Brightening Face Serum - 30 ml
- Aqua Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- L-Ascorbic Acid Actives. Pure vitamin C, needs pH 3.5 and 10 to 20 percent.
- Ethoxydiglycol Humectants. Humectant, perfuming, solvent
- Pentylene Glycol Humectants. Humectant with preservative boosting.
- Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract Antioxidants. Polyphenol with sebum-reducing data.
- Centella Asiatica (Cica) Extract Actives. Madecassoside and asiaticoside, calming and collagen support.
- Camellia Sinensis (Black Tea) Leaf Extract
- Glycerin Humectants. The reference humectant. Cheap, proven, works at 3 to 10 percent.
- Aqua Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- Trehalose Humectants. Sugar that protects cells from water loss.
- Xylitol Humectants. Humectant, skin conditioning
- Sodium Gluconate pH adjusters and chelators. Mild chelator.
- Betaine Humectants. Sugar-beet osmolyte, reduces sting from other ingredients.
- Urea Humectants. Humectant at 2 to 10 percent, keratolytic above.
- Citric Acid pH adjusters and chelators. Acid for pH adjustment.
- Sodium PCA Humectants. A natural moisturising factor component.
- Sodium Hyaluronate Humectants. Smaller fragments reach the upper epidermis.
- Sodium Benzoate Preservatives. Food-grade preservative, works below pH 5.5.
- Potassium Sorbate Preservatives. Antifungal preservative, works at low pH.
- Aqua Water, the base most formulas are built on. It dissolves the other ingredients
- Niacinamide Actives. Vitamin B3. Sebum, barrier, pigment transfer, at 2 to 5 percent.
- Polysorbate 20Feeds Malassezia Surfactants. Solubiliser for oils and fragrance in water.
- Triethanolamine pH adjusters and chelators. Amine neutraliser.
- Xanthan Gum Thickeners and film formers. Natural gum thickener.
- Sodium Gluconate
- Ferulic Acid Antioxidants. Stabilises vitamin C and E, doubles photoprotection.
- TocopherolPore-clogging 2/5 Antioxidants. Vitamin E, free form.
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Corn Starch Octenylsuccinate Thickeners and film formers. Absorbent, binding, film forming
- Ascorbic Acid
- Hydrated Silica Thickeners and film formers. Abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling
- Fragrance Fragrance, colour, solvents. Undisclosed fragrance blend.
- Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid Modern UV filters. Water-soluble UVA filter, peak 345 nm.
Taken from Arata's product page, last checked 2026-10-25. Formulas change, so check the pack before you buy. Brands can send us a correction.