B · Dryness B-
7 more evidence-graded ingredients
No amount is stated. Judging by 85 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 11%.
Skin barrier B+ · Dryness C
No amount is stated. Judging by 175 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 12%.
Dryness B · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by 148 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 3%.
Skin barrier C · Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 5%.
Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by products that state an evidence-graded ingredient at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 5%.
Skin barrier D
No amount is stated. Judging by 80 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 0%.
Lines D
No amount is stated. Judging by 140 products that state it at this place on the label, the chance it reaches the amount studies used is about 0%.
Dryness B · Lines D
Amounts on the label
- Alpha-Arbutinin the name2%1% or more
Korean law requires a product to state the amount of any ingredient in its name.
How this was read
Labels list ingredients above 1% from most to least, then those at 1% or less in any order. A product filed with Korea's MFDS as functional is read as holding the notified amount of its efficacy ingredient when the label carries only one for that effect, and anything listed before an ingredient of known amount as holding at least that much. Amounts in the product name or official description are used only where the label order allows them. Where no amount is stated, the chance of reaching the study amount comes from other products that state the same ingredient at the same place on their labels. Evidence grades were set by reading each ingredient's studies.
- A
- several randomised trials or a meta-analysis
- B
- one or two randomised trials
- C
- uncontrolled or multi-ingredient studies
- D
- lab work or a record only
A reading of ingredient evidence and the label, not a guarantee that this product works.
Ingredients
Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.
All 38 ingredients at a glance
Colours follow each ingredient’s use (CosIng functions); the bar counts names. Not amounts, not a safety score.
Aqua, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Acetyl Glucosamine, Alpha-Arbutin2%, 1,2-Hexanediol, Dimethicone, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, Butylene Glycol, Citric Acid, Alcohol, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Estimated 1% or less from hereXanthan GUM, Sodium Metabisulfite, Disodium Edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Dextrin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Sodium Citrate, Madecassoside, Sodium Methyl Stearoyl Taurate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Hyaluronic Acid, Ferulic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract, Panthenol, Arginine, Methyl Trimethicone, Allantoin, Glutathione, Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
Tap a name to see what it does and the evidence
How to use
Directions and cautions found on the package or public product information.
- Directions
- 세안 후 세럼 단계에서 적당량을 덜어 골고루 흡수시킵니다.
- Warnings
- 1. 화장품 사용 시 또는 사용 후 직사광선에 의하여 사용부위가 붉은 반점, 부어오름 또는 가려움증 등의 이상 증상이나 부작용이 있는 경우에는 전문의 등과 상담할 것 2. 상처가 있는 부위 등에는 사용을 자제할 것 3. 보관 및 취급 시 주의사항 가) 어린이의 손이 닿지 않는 곳에 보관할 것 나) 직사광선을 피해서 보관할 것
Product details
- Country of manufacture
- 대한민국
- Shelf life / period after opening
- 유통기한 36개월 / 개봉 후 12개월 이내 사용 권장
- Product specifications
- 모든 피부
