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Good Molecules · Skin · Serums

Good Molecules Discoloration Correcting Serum

Three percent of a tranexamic acid form with four percent niacinamide, both stated by the maker, for dark spots and uneven tone. Priced so you can finish a bottle, and many owners do and see nothing.

30 mlSerumCetyl tranexamate mesylateNiacinamideFragrance-free
$12 MSRPAmazon price not shown
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Buy it if

  • You have dark spots or leftover marks you want to look lighter
  • You want a very short list with the amounts printed
  • You want no added fragrance

Walk past if

  • You expect results in a few weeks; owners report none after months
  • You react to niacinamide; a few owners report burning or hives
  • You want one stubborn spot gone; owners report no change

What's in it

The ingredients that do the work, from the maker’s label.

Cetyl tranexamate mesylateNiacinamide

Niacinamide guide →Sulfate-free →Fragrance-free →

Not in it: fragrance, essential oils, drying alcohol, sulfates. Nothing on our flag list.

Full ingredient list, from the maker

Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Cetyl Tranexamate Mesylate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum, Ethylhexylglycerin, Tocopherol

Known issue

Owners often report no fading after two or three months of daily use, and a few describe burning, itchy bumps or hives.Ulta and Walmart reviews

What owners say

Filled by the research pass: two or three owner reports from named venues, each linked, each with the date it was read.

If it's not right

The Ordinary Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1%$6 MSRPTen percent niacinamide with zinc PCA in a water-based serum. Cheap enough to try, and sticky enough that owners complain about what it does under the next layer.CeraVe Moisturizing CreamNo maker list price for this sizeThree ceramides, cholesterol, hyaluronic acid and petrolatum in a thick cream for face and body. The plain standard for dry skin, developed with dermatologists according to the maker.

Sources

  1. Maker page: ingredient table with percentages, 30 ml list price, skin types, no added fragrance statement.
  2. Ulta reviews, about 4,500, shown on the larger size: no results after months, burning for one owner, and caused breakouts as a tagged complaint.
  3. Walmart reviews, 1 fl oz: no change in dark spots after months or several bottles, plus itchy hives and bumps for a few.

Ingredient lists from the maker's label, not our measurements.