Guava Vitamin C Dark Spot Brightening Treatment Serum

What it is: A potent, visibly brightening serum that reduces the appearance of dark spots with five forms of vitamin C, guava, and tranexamic and ferulic acids for visibly glowing, even-toned skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dullness, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Five Forms of Vitamin C: Visibly brighten and even dull skin.
- Guava Extract and Seed Oil: Protect against free-radical damage with rich vitamin C and antioxidant levels.
- Tranexamic Acid: Reduces the look of dark spots and redness over time.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: Delivering an effective performance with minimal irritation, the encapsulated time-release vitamin C in this serum combines with vitamin C-rich guava and visibly brightening tranexamic acid to visibly delete dark spots and help keep future ones from appearing. Ferulic acid, vitamin E, and peptides partner with vitamin C to visibly firm skin and boost radiance.

Clinical Results: Based on an independent consumer-use study of 29 individuals during a 4-week period:
- 100% agree that this serum is gentle enough for everyday use
- 96% noticed that their skin appears brighter and more radiant
- 96% noticed a visible improvement in overall skin tone
- 96% agree their skin looks less dull
- 96% noticed their skin texture has significantly improved
- 89% noticed a visible reduction in post-acne marks
- 86% agree this serum diminishes hyperpigmentation from sun spots

Clean + Planet Positive at Sephora
When you see our Clean + Planet Positive seal, this brand‘s products are formulated without certain ingredients that are potentially harmful to human health and environment. They also address ingredients clients are concerned about, including phthalates, formaldehyde or formaldehyde releasers, oxybenzone and octinoxate, hydroquinone, triclosan, coal tar, methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone, insoluble plastic microbeads, and more: For the full list, check out the Ingredients tab.

On top of meeting the Clean at Sephora formulated without list, these brands are on a mission to do right by your routine and the planet by making climate commitments and focusing on sustainable sourcing, responsible packaging, and environmental giving.

-Five Forms of Vitamin C: Visibly brighten and even dull skin.
-Guava Extract and Seed Oil: Protect against free-radical damage with rich vitamin C and antioxidant levels.
-Tranexamic Acid: Reduces the look of dark spots and redness over time.

Water/Aqua/Eau, Propanediol, C9-12 Alkane, Psidium Guajava Fruit Extract, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Tranexamic Acid, Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Glucoside, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Psidium Guajava Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ferulic Acid, Tremella Fuciformis Sporocarp Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Musa Sapientum (Banana) Fruit Extract, Prunus Armeniaca (Apricot) Kernel Extract, Pyrus Communis (Pear) Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus (Raspberry) Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Hexanoyl Dipeptide-3 Norleucine Acetate, Polyglyceryl-10 Dioleate, Glycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Caprylyl Glycol, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Coco-Caprylate/Caprate, Betaine, Lecithin, Polyglyceryl-10 Dipalmitate, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Potassium Sorbate, Decyl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Citric Acid, Xanthan Gum, Phenoxyethanol.

Clean at Sephora products are formulated without:
Acrylates (Ethyl acrylate, Ethyl methacrylate, Butyl methacrylate, Methyl methacrylate, Tetrahydrofurfuryl methacrylate, Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate), Aluminum Salts (Aluminum chloride, Aluminum chlorohydrate, Aluminum chlorohydrex, Aluminum dichlorohydrate, Aluminum sesquichlorohydrate, Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrate, Aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex gly, Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrate, Aluminum zirconium pentachlorohydrex gly, Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrate, Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex gly, Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrate, Aluminum zirconium trichlorohydrex gly tot), Animal Musks/Fats/Oils, Benzophenones and related compounds, Butoxyethanol, Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), Butylated hydroxytulolene (BHT), Carbon black or Black 2, Coal Tar (Coal tar, Naptha multiple, High solvent naphtha, Naphtha distillate, Tar), Ethanolamines (Diethanolamine (DEA), Ethanolamine (ETA), Monoethanolamine (MEA), Triethanolamine (TEA)), Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasing Agents (2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1, 3-diol, 5-bromo-5-nitro1, 3-dioxane, Benzylhemiformal, Diazolidinyl urea, Dmdm hydantoin, Formaldehyde, Imidazolidinyl urea, Methenamine, Quaternium-15, Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate), Hydroquinone (2-Acetylhydroquinone, Di-t-Butylhydroquinone, Diamylhydroquinone, Hydroquinone, Hydroquinone Safflowerates), Lead and Lead Acetate, Mercury + Mercury Compounds (Thimerisol), Methoxyethanol, Methyl Cellosolve, Methylchloroisothiazolinone and Methylisothiazolinone, Mineral Oil (Mineral Oil, Hydrogenated Mineral Oil), Nanomaterials (Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl, tetramethylbutylphenol, Titanium Dioxide, Tris-biphenyl triazine, Zinc Oxide), Oxybenzone, Parabens, Petrolatum and Parrafin, Pehnoxyethanol, Phthalates, Plastic Microbeads, Polyacrylamide & Acrylamide, Resorcinol, Retinyl Palmitate, Styerene (Bromostyrene, Dea-styrene/acrylates/dvb copolymer, Sodium styrene/divinylbenzene copolymer, Styrene, Styrene oxide), Sulfates (Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES)), Talc, Toluene (2,6-Dihydroxyethylaminotoluene, 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene, 4-Amino-2-Hydroxytoluene Sulfate, 4-Methoxytoluene-2,5-Diamine HCl, Methylstyrene/Vinyltoluene Copolymer, N,N-Diethyltoluene-2,5-Diamine HCl, Potassium Toluenesulfonate, Sodium Toluenesulfonate, Toluene, Toluene Sulfonic Acid, Toluene-2,5-Diamine, Toluene-2,5-Diamine Sulfate, Toluene-2,6-Diamine, Toluene-3,4-Diamine), Triclosan and Triclocarban, Undisclosed Synthetic Fragrance (Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Acetonitrile, Benzalkonium chloride, Bisphenol A (BPA), Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), Methylene chloride, Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), 1, 4, Diocane, Octinoxate (Octinoxate, Octyl methoxycinnamate, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate), PFAS compounds (PFASs or PFCs, "perfluor" or "polyfluor" in the ingredient name (e.g. Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA), polytetrafluorothylene (PTFE)), Nitromusks and Polycyclic Musks (Musk ketone, Hexamethylindanopyran, Acetyl Hexamethyl Tetralin, Acetyl Hexamethyl Indan, Dihydro Pentamethylindanone).

Suggested Usage:
-Apply one to two pumps to clean skin and gently pat in for optimal absorption.
-Apply daily, morning and night, and follow with moisturizer.
-During the day, follow with sunscreen.
-For sensitive skin types, use three to four times a week and gradually increase usage.
-For maximum potency, store in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.

Recycling Instructions:
-Remove cap and plastic inner lid.
-Wash glass jar with hot water to remove any remaining product.
-Dry thoroughly.
-Up-cycle glass jar or recycle along with the plastic cap and inner lid per your local guidelines.
-Glow Recipe also offers a Recycling Send-Back Program with their partner TerraCycle® for products that cannot be recycled locally.