Niacinamide TXA Brightening Booster Toner

Not on the ingredient list below: fragrance or parfum, denatured or SD alcohol, essential oils, silicones, parabens, sulfate surfactants, mineral oil or petrolatum and added color.

Full INCI (38): Water, Niacinamide(5%), Propanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Glycerin, Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract, Centella Asiatica Extract, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Cynanchum Atratum Extract, Althaea Rosea Flower Extract, Xylitylglucoside, Xylitol, Xylose, Glycereth-25 PCA Isostearate, Tranexamic Acid(1,000ppm), Ethylhexylglycerin, Cellulose Gum, Adenosine, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol, Beta-Glucan, Octanediol, Cyanocobalamin, Propylene Glycol, Pyridoxine HCl, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Kojic Acid, Anhydroxylitol, Phloretin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Zinc Lactate, Sodium Surfactin, Glutathione, Carbomer, Disodium EDTA, Xanthan Gum

38 of 38 explained

Water solvent

Water is the base almost every serum, toner and cream is built on. It dissolves the water-loving ingredients and sets how light the finished texture feels. On an INCI list it is usually first, which only means it is the largest single ingredient by weight.

Niacinamide(5%) active

Niacinamide is vitamin B3, and it is the most studied active in Korean formulation. It is used at roughly 2 to 5 percent for the look of uneven tone and visible pores, and it is water soluble, stable and comfortable beside almost every other active, which is why it turns up in so many lists.

Propanediol humectant

Propanediol is a plant-derived glycol used in place of propylene glycol. It hydrates, carries actives into solution, and gives a lighter, less sticky slip than glycerin at the same strength.

1,2-Hexanediol humectant

1,2-Hexanediol is a glycol used for two reasons: it holds water like glycerin, and it makes a formula harder for microbes to live in, so less traditional preservative is needed. Korean formulas use it heavily for that second reason.

Glycerin humectant

Glycerin is the most used humectant in skincare. It draws water into the outer layer of skin and holds it there, and it is one of the very few ingredients whose hydrating effect is settled science rather than marketing. Higher amounts feel tacky, which is why it is usually blended.

Glycine Soja (Soybean) Seed Extract plant extract

Soybean Seed Extract carries isoflavones, plant sterols and soy proteins. It is used as a conditioning antioxidant extract.

Centella Asiatica Extract plant extract

Centella Asiatica is the plant behind the whole cica category, sold as gotu kola or Madagascar centella. Its extract is the anchor of Korean formulas built for easily reddened skin, and its work is done by four triterpenes: asiaticoside, madecassoside, asiatic acid and madecassic acid.

Coptis Japonica Root Extract plant extract

Coptis Japonica is a traditional East Asian medicinal root, bright yellow from its berberine content. In skincare its extract is used for the look of congested, oily skin.

Cynanchum Atratum Extract plant extract

Cynanchum Atratum is a root used in Korean traditional practice. Its extract is used as a conditioning plant extract in formulas for reactive skin.

Althaea Rosea Flower Extract plant extract

Althaea Rosea is hollyhock, a mallow relative rich in mucilage. Its flower extract hydrates and leaves a cushioned, slippery feel.

Xylitylglucoside humectant

Xylitylglucoside is a sugar-derived humectant, the third member of the xylitol blend. Together the three hold water in the outer layer for longer than any of them does alone.

Xylitol humectant

Xylitol is a sugar alcohol humectant. It holds water in the outer layer of skin and is often paired with anhydroxylitol and xylitylglucoside as a hydration trio.

Market

Korean market, the version sold in Korea

Made in

Republic of Korea

Category

Toner

Actives

Adenosine, Beta-Glucan, Centella Asiatica, Glutathione, Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid

Ships from

California or Korea

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