PRODUCT REVIEW
Remedy for Dark Spots
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Exfoliation
Moisturizing
Anti-blemish
Anti-aging
Anti-oxidation
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How honest is this product?
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Evens skin tone |
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Can it cause trouble?
- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 1
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Ingredient list view
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Squalane, Cetearyl olivate, Dimethicone, Mandelic acid, Tranexamic acid, Sorbitan olivate, Glutathione, Retinol, Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, Glycine soja seed extract, Kojic dipalmitate, Silybum marianum fruit extract, Camellia sinensis leaf extract, Curcuma longa root extract, Acetyl glucosamine, Ceramide np, Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract, Propanediol, Hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Isohexadecane, Caesalpinia spinosa gum, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Pentylene glycol, Polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 20, Sorbitan isostearate, Cetyl palmitate, Laureth-23, Trideceth-6 phosphate, Sodium hydroxide, Caprylyl glycol, Hexylene glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium benzoate
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- Improvement of naturally aged skin with vitamin A (retinol)
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- Glucosamine: an ingredient with skin and other benefits
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- Incorporation of D-(^H)glucosamine into normal and psoriatic epidermal glycoconjugates
- Reduction in the appearance of facial hyperpigmentation by topical N-acetyl glucosamine
- Skin hydration is significantly increased by a cream formulated to mimic the skin’s own natural moisturizing systems
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