
About this product
A niacinamide and vitamin C brightening treatment designed to target dark spots, discoloration, and hyperpigmentation.
Full ingredients
Water/Aqua/Eau, Niacinamide, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Isononyl Isononanoate, Tranexamic Acid, Dimethicone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Alpha-Arbutin, Cetyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Stearate, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, C9-12 Alkane, Citric Acid, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Kojic Acid, Resveratrol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Hydrangea Arborescens Root Extract, Morus Alba Root Extract, Scutellaria Lateriflora Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Silica, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Dimethiconol, Glycerin, Sodium Phytate, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Caprylyl Glycol
Guru Score
Yay
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What the gurus are saying
This brightening lotion handles dark spots and fresh hyperpigmentation effectively but can't touch stubborn, long-lasting melasma. It layers well with ascorbic acid serums, generally suits most skin types, and may cause mild stinging; follow with moisturizer and sunscreen. At around $60, it's pricey for a treatment with limited effectiveness on stubborn discoloration.
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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 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 has a growing body of clinical evidence for melasma and the stubborn patches of pigment that other ingredients struggle with.
Source: DermNet
A niacinamide and vitamin C brightening treatment designed to target dark spots, discoloration, and hyperpigmentation.
Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.
Peter Thomas Roth Potent-C™ Niacinamide Discoloration Treatment holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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