
About this product
Lightweight gel-cream with centella asiatica extract, niacinamide, and tranexamic acid in capsule form, designed to soothe, brighten, and hydrate the skin.
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Centella Asiatica Extract (60%), Water, Butylene Glycol, Propanediol, Niacinamide, Isotridecyl Isononanoate, Phenyl Trimethicone, 1,2-Hexanediol, Tranexamic Acid, Diglycerin, Squalane, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter, Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate, Xylitylglucoside, Cetyl Alcohol, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Anhydroxylitol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Arginine, Trehalose, Zea Mays Starch, Xylitol, Panthenol, Pentylene Glycol, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Mannitol, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethyl Urea, Glycerine, Glucose, Madecassoside, Sodium Hyaluronate, Alpha-Bisabolol, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
This lightweight capsule cream spreads almost like a serum despite its gel texture, with the capsules dissolving quickly and feeling weightless. It soothes via centella and brightens with added hydration, layering easily after serums or under a moisturizer without any heaviness. The one catch: niacinamide and tranexamic acid don't have listed percentages, so their potency is unclear. Ideal for anyone wanting brightening without the weight.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
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
Urea both holds water in the skin and gently loosens dead surface cells. At higher strengths it has good evidence for very dry or thickened skin.
Source: DermNet
Lightweight gel-cream with centella asiatica extract, niacinamide, and tranexamic acid in capsule form, designed to soothe, brighten, and hydrate the skin.
Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Cream holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Cream is generally suited to sensitive skin.
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