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ARBUTIN — Pigment Perfecting Serum
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ARBUTIN — Pigment Perfecting Serum

Three actives. Thirty-four ingredients in all.

Alpha-arbutin·Hyaluronic acid·Lactic acid

$42.00USD
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Not sure it's right for your skin? Four questions — Daddy will tell you.

Pigment is a targeting problem. Most brighteners lift the whole face a shade and hope the dark spots come along; the good ones go after the spots and leave the rest alone. ARBUTIN is the second kind. Alpha-arbutin interrupts the process that makes excess pigment, so dark spots, sun marks and post-blemish shadows fade while your actual skin tone stays yours.

Around it: lactic acid to gently refine and speed the fade, Bidens pilosa for retinol-like renewal without the sting, hyaluronic acid and sodium PCA for the lightweight hydration that keeps the skin comfortable, and vitamin E and knotted-wrack seaweed for antioxidant cover. It absorbs fast, layers under anything, and the tone evens out over weeks — brighter, clearer, radiant. The scent is smoky green vetiver — vetiver, cedar and lemon over a soft sweet-almond base.

Spots down. Tone up. Nothing bleached.

What it does

  • Reduces the appearance of dark spots and pigmentation
  • Evens and brightens skin tone
  • Renews with Bidens pilosa; refines with lactic acid
  • Lightweight hydration; soothes as it works

What is in it

Hyaluronic acid

Humectant; pulls water into the upper layers and holds it there, so skin reads plump rather than merely damp. Used here at multiple molecular weights so it works at more than one depth.

Lactic Acid

A mild AHA assist, keeps the finish smooth

Sodium PCA

Part of skin's own natural moisturising factor. Replaces what washing takes out, and keeps the hydration from evaporating off again.

Tocopherol (vitamin E)

Vitamin E. Protects the oils in the bottle as much as the skin they go on.

Alpha-arbutin

The active ARBUTIN is named for. A gentler, more stable alternative to hydroquinone for fading the look of dark spots — slower, but without hydroquinone's risk.

How to use

Morning and evening, on clean skin, before cream. Three or four drops across face and neck, focusing on marked areas. Sunscreen every morning — pigment work undoes itself without it. Pairs with B3 (niacinamide) and VITAMIN C ONE for a full tone routine; over CORTEX or ACIES nights, apply after the peel has absorbed. Give it four to six weeks.

Dark spots are a patience problem. Weeks, not days. Use it every day and wear sunscreen every day — nothing undoes pigment work faster than skipping the second one.
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