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Often you come across the word WHITENING on Korean care products, but this is often a translation error and often has to do with BRIGHTENING. Equalizing skin tones and reducing pigment spots.

The 3 forms of brightening

To start with, we distinguish three ways in which brightening works:

  1. Suppressing: slowing down the production of excess pigment.
  2. Reducing: fading existing dark spots.
  3. Even out: restoring and clarifying the overall complexion.

Brightening vs. Whitening

Please note: brightening is not the same as whitening. Whitening refers to actually bleaching or lightening your natural skin color. This is often done with ingredients that leave a white cast or drastically suppress melanin production.

Brightening, on the other hand, is all about evening out and clarifying your own complexion, restoring your skin's natural, healthy glow. Whereas a whitening product focuses purely on discoloration, brightening focuses on an even structure and a radiant skin. Unfortunately, this has often caused confusion in the past due to translation errors.

Why does your skin need brightening?

The beauty ideal in Korea is an even skin without irregularities in texture and complexion. This gives the skin a radiant, fresh, and youthful appearance. Dull skin, on the other hand, quickly looks tired. Achieving the ultimate, even skin is also known in the K-Beauty world as "glass skin" or "cloudless skin".

In the West, a sun-tanned skin often symbolizes a healthy complexion, which is why we encounter self-tanners more often here. In Asia, it is precisely the opposite: skin with hyperpigmentation or sun damage is associated with premature skin aging.

Pale ≠ Bright

Pale skin is not necessarily the same as radiant skin. The idea that flawless white skin is the only ideal in Korea is a common misconception. It is all about healthy, even skin that glows from within.

Regardless of your natural skin tone, your skin can look dull, often due to dryness and dead skin cells. In that case, it is essential to protect your skin against UV radiation, hydrate intensively, and exfoliate gently. Regularly using a brightening (sheet) mask can also work wonders.

The influence of the sun

The sun needs surprisingly little time to cause damage: UVA and UVB radiation take only 2 minutes to make your skin turn red, and 25 minutes to activate pigment production. Once these dark pigments settle into the skin, they do not remain mere small "spots" for long. Eventually, they form larger pigmentation spots that create a restless, uneven complexion.

Effective methods for radiant skin

There are various ways to effectively "brighten" the skin:

  • A - Exfoliating: through gentle exfoliation, you remove the dull top layer of dead and discolored skin cells. This stimulates cell renewal, making a fresh, new skin layer visible faster.
  • B - Hydrating: dehydrated or dry skin quickly looks dull and tired. By intensively hydrating the skin, the moisture barrier is balanced and the face gets a healthy, plump appearance.
  • C - Stimulating cell renewal: dark pigments form in the lower skin layers and slowly move upwards. By accelerating cell renewal, these discolored cells are replaced faster. Ingredients like peptides and snail mucin are extremely suitable for this.

Extra tips to stimulate blood circulation

You can support the skin's natural renewal process by giving circulation a boost. Try these methods:

  • Hot and cold alternating: take a mild warm towel and a cold towel, and place them alternately on your face. This stimulates blood circulation and improves skin elasticity.
  • Dabbing application: gently pat or tap your skincare products into the skin instead of rubbing. This activates skin cells.
  • Facial massage: treat yourself regularly to a facial massage. This helps detoxify, improves complexion and elasticity, and firms facial muscles.

Golden rule: whatever you do to brighten your skin, proper sun protection is always the most important step. Apply a sunscreen with at least SPF 30 every morning. In addition, physical protection, such as seeking shade or wearing a cap or hat, helps enormously against premature aging.

Ingredients we ♥

AHA (/PHA), (Alpha) Arbutin, Tranexamic Acid, Astaxanthin, Collagen, Licorice, Snail Mucin, Chamomile, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Carotene, Tomato Extract, Propolis, Fermented Ingredients, Niacinamide, Antioxidants

Skin improvement takes patience! It is important to use a new skincare routine or a new product consistently for at least 1 month. Your skin takes an average of 28 days to fully renew its cells. Do you notice a (small) difference after a month? Be sure to keep going for another 2 to 3 months for the absolute best result!

