A hydrating serum designed to brighten and repair the skin with a lightweight, creamy texture and antioxidant benefits.
Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract (73.2%), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Niacinamide (3%), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, 1,2-Hexanediol, Betaine, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Glyceryl Stearate, Propanediol, Water, Glycereth-26, Cetearyl Olivate, Carbomer, Sorbitan Olivate, Tromethamine, Coptis Japonica Root Extract, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Ethylhexylglycerin, Disodium EDTA, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides Oil(100Ppm), Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Panthenol, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Extract, Trideceth-10, Ammonium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Sodium Hyaluronate, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid(30Ppm), Dextrin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Ascorbyl Glucoside
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Early verdict · Few reviews so farWhat the gurus are saying
This serum hydrates and plumps with a creamy, lightweight texture suited to sensitive, oily, combination, and acne-prone skin. The brightening benefit is real but modest, working better on newer hyperpigmentation than deep, stubborn spots. It's a gentler brightening option bolstered by antioxidants, appealing to anyone who needs gentler actives over harsh alternatives.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.
Source: DermNet
Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.
Source: DermNet
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
A hydrating serum designed to brighten and repair the skin with a lightweight, creamy texture and antioxidant benefits.
Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 81%.
KAINE Vita Drop Serum holds a Guru Score of 81%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.
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