PRODUCT REVIEW
SkinMedica Even & Correct Advanced Brightening Treatment
Works for:
based on ingredients and %- Evens skin tone
- Moisturizing
- Anti-aging
- Anti-blemish
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Can it cause trouble?
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Works for
Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
tranexamic acid
8.6% -
10.5%
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
niacinamide
2.6% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
phenylethyl resorcinol
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness:
MEDIUM
Might help reduce hyperpigmentation in skin and help neutralize free radicals
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
glycerin
1.7% -
2.1%
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
sodium hyaluronate
0.7% -
1.05%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin
sucrose
0.2% -
0.35%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
Can help attract water to the upper layer of the skin. In crystal form, it can work as a gentle exfoliant, gentler than the salt scrub. Helps stabilize the emulsion
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Anti-blemish
niacinamide
2.6% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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
Anti-aging
niacinamide
2.6% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH
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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Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Moisturizing | |
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
phenylethyl resorcinol
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone
Might help reduce hyperpigmentation in skin and help neutralize free radicals
sclareolide
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Derived from clary sage. Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
No comodogenic ingredients detected
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Ingredients & concentrations
All ingredients
Key Actives
niacinamide
2.6% -
3.2%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Anti-aging,
Moisturizing,
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
tranexamic acid
8.6% -
10.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing
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
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Potential irritants
phenylethyl resorcinol
1.3% -
1.6%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone
Might help reduce hyperpigmentation in skin and help neutralize free radicals
sclareolide
0.6% -
0.95%
Irritation risk:
Derived from clary sage. Used as a fragrance. Can be irritating
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Comodogenic ingredients
We couldn't find any comodogenic ingredients in this product
All ingredients
tranexamic acid
8.6% -
10.5%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Evens skin tone,
Moisturizing
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
butylene glycol
4.8% -
5.8%
Irritation risk:
Works for:
Moisturizing
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin
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Ingredient list view
Water, Tranexamic acid, Butylene glycol, Phytic acid, Niacinamide, C12-15 alkyl benzoate, Polyacrylate-13, Glycerin, Phenylethyl resorcinol, Nelumbo nucifera germ extract, Vitis vinifera flower cell extract, Sodium hyaluronate, Sclareolide, Diethylhexyl syringylidenemalonate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Polyisobutene, Propanediol, Phenoxyethanol, Trehalose, Polysorbate 20, Disodium edta, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sucrose, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Lecithin, Caprylhydroxamic acid
Sources
- 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
- Cosmetic and dermatologic use of alpha hydroxy acids
- Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy and Tolerability of Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Mandelic Acid, and Phytic Acid Combination Peels in Melasma
- 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
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Hyaluronic acid: A key molecule in skin aging
- Hyaluronan (Hyaluronic Acid): a natural moisturizer for skin care
- Final report of the cosmetic ingredient review expert panel on the safety assessment of Polyisobutene and Hydrogenated Polyisobutene as used in cosmetics