Brightening: clarifying and evening of skin complexion

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Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop

Brand: Klairs
This bestselling Vitamin C serum with 5% L-Ascorbic Acid gives even sensitive skin a youthful glow. It improves tone and texture while minimizing the look of pores. The ultimate energy boost for a smooth, radiant, and refreshed complexion!
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€33,00

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Klairs Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop
Klairs
Freshly Juiced Vitamin Drop
This bestselling Vitamin C serum with 5% L-Ascorbic Acid gives even sensitive skin a youthful glow. It improves tone and texture while minimizing the look of pores. The ultimate energy boost for a smooth, radiant, and refreshed complexion!
€33,00
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Propolis Vitamin Synergy Serum

Brand: IUNIK
This serum full of natural ingredients will help the skin to calm and hydrate with the use of Propolis and Centella. Sea buckthorn fruit extracts (Vitamin C, E, K), pomegranate, figs, ginkgo, will help to improve your skin tone.
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€21,00 €14,70

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IUNIK Propolis Vitamin Synergy Serum
IUNIK
Propolis Vitamin Synergy Serum
This serum full of natural ingredients will help the skin to calm and hydrate with the use of Propolis and Centella. Sea buckthorn fruit extracts (Vitamin C, E, K), pomegranate, figs, ginkgo, will help to improve your skin tone.
€21,00 €14,70
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Tangerine Bright + Moist Mask Pack

Brand: Qyo Qyo
Qyo Qyo tangerines are grown in full sun, clean air and rich volcanic soil of the UNESCO World Heritage island JEJU. This mask gives the tired skin the energy to shine.
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€3,50

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Qyo Qyo Tangerine Bright + Moist Mask Pack
Qyo Qyo
Tangerine Bright + Moist Mask Pack
Qyo Qyo tangerines are grown in full sun, clean air and rich volcanic soil of the UNESCO World Heritage island JEJU. This mask gives the tired skin the energy to shine.
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Fermentation Essence

Brand: Benton
This formula helps prevent skin damage and relieves skin irritations and stress. It contains fermented ingredients, Ceramide, Hyaluron, Allantoin and Adenosine. This essence helps to achieve smooth and youthful skin.
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€28,00

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Benton Fermentation Essence
Benton
Fermentation Essence
This formula helps prevent skin damage and relieves skin irritations and stress. It contains fermented ingredients, Ceramide, Hyaluron, Allantoin and Adenosine. This essence helps to achieve smooth and youthful skin.
€28,00
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Snail Bee High Content Lotion

Brand: Benton
This liquid cream type lotion is suited for all skin types including sensitive and troubled skins. It nourishes, protects, vitalizes and improves the skin barrier and reliefs damaged skin. It helps to improve the skin tone complexion and elasticity.
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€25,00

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Benton Snail Bee High Content Lotion
Benton
Snail Bee High Content Lotion
This liquid cream type lotion is suited for all skin types including sensitive and troubled skins. It nourishes, protects, vitalizes and improves the skin barrier and reliefs damaged skin. It helps to improve the skin tone complexion and elasticity.
€25,00
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Tangerine Bright + Moist All in 1 Cream

Brand: Qyo Qyo
A convenient pump bottle with popping vitamin rich capsules which will hydrate and brighten up your skin. Vitamin C rich tangerine peel strengths your skin barrier so that it can better retain moisture and is becomes less sensitive.
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€30,00

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Qyo Qyo Tangerine Bright + Moist All in 1 Cream
Qyo Qyo
Tangerine Bright + Moist All in 1 Cream
A convenient pump bottle with popping vitamin rich capsules which will hydrate and brighten up your skin. Vitamin C rich tangerine peel strengths your skin barrier so that it can better retain moisture and is becomes less sensitive.
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Snail Bee High Content Mask Pack

Brand: Benton
A 100% pure cotton mask soaked in snail mucin essence and bee venom extract to deeply nourish the skin and soothes irritated and damaged skin. Improves skin tone and texture. 66% Camellia Leaf Water + 20% Snail Secretion Filtrate.
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€3,50

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Benton Snail Bee High Content Mask Pack
Benton
Snail Bee High Content Mask Pack
A 100% pure cotton mask soaked in snail mucin essence and bee venom extract to deeply nourish the skin and soothes irritated and damaged skin. Improves skin tone and texture. 66% Camellia Leaf Water + 20% Snail Secretion Filtrate.
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Brightening Mask Pack Set

Brand: By HARU
Value set - - 5 masks for a refreshed and awake look. The masks are selected because of their revitalizing and brightening properties to make the skin look radiant.
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€15,50 €12,50

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By HARU Brightening Mask Pack Set
By HARU
Brightening Mask Pack Set
Value set - - 5 masks for a refreshed and awake look. The masks are selected because of their revitalizing and brightening properties to make the skin look radiant.
€15,50 €12,50
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All Day Vitamin Brightening & Balancing Facial Serum

Brand: Jumiso
This richly nourishing serum with no less than 86.14% Vitamin Tree helps hydrate the skin, repair cell damage, relieve irritations and redness and balance the skin's barrier for a healthy and glowing skin. Suitable for all skin types.
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€27,00

