EXTREME WHITE Dark Spot Brightening Black Pad 150ml/100ea

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

Full INCI (33): Aqua, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Dipropylene Glycol, Niacinamide, Methylpropanediol, Betaine, 1,2-Hexanediol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Caprylyl Glycol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyglyceryl-10 Isostearate, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Illicium Verum Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Arginine, Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate, Sodium Gluconate, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Fragrance, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Pancratium Maritimum Extract, Rosa Multiflora Flower Extract, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Thiamine HCL, Cyanocobalamin, Biotin, Ascorbic Acid, Pyridoxine, Folic Acid, Riboflavin

Ingredient list read from 7dasmc-xz.myshopify.com on 13 September 2026.

32 of 33 explained

Aqua 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.

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.

Butylene Glycol humectant

Butylene Glycol is a small glycol that does two jobs at once: it holds water in the top layer of skin and it dissolves plant extracts and actives that plain water cannot. It also thins a formula, which is why watery Korean essences lean on it.

Dipropylene Glycol humectant

Dipropylene Glycol is a glycol used as a solvent and a light humectant. Its main job is keeping the rest of the formula dissolved and the texture fluid rather than adding hydration of its own.

Niacinamide 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.

Methylpropanediol humectant

Methylpropanediol is a small glycol used to hydrate and to help water-soluble actives penetrate the outer layer of skin more evenly. It leaves almost no tack, which suits watery textures.

Betaine humectant

Betaine is a sugar-beet-derived humectant that cells use to hold water. In a formula it hydrates and takes the edge off cleansers and acids, which is why it often appears alongside them.

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.

Hydroxyacetophenone preservative booster

Hydroxyacetophenone is an antioxidant that also strengthens a preservative system, so a formula needs less traditional preservative. Korean formulas pair it with 1,2-hexanediol constantly.

Caprylyl Glycol preservative booster

Caprylyl Glycol is a glycol that conditions skin and, more importantly, strengthens a preservative system so less of the traditional preservative is needed. It appears in most modern formulas built without parabens.

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate emollient

Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is a synthetic ester used as a dry-feeling emollient. It spreads easily, leaves a silky rather than oily finish, and helps disperse pigments and UV filters evenly.

Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer thickener

This is a synthetic thickener that gels quickly and holds an emulsion stable across a wide pH range. It gives a light, non-tacky body.

Made in

Republic of Korea

Category

Toner

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