PRODUCT REVIEW
Bliss Pro Brightening Serum
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Anti-oxidation
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
tranexamic acid
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An amino acid that is effective in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone. It can also help in skin barrier recovery. It is used to treat melasma, especially with injections and when taken orally
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
2.8% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
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Anti-aging
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
2.8% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
niacinamide
0.55% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Insufficient!
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
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Moisturizing
tranexamic acid
0.1% -
0.5%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
An amino acid that is effective in reducing hyperpigmentation and evening out the skin tone. It can also help in skin barrier recovery. It is used to treat melasma, especially with injections and when taken orally
diglycerin
2% -
3%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin
glycerin
1.3% -
1.9%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant
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Anti-oxidation
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
2.8% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
glycyrrhiza glabra root extract
0.3% -
0.75%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
LOW
A plant extract that can help lighten the skin and calm down inflammation. Might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals
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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Evens skin tone |
Total Promises Fulfilled score:
100/100.
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 0
Potential irritants
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
2.8% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
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Key Actives
niacinamide
0.55% -
1.3%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing,
Anti-aging,
Anti-blemish,
Reduces irritation,
Antibacterial,
Reduces redness,
Anti-inflammatory
Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture.
The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
Show more
Potential irritants
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
2.8% -
4.1%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-oxidation,
Anti-aging
A vitamin C derivative that is more stable but less potent than pure form of vitamin C. Can help neutralize free radicals and help reduce hyperpigmentation, but the required concentration is likely to be much higher than for the pure form of vitamin C, limiting the ingredient's effectiveness in products
Show more
Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
ascorbic acid
5.7% -
8.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Anti-oxidation,
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging
The most well-researched antioxidant that works in skin. Helps neutralize free radicals supporting collagen production, helping to even out the skin tone and preventing early signs of aging
propanediol
3.6% -
5.4%
Irritation risk:
Acts as a solvent for other ingredients. Speeds up the absorption of other ingredients into the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Ascorbic acid, Propanediol, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, Diglycerin, Polysilicone-11, Sodium citrate, Glycerin, Cellulose, Niacinamide, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Kojic dipalmitate, Lactic acid, Acacia senegal gum, Sorbitan oleate decylglucoside crosspolymer, Xanthan gum, Sodium sunflowerseedate, Caprylyl glycol, Tranexamic acid, Polyglyceryl-10 caprylate, Laureth-12, Dimethyl isosorbide, Hexylene glycol, Pentylene glycol, Ethoxydiglycol, Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium hydroxide
Sources
- Antioxidant Ability and Stability Studies of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a Cosmetic Tyrosinase Inhibitor
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Niacinamide - mechanisms of action and its topical use in dermatology
- Gehring, W. (2004). Nicotinic acid/niacinamide and the skin. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 3(2), 88–93. doi:10.1111/j.1473-2130.2004.00115.x
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Effect of tranexamic acid on melasma: a clinical trial with histological evaluation
- Tranexamic acid accelerates skin barrier recovery and upregulates occludin in damaged skin
- The amelioration effect of tranexamic acid in wrinkles induced by skin dryness
- Efficacy and possible mechanisms of topical tranexamic acid in melasma