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Jumiso All Day Vitamin Brightening & Balancing Facial Serum
Jumiso
All Day Vitamin Brightening & Balancing Facial Serum
This richly nourishing serum with no less than 86.14% Vitamin Tree helps hydrate the skin, repair cell damage, relieve irritations and redness and balance the skin's barrier for a healthy and glowing skin. Suitable for all skin types.
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Rice Foam Cleansing

Brand: Skinmiso
Rice and plant extracts gently removes dirt and dead skin cells while your face won't be stripped of moisture after cleansing. This cleanser helps to balance oil production, and is therefore ideal to treat pore troubles.
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€14,00

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Skinmiso Rice Foam Cleansing
Skinmiso
Rice Foam Cleansing
Rice and plant extracts gently removes dirt and dead skin cells while your face won't be stripped of moisture after cleansing. This cleanser helps to balance oil production, and is therefore ideal to treat pore troubles.
€14,00
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Pure Vitamin-C Serum

Brand: Skinmiso
A fresh and stable vitamin C serum with no less than 13,5% Ascorbic Acid (pure vitamin C) and 30% nourishing Sea Buckthorn extract to overall improve the skin's complexion and texture so that it can radiate healthy.
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€28,00

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Skinmiso Pure Vitamin-C Serum
Skinmiso
Pure Vitamin-C Serum
A fresh and stable vitamin C serum with no less than 13,5% Ascorbic Acid (pure vitamin C) and 30% nourishing Sea Buckthorn extract to overall improve the skin's complexion and texture so that it can radiate healthy.
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Pure Vitamin-C Toner

Brand: Skinmiso
A minimalist formula with 94% nourishing sea buckthorn, exfoliating citric acid and skin brightening Vitamin C. Aimed at improving complexion and texture and promoting the skin's ability to absorb Vitamin C.
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€18,00

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Skinmiso Pure Vitamin-C Toner
Skinmiso
Pure Vitamin-C Toner
A minimalist formula with 94% nourishing sea buckthorn, exfoliating citric acid and skin brightening Vitamin C. Aimed at improving complexion and texture and promoting the skin's ability to absorb Vitamin C.
€18,00
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Vitamin C Glow Capsule Lotion

Brand: Hanskin
A lightweight moisturizer with popping vitamin C capsules to provide the skin with suffuscient hydration, protection and nourishment. Agar balances the skin while vit. C and Tranexamic Acid work together to rejuvenate tired, dull skin.
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€42,00

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Hanskin Vitamin C Glow Capsule Lotion
Hanskin
Vitamin C Glow Capsule Lotion
A lightweight moisturizer with popping vitamin C capsules to provide the skin with suffuscient hydration, protection and nourishment. Agar balances the skin while vit. C and Tranexamic Acid work together to rejuvenate tired, dull skin.
€42,00
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Real Clean Peeling Gel

Brand: Skinmiso
This powerful exfoliating gel with anti-inflammatory properties gently removes dead skin cells and sebum without irritation, while at the same time helping to soften and moisturize the skin.
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€14,50

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Skinmiso Real Clean Peeling Gel
Skinmiso
Real Clean Peeling Gel
This powerful exfoliating gel with anti-inflammatory properties gently removes dead skin cells and sebum without irritation, while at the same time helping to soften and moisturize the skin.
€14,50
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Cellus Sun Gel SPF50+ PA++++

Brand: Lagom
This incredibly lightweight sunscreen offers UVA and UVB protection without making the skin heavy and greasy. The nourishing and moisturizing formula with Aqualiciaⓡ applies very easily and does not leave a whitecast or stickiness.
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€25,00

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Lagom Cellus Sun Gel SPF50+ PA++++
Lagom
Cellus Sun Gel SPF50+ PA++++
This incredibly lightweight sunscreen offers UVA and UVB protection without making the skin heavy and greasy. The nourishing and moisturizing formula with Aqualiciaⓡ applies very easily and does not leave a whitecast or stickiness.
€25,00
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Like White Snow Serum

Brand: Ginger6
A deeply hydrating serum with a whopping 70% patented ginger extract water, hyaluronic acid (2000 PPM), Peptide 11 complex and various soothing ingredients to soothe, brighten, hydrate and also repair the damaged skin barrier.
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€31,00

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Ginger6 Like White Snow Serum
Ginger6
Like White Snow Serum
A deeply hydrating serum with a whopping 70% patented ginger extract water, hyaluronic acid (2000 PPM), Peptide 11 complex and various soothing ingredients to soothe, brighten, hydrate and also repair the damaged skin barrier.
€31,00
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Radiance Cleansing Balm

Brand: Beauty of Joseon
A very gentle cleansing balm with hydrating and clarifying rice ingredients that smoothly melts away make-up and dirt on the skin's surface, as well as excess sebum and skin impurities in the pores.
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€22,00

