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Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum.

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About this product

A brightening vitamin C serum from Innisfree that combines 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid with green tea and enzyme ingredients to help even out the look of dull skin.

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, 3-0-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Betaine, Erythritol, Butylene Glycol, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Squalane, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Dextrin, Xanthan Gum, Tromethamine, Gluconolactone, Citrus Reticulata (Tangerine) Peel Extract, Panthenol, Carnosine, Niacinamide, Allantoin, Hyaluronic Acid, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Daucus Carota Sativa (Carrot) Root, Extract, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Metaphosphate, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Tocopherol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Cyclodextrin, Madecassoside, Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Protease, Tranexamic Acid, Glutathione, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Beta-Carotene

Guru Score

72%

Mixed

5 experts · Moderate agreement

What the gurus are saying

3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid, an ester form of vitamin C, sits high on the ingredient list, and that's what wins most reviewers over. The texture helps too: a slightly clear serum with tiny capsules that rubs in like a primer, plus green tea to calm and no hyaluronic acid. The dissent is about the bottle, not the formula: it would get a recommendation with an airless pump.

Synthesized from 5 expert reviews · most recent take October 2026

What they liked

Niacinamide and allantoin soothe skin
Works well for those sensitive to chemical exfoliants

What they flagged

Packaging oxidizes the vitamin C

Type

SerumsDrops & dropper

Key actives

Vitamin C Niacinamide Hyaluronic acidVitamin ESqualane

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Where to buy

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What the gurus are saying.

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April Basi

72k subs

~Yay

"This formulation has 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid pretty high up in the ingredient list, so we know it's in there at a pretty high amount. That derivative is only shown to be functional between 2 to 5%, but it's nice to know it's in there at a really good amount, at least it's not below that 1% line. There's also niacinamide and allantoin for soothing the skin, and tocopherol and folic acid to increase the potency of that vitamin C."

Dr. Vanita Rattan

1.23M subs

~Nay

"They've gone in for 30% ethos scoring acid beautiful vitamin C and it's a ingredients so you're looking at a good 2 to 3% this in the therapeutic index again great percentage. I would say I love this formula but I hate the packaging and if Innisfree put this into an Airless pump I would recommend it for you but as it is as it stands as beautiful as the packaging is this is not one I would use for my face or recommend to my global skin of color family."

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"But again I don't like the packaging in terms of the best formulas on niker for vitamin C it would be these three it would be minimalist dermo and deconstruct but my advice for all three would be to change the packaging to LS pumps"

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Yay

"This is the Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum from Innisfree, a new release sold at Sephora, with suspended oil droplets in it, made with 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid. Since it's a new release I don't have long term thoughts on it yet, but it did kind of jump in and become my primary vitamin C for these past few days. It's really easy to use, and I like the enzyme ingredients, those seem to work for me even though I struggle with a lot of chemical exfoliants."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum is $32. This has 30% ethyl ascorbic acid, which is also an ester form. It also has green tea for anti-inflammatory properties. It is a serum and it has no HA, and I love that."

CYoung

96k subs

~Yay

"It's okay for sensitive skin. I put it at intermediate, but it's definitely good. The texture is a little different because it's slightly transparent and has little capsules, and when you rub it in it feels amazing, like a primer, and it doesn't tickle at all. It also has a toning serum, so I recommend it for young skin who want to try vitamin C too."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Vitamin C

Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.

Source: DermNet

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Tranexamic acid

Tranexamic acid has a growing body of clinical evidence for melasma and the stubborn patches of pigment that other ingredients struggle with.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum?

A brightening vitamin C serum from Innisfree that combines 3-O-ethyl ascorbic acid with green tea and enzyme ingredients to help even out the look of dull skin.

Is Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 72%.

What is Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum's Guru Score?

Innisfree Green Tea Enzyme Vitamin C Brightening Serum holds a Guru Score of 72%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 5 expert reviewers we have collected.