L’Oreal Paris Youth Code Dark Spot Correcting & Illuminating Serum Corrector

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Water, Glycerin⁹, Butylene Glycol¹⁵, Dimethicone, Niacinamide⁷, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Alcohol Denat.¹⁸, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid⁸, C13-14 Isoparaffin¹⁶, PEG-100 Stearate⁵, Stearic Acid³, Potassium Hydroxide⁴, Glyceryl Stearate¹⁰, Triethanolamine², Sodium Citrate, Sodium Hyaluronate¹, Palmitic Acid⁶, Adenosine¹⁹, Disodium EDTA¹³, Laureth-7, Xanthan Gum, Oxothiazolidinecarboxylic Acid, Castanea Sativa²⁰ (Chestnut) Seed Extract, Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate¹², Polyacrylamide, Cetyl Alcohol¹⁴, Tocopheryl Acetate, Phenoxyethanol, Bismuth Oxychloride¹⁷, Limonene, Fragrance¹¹

Ingredient	What it does
¹sodium hyaluronate	A humectant moisturizer; proven to boost skin's moisture content, reduce inflammation, have cell-communicating abilitites & help prevent moisture loss
²triethanolamine	adjusts pH; emulsifier; surfactant; masking fragrance; buffering agent
³stearic acid	emulsifier; cleaning agent; stabilizes emulsions; lipophilic thickener; texturizer. Stearic acid is naturally found in skin and is used in cleansers to reduce cleansing-induced damage, aid in moisturization, and replenish with skin-natural lipids.
⁴potassium hydroxide	AKA Lye is used in a tiny amount in skincare as a pH adjuster. Most commonly used in cleansers as a base for liquid soaps and in higher concentrations is a significant skin sensitizer.
⁵PEG-100 Stearate	a moisturizing emollient & emulsifier
⁶palmitic acid	emollient; emulsifier
⁷niacinamide	Proven healing antioxidant; stimulates collagen; some UV protection; reduces hyperpigmentation; anti-inflammatory; anti-acne; anti-rosacea
⁸Hydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic Acid	used as an enzyme activator but most commonly a buffering agent
⁹Glycerin	A humectant moisturizer; usually used as a base in (light) moisturizers
¹⁰glyceryl stearate	self-emulsifying emollient & thickening agent, the higher up an ingredient list it is, the thicker the formula
¹¹fragrance	Fragrance in skin care is like spraying perfume on your face. Smells nice, but potentially irritating and damaging to your skin's acid mantle. Especially if these ingredients are high up on the ingredient list.
¹²Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate	emollient moisturizer
¹³disodium EDTA	preservative & product stabilizer; helps the topical penetration of active ingredients; chelating agent
¹⁴Cetyl Alcohol	emollient moisturizing, emulsifying, emulsion stabilizing, foam boosting, masks the scent of other ingredients in a formula , opacifying aka makes the formula less clear, cleansing surfactant, viscosity controlling
¹⁵butylene glycol	solvent; penetration enhancer; humectant moisturizer; in cleansing creams it dissolves dirt, avoids the product from drying too quickly during the removal stage & helps formulas spread better
¹⁶C13-14 Isoparaffin	emollient; solvent
¹⁷bismuth oxychloride	a mineral sourced cosmetic pigment
¹⁸Alcohol Denat.	masking, solvent to dissolve things in a formula, viscosity controlling
¹⁹adenosine	anti-inflammatory
²⁰Castanea sativa	Research has shown that sweet chestnut offers antioxidant properties. One French study in 2005 examined sweet chestnut leaf’s ability to inhibit free radicals and found that its antioxidant potential was at least on a par with that of quercetin and Vitamin E.