Faded Brightening Serum.

"The faded topicals, unscented. It's 28 bucks. It's got tranexamic acid, salicylic acid, niacinamide, kojic acid, oxidized glutathione. It's got chromanol palmitate, which is a brightening photoprotective ingredient, arbutin, licorice fruit, and melatonin. It's a good multi-purpose brightening serum that works well in your routine morning or evening or certainly even both if you want to do that."

"Whenever I'm struggling with dark spots or hyperpigmentation and no other product is working, I always pull this bad boy out at the end because I know that it will always work. I actually prefer using the mini size because I don't need to use very much because of how power-packed the formulation is and how well it works at being able to erase dark spots and hyperpigmentation in my skin. And that is due to the absolutely incredible ingredient list that it has. It has tranexamic acid, alpha arbutin, one of the most powerful ingredients out there for brightening dark spots, glutathione, an ingredient for correcting hyperpigmentation that's really viral in Korea, turmeric extract, azelaic acid, licorice root extract. I remember the very first time I ever looked at this ingredient list, and I truly did not know how they're able to compile so many power-packed ingredients into one formula. This is definitely the most power-packed formula for dark spots that I have ever used. For anyone out there who has more sensitive skin, please tread lightly because this is a very powerful formula."

"The Topicals Faded serum contains tranexamic acid but it also contains AIC acid which is great for redness, great for acne-prone skin, and it also contains niacinamide as well. I do find that the Topicals Faded works a little bit better because of those additional ingredients. Tranexamic acid really is underrated. You might hear the odd person talking about tranexamic acid but I don't hear it enough and I feel like it deserves more hype because it really is beneficial for those that are struggling with dark spots and discoloration. This can be used on a daily basis, especially depending on skin tolerance, but the more consistent you are with this ingredient specifically you will see results. The next ingredient is mandelic acid so this will help to exfoliate your skin. If you're someone that can't use glycolic, lactic, or even salicylic acid for that matter because maybe they're just too harsh and irritating for your skin, then I would say look into mandelic acid because mandelic acid is still a part of the alpha hydroxy acid family, also known as AHAs, but this acid contains a larger molecule which means it's going to take a lot longer to penetrate into the skin."

"The fourth ingredient is tranexamic acid, this seems to be a very popular combination. The 13th ingredient is Alpha arbutin, so very very low at maybe 0.5%. The downside of this product is they put in cactus oil and cocoa butter oils, that's four out of five on the comedogenic scale. If you're using this to try and treat your oily acne prone hyperpigmentation, it might make it worse. I do like it as a first or second line treatment if you don't have oily acne prone skin, but if you do then this might be one that you would sidestep."

"The Topicals Faded serum is marketed as a serum that can be helpful for dark spots, whether it's post-acne marks or dark spots from the sun, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, or even something to use in your underarms. This contains a whole host of anti-dark mark ingredients that are really great. It obviously contains niacinamide. It also contains tranexamic acid, which is an ingredient that I like to use for melasma. Topical tranexamic acid can work in conjunction with other brighteners to help lighten up dark spots. This product also contains azelaic acid, which is another multitasking favorite of mine. Azelaic acid is a great option for treating redness and inflammation, and it actually is a really great ingredient for treating acne in pregnant women because it is one of those that are safe to use. In addition to treating redness and inflammation, azelaic acid can also help with hyperpigmentation, which is why it is in this formulation."

"I have used things like this from Topicals. This is great because it has niacinamide and zinc PCA to actually help with oil control and with brightness. However, this does have glycolic and lactic acids, so while this is great for ingrown hairs and I do use it on my legs and I have put it in my armpits, this isn't something that I would recommend if you have pigmentation in the underarm area."