facetheory Exaglow Serum S10 - Tranexamic Acid Serum, Lighten Dark Spots, Fights Hyperpigmentation, 5% Tranexamic Acid, Vitamin C and Liquorice Vegan and Cruelty-Free, Made in the UK | 30ml

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The serum's lightweight consistency is a minor drawback as it tends to run quickly, but the end result is worth it.

It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture. Concentrate on dark spots and areas of discoloration or pigmentation and follow with your favourite moisturiser and sunscreen. It doesn’t take long at all to soak in, so expect to be able to apply your next product, or make-up, within a minute or so. The Facetheory Exaglow Serum S10 5% Tranexamic Acid serum is a serum that ensures an even and clear complexion. If you wanna become a real HA-and-the-skin expert you can read way more about the topic at hyaluronic acid (including penetration-questions, differences between high and low molecular weight versions and a bunch of references to scientific literature).SAP (the vit C derivative, not the enterprise software, obvs) is a promising derivative that has great stability up to pH 7. If you want to get a vote in the next Ask Doctor Anne Topic, Ingredient Spotlight or product I review, don’t forget you can head over to my Patreon account to get more involved! No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly. The reviewer, Nicole, shares her thoughts on the Exaglow S10 5% Tranexamic Acid Serum by facetheory.

An alpha hydroxy acid that helps exfoliate skin by breaking down the material that binds together skin cells. I wouldn’t use in the morning before makeup unless you’ve got time for it to absorb, especially since moisturizer is supposed to go on after it. You have Tranexamic Acid at 5%, Niacinamide at 2% – a little lower than usual – and Licorice Root Extract that hinder melanin production in different stages, so make a good combination.

I’m about halfway through a 30ml bottle after using it every day for 3 months, so it’s pretty good value. Don’t forget to check out the Discount Code Page on top if you want to save some money on your next skincare purchase. Weird smell and colour but I asked the company about this and they said it was completely normal for the batch. HA is famous for its crazy water holding capacity as it can bind up to 1000 times its own weight in water.

This product is free from animal ingredients, benzalkonium chloride, benzophenones/benzophenone derivatives, bisphenol a (BPA), butoxyethanol, BHT, carbomer, coal tar dyes, -cones, ethanolamines (MEA/DEA/TEA), formaldehyde, hydroquinone, liquid petrolatum, methyl cellosolve, methylisothiazolinone, methylchloroisothiazolinone, mercury, mercury compounds, mineral oil, oxybenzone, parabens, paraffin oil, phenoxyethanol, phthalates, polyethylene glycol (PEGs), resorcinol, siloxanes, sodium nitrite, sulfates, thimerosal, triclosan, triclocarban. Hydrated skin improves your skin barrier; Your skin barrier helps protect against irritants and bacteria. Lactic acid is particularly good in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin and improving the skin barrier. The serum contains 5% tranexamic acid which is very effective in evening out the complexion by targeting dark spots. Regarding conversion to AA, there seems to be no data about it, so we can neither deny nor confirm it.acnes and it also showed in vivo (on real people) that 5% SAP can strongly improve the inflammatory and non-inflammatory lesions of acne vulgaris. The TL; DR version of HA is that it's a huge polymer (big molecule from repeated subunits) found in the skin that acts as a sponge helping the skin to hold onto water, being plump and elastic. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . The Inkey List has 2% opposed to the 5% facetheory offers and pairs it with a Vitamin C derivative and Lactobacillus Ferment, but not with Licorice Root Extract and Niacinamide.