
Alpha Arbutin 2% And Kojic Acid 1% Serum
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Ingredient name | what-it-does | irr., com. | ID-Rating |
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Distilled Water | solvent | ||
Broussonetia Papyrifera Bark Extract (Paper Mulberry Infusion) | |||
Alpha-Arbutin (2%) | antioxidant, skin brightening | goodie | |
Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate | antioxidant, anti-acne | goodie | |
Ascorbyl Palmitate (2%) | antioxidant | 0, 2 | icky |
Niacinamide (1.5%) | cell-communicating ingredient, skin brightening, anti-acne, moisturizer/humectant | superstar | |
Kojic Acid (1%) | antioxidant, skin brightening | ||
Leucidal Sf | soothing, preservative | goodie |
Garden of Wisdom Alpha Arbutin 2% And Kojic Acid 1% SerumIngredients explained
Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product.
It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water.
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
An optical isomer of naturally occurring arbutin (or beta-arbutin). Just like its sibling, alpha-arbutin is also a skin-brightening, depigmenting agent.
Researching the difference between the two kinds of arbutin, you can read in multiple places on the internet that alpha-arbutin is stronger in effect. Unfortunately, it's never backed up with a credible source. :( Our own research resulted in conflicting results: a study from 1995 found that alpha-arbutin is 10x as effective on mouse melanoma as beta-arbutin. On the other hand, a more recent study from 2015 found that beta-arbutin is more effective both on mouse melanoma cells and on human melanoma cells (btw, kojic acid was the most effective on human melanoma cells).
The sodium salt form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. If you do not know what the big fuss about vitamin C is, you are missing out and you have to click here and read all the geeky details about it.
Pure vitamin C (aka ascorbic acid, AA) is great and all, but its lack of stability is a big challenge for the cosmetics industry. One solution is to create stable derivatives that can be absorbed into the skin, convert there to AA and do all the magic AA is proven to do (which is being an antioxidant, a collagen booster, and a skin brightener).
A form of skincare superstar, vitamin C. Even though we are massive vitamin C fans, Ascorbyl Palmitate (AP) is our least favorite. (Btw, if you do not know what the big deal with vitamin C is then you are missing out. You must go and read our geeky details about it.)
So, AP is one of the attempts by the cosmetics industry to solve the stability issues with vitamin C while preserving its benefits, but it seems to fall short on several things.
- A multi-functional skincare superstar with several proven benefits for the skin
- Great anti-aging, wrinkle smoothing ingredient used at 4-5% concentration
- Fades brown spots alone or in combination with amino sugar, acetyl glucosamine
- Increases ceramide synthesis that results in a stronger, healthier skin barrier and better skin hydration
- Can help to improve several skin conditions including acne, rosacea, and atopic dermatitis
We don't have description for this ingredient yet.
Lactobacillus ferment is an interesting probiotic ingredient with some promising properties.
First, according to a 2009 Estee Lauder patent, it’s a DNA repair enzyme and it can help to protect the skin against environmental aggressors.
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what‑it‑does | solvent |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant | skin brightening |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant | anti-acne |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant |
irritancy, com. | 0, 2 |
what‑it‑does | cell-communicating ingredient | skin brightening | anti-acne | moisturizer/humectant |
what‑it‑does | antioxidant | skin brightening |
what‑it‑does | soothing | preservative |