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Beauty of Joseon Radiance Cleansing Balm
Beauty of Joseon
Radiance Cleansing Balm
A very gentle cleansing balm with hydrating and clarifying rice ingredients that smoothly melts away make-up and dirt on the skin's surface, as well as excess sebum and skin impurities in the pores.
€22,00
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Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++

Brand: Beauty of Joseon
This popular lightweight sun screen will protect the skin well thanks to 4 new generation UV filters. This caring formula also contains moisturizing and brightening rice extract (30%), probiotics to soothe, protect and strengthen the skin barrier.
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€21,00

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Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++
Beauty of Joseon
Relief Sun : Rice + Probiotics SPF50+ PA++++
This popular lightweight sun screen will protect the skin well thanks to 4 new generation UV filters. This caring formula also contains moisturizing and brightening rice extract (30%), probiotics to soothe, protect and strengthen the skin barrier.
€21,00
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Rice Pure Essential Toner

Brand: Thank You Farmer
This refreshing & balancing essence toner is the complete formula with just the right amount of rice, sourced from local farmers on the clean Gyodong Island. Furthermore, this formula also contains brightening Niacinamide, Lotus & soothing Centella.
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€28,00

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Thank You Farmer Rice Pure Essential Toner
Thank You Farmer
Rice Pure Essential Toner
This refreshing & balancing essence toner is the complete formula with just the right amount of rice, sourced from local farmers on the clean Gyodong Island. Furthermore, this formula also contains brightening Niacinamide, Lotus & soothing Centella.
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Glow Deep Serum : Rice + Alpha Arbutin - 60ml

Brand: Beauty of Joseon
This fresh and light serum enriched with clarifying rice water (68.6%) and mineral and amino acid rich Alpha-Arbutin (2%) helps reduce scars and other pigmentation spots for an even and radiant complexion.
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€30,00

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Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum : Rice + Alpha Arbutin - 60ml
Beauty of Joseon
Glow Deep Serum : Rice + Alpha Arbutin - 60ml
This fresh and light serum enriched with clarifying rice water (68.6%) and mineral and amino acid rich Alpha-Arbutin (2%) helps reduce scars and other pigmentation spots for an even and radiant complexion.
€30,00
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Rice Pure Gel & Cream

Brand: Thank You Farmer
This is a product with one part soothing gel and one part nourishing cream that you can mix as you wish to hydrate, repair and brighten the skin barrier at different times. Also ideal to share with your partner ;).
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€31,00

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Thank You Farmer Rice Pure Gel & Cream
Thank You Farmer
Rice Pure Gel & Cream
This is a product with one part soothing gel and one part nourishing cream that you can mix as you wish to hydrate, repair and brighten the skin barrier at different times. Also ideal to share with your partner ;).
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Vitamin C Glow Serum (Travel) - 12ml

Brand: Hanskin
A powerful and potent formula with no less than 10% pure vitamin C to reduce pigmentations and brighten the skin for an even glow. Use this lightweight, refreshing serum daily to improve skin tone and texture.
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€14,00

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Hanskin Vitamin C Glow Serum (Travel) - 12ml
Hanskin
Vitamin C Glow Serum (Travel) - 12ml
A powerful and potent formula with no less than 10% pure vitamin C to reduce pigmentations and brighten the skin for an even glow. Use this lightweight, refreshing serum daily to improve skin tone and texture.
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All about Glow Toneup Cream

Brand: Chasin’ Rabbits
This exceptionally lightweight tone correcting cream will smoothen skin texture and give you an instant natural radiance. It will leave the skin feeling soft and hydrated. It quickly absorbs into the skin without shine or greasy feeling.
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€18,00

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Chasin’ Rabbits All about Glow Toneup Cream
Chasin’ Rabbits
All about Glow Toneup Cream
This exceptionally lightweight tone correcting cream will smoothen skin texture and give you an instant natural radiance. It will leave the skin feeling soft and hydrated. It quickly absorbs into the skin without shine or greasy feeling.
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TX Peeling Toner

Brand: Dr. Melaxin
This potent exfoliant uses AHA, BHA, & PHA to smooth texture and clear pores. Infused with TXA, it effectively targets stubborn dark spots and hyperpigmentation, delivery a bright, even-toned, and radiant complexion.
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€25,00

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Dr. Melaxin TX Peeling Toner
Dr. Melaxin
TX Peeling Toner
This potent exfoliant uses AHA, BHA, & PHA to smooth texture and clear pores. Infused with TXA, it effectively targets stubborn dark spots and hyperpigmentation, delivery a bright, even-toned, and radiant complexion.
€25,00

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