Liquid bronzing drops infused with antioxidants that can be mixed into moisturizers, serums, or makeup to add a warm, tanned glow to the skin.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Glyceryl Oleate Citrate, Mica, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Glycerin, Ribes Nigrum (Black Currant) Seed Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Lecithin, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-17, Linoleic Acid, Linolenic Acid, Sorbitan Isostearate, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Maltodextrin, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Magnolia Officinalis Bark Extract, Glutamylamidoethyl Imidazole, Colloidal Platinum [Nano], Tocopherol, Phenoxyethanol, Pentylene Glycol, Sodium Benzoate, Sorbic Acid, Caprylyl Glycol, Boron Nitride, Hexylene Glycol, Polysorbate 60, Ethylhexylglycerin, Ci 77491 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77492 (Iron Oxides), Ci 77499 (Iron Oxides), Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
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9 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
The bronze tint works well for some skin tones and undertones, but application is tricky and results can look patchy or orange depending on how you mix it in. Experts who love it praise the glow and the innovation, though others find it overrated and prefer to skip mixing it into sunscreen altogether, since adding anything to sunscreen can mess with how well it actually protects. A few gurus reach for other bronzing drops instead, and the shade reads quite orange on some complexions, so patch testing first makes sense if you're curious.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
Peptides are short protein fragments meant to signal repair. The evidence for them is thinner than for retinoids or vitamin C, and it varies a lot by the specific peptide, so the category is more promising than proven.
Vitamin E is an antioxidant, and it is often in a formula to keep the other ingredients stable rather than as the active itself. It pairs well with vitamin C, though on its own the evidence for visible change is limited.
Liquid bronzing drops infused with antioxidants that can be mixed into moisturizers, serums, or makeup to add a warm, tanned glow to the skin.
The gurus are split. 4 of the 9 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 4 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 59%.
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