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urban skin BrighterDays Dark Spot 8 AHA Polish.

Urban Skin Rx
Brighter Days™ Dark Spot 8% Aha Polish
Ingredients Explained

This product is pending final review and approval by the BML team.

This product belongs to the sub-category: Targeted Treatments

Full ingredient list

Water, glycerin, glycolic acid, hydrated silica, polylactic acid, coco-caprylate, lactic acid, cetyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, polysorbate 20, sodium hydroxide, acrylamide/ammonium acrylate copolymer, dimethicone, jojoba esters, cetearyl alcohol, sodium lauroyl lactylate, polyisobutene, phenoxyethanol, ascorbic acid, salicylic acid, cetearyl glucoside, dehydroxanthan gum, caprylyl glycol, caprylic/capric triglyceride, chlorphenesin, tocopheryl acetate, carica papaya (papaya) fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, alpha-arbutin, glutathione, kojic acid, niacinamide, retinyl palmitate, azelaic acid, yellow 5 (ci 19140), red 30 (ci 73360), talc (ci 77718), butylene glycol, ananas sativus (pineapple) fruit extract, citrus aurantium dulcis (orange) peel extract, citrus grandis (grapefruit) fruit extract, glycine soja (soybean) oil, impatiens balsamina flower extract, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) flower/leaf/stem extract, lycium barbarum fruit extract, pimpinella anisum (anise) fruit extract, prunus armeniaca (apricot) fruit extract, pyrus malus (apple) fruit extract, rubus idaeus (raspberry) fruit extract, vanilla planifolia fruit extract, vitis vinifera (grape) fruit extract, anthemis nobilis flower extract, curcuma longa (turmeric) root extract, euterpe oleracea fruit extract, tocopherol

Ingredient highlights

Ingredient functions

Quick Review of Ingredients

Ingredients Function (What it does)
Water Skin conditioning, Solvent
Glycerin Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient
Glycolic acid Buffering, Exfoliant
Hydrated silica Viscosity controlling, Abrasive, Absorbent
Polylactic acid Abrasive
Coco-caprylate Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning
Lactic acid Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Buffering, Exfoliant
Cetyl alcohol Emollient/Moisturizer, Viscosity controlling, Surfactant/Cleansing, Skin conditioning, Emulsion stabilizing

Ingredients explained

1

Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

2

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin protecting, Viscosity controlling, Solvent, Humectant/Moisturizer, Skin conditioning, Skin-identical ingredient

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

3

Glycolic acid

Function: Buffering, Exfoliant

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Price range

less than $20

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