Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA

Product description

An alpha-arbutin serum at a stated 2%, with hyaluronic acid, marketed for uneven skin tone.

Full ingredient list

Kept exactly as the source printed it, including spelling in the original.

1. 1 WATER
2. 2 ARBUTIN
3. 3 PROPANEDIOL
4. 4 POLYACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER-6
5. 5 HYDROLYZED SODIUM HYALURONATE
6. 6 ERGOTHIONEINE
7. 7 POLYSORBATE 20
8. 8 CITRIC ACID
9. 9 SODIUM CITRATE
10. 10 SODIUM HYDROXIDE
11. 11 SODIUM METABISULFITE
12. 12 TRISODIUM ETHYLENEDIAMINE DISUCCINATE
13. 13 ETHOXYDIGLYCOL
14. 14 PHENOXYETHANOL
15. 15 CHLORPHENESIN

Aqua (Water), Alpha-Arbutin, Propanediol, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate, Ergothioneine, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Metabisulfite, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ethoxydiglycol, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

Ingredient analysis

Arbutin · Actives · PROPANEDIOL · Humectants · POLYSORBATE 20 · Cleansing agents

Evidence

• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of 102 women with melasma or solar lentigo, a cream with 2.51% arbutin applied twice daily for 8 weeks lightened discolouration in 75.86% of the melasma group and 56.00% of the solar-lentigo group.

  Who it applies to: Women aged 26-55 with melasma or solar lentigo, applying a 2.51% arbutin cream twice daily for 8 weeks.

  Study limits: The active was an aqueous extract standardised to 2.51% arbutin.

  Source:A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of Serratulae quinquefoliae folium, a new source of beta-arbutin, in selected skin hyperpigmentations
• Skin effect Human trial Certainty: Moderate Primary source

  In a randomized, double-blind, controlled study of 90 volunteers with melasma, the arbutin-cream arm showed a significant fall in melasma severity score from 12.65 to 10.84 over 12 weeks; two participants had mild erythema and itching that resolved after stopping the cream.

  Who it applies to: Volunteers with melasma using an arbutin cream twice daily for 12 weeks (one of three arms: herbal mixture, arbutin cream, placebo).

  Study limits: Small per-arm sample and a single active agent among three comparison groups; tolerability was good overall with two mild irritation events.

  Source:A cream of herbal mixture to improve melasma
• Legal limits Official legal text Certainty: High Primary source

  The EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety concluded in 2016 that 2-phenoxyethanol is safe as a preservative at a maximum of 1.0%, which is the limit already set in Annex V/29 of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. It estimated a margin of safety of about 50 for children.

  Who it applies to: Phenoxyethanol used as a preservative in cosmetic products, at or below 1.0%.

  Study limits: The dossier behind the conclusion was submitted by Cosmetics Europe, the industry association, and the committee lowered the default toxicokinetic factor from 4.0 to 1.0 on its way to the 1.0% conclusion. The final opinion kept 1.0%.

  Source:Opinion of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) - Final version of the opinion on Phenoxyethanol in cosmetic products

Related skin concerns

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Formula history

1 version of this formula on record.

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