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APLB Kojic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum
APLB

Kojic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum

Serum · 40 mL

40%$9.80$16.40

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Key ingredients

Vitamin CCentellaSqualaneTea TreeBeta-Glucan

Found in the full ingredient list below. Check how it layers with your routine

Made for

Sensitive
Full ingredients (39)
  1. Water
  2. Centella Asiatica Leaf Water
  3. Butylene Glycol
  4. Propanediol
  5. Glycerin
  6. Diethoxyethyl Succinate
  7. Kojic Acid
  8. Ascorbic Acid
  9. Madecassic Acid
  10. Asiaticoside
  11. Asiatic Acid
  12. Squalane
  13. Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract
  14. Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Extract
  15. Beta-Glucan
  16. Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
  17. Nelumbo Nucifera Extract
  18. Artemisia Annua Extract
  19. Oryza Sativa (Rice) Extract
  20. Saccharomyces Ferment
  21. Dipropylene Glycol
  22. Sodium Citrate
  23. Sodium Hyaluronate
  24. Allantoin
  25. Cellulose Gum
  26. Disodium EDTA
  27. Glyceryl Acrylate/Acrylic Acid Copolymer
  28. Citric Acid
  29. Xanthan Gum
  30. Inulin
  31. Cellulose
  32. Glucose
  33. Fructose
  34. Panthenol
  35. Ethylhexylglycerin
  36. Hydroxyacetophenone
  37. Sodium Polyacryloyldimethyl Taurate
  38. Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
  39. 1,2-Hexanediol

Listed from highest to lowest concentration. Formulas change, so check the packaging if you avoid an ingredient.

Product details

A dropper bottle of APLB Kojic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum on a white table against a soft pink wall, beside centella leaves and a lotus petal

Revive + refine

Kojic acid, vitamin C and centella leaf water in a clear, water-light ampoule, for dull skin that wants its glow back.

APLB’s Kojic Vita Cen complex brings kojic acid and vitamin C together on a base of centella leaf water. It recharges moisture to dry skin, revitalizes a dull look, helps with elasticity and pore care, and keeps oil and water in balance, all fragrance-free and weakly acidic for sensitive skin.

Kojic Vita Cen complex, as printed on the bottle
42.2%
Kojic Vita Cen complex, as printed on the bottle
Centella leaf water’s place on the list
#2
Centella leaf water’s place on the list
Kojic acid, with vitamin C right behind it
#7
Kojic acid, with vitamin C right behind it
A clear pool of water-light serum and small droplets between centella leaves and pink lotus petals on a soft pink surface

What’s inside

The ingredients doing the work

  • Kojic acid + vitamin C

    The brightening pair in the name, to revitalize dull-looking skin. APLB delivers the kojic acid with its EPS protection system and the vitamin C with its Wide-Spread Texture System for better adhesion.

    No. 7, 8 of 39 on the list

  • Centella 3x complex

    Centella leaf water as the base, plus three of centella’s key actives, to soothe and moisturize sensitive skin.

    No. 2, 9, 10, 11 of 39 on the list

  • Moisture + barrier

    Hyaluronic acid keeps skin hydrated, beta-glucan moisturizes and protects, and squalane helps with pore care.

    No. 12, 15, 23 of 39 on the list

  • Lotus, artemisia, rice + ferment

    APLB’s patented blend, which helps form a moisture barrier that protects skin and nourishes it.

    No. 17, 18, 19, 20 of 39 on the list

Supporting botanicals

  • Eggplant
  • Tea tree leaf
  • Sea buckthorn
  • Licorice root
APLB Kojic Acid Vitamin C Ampoule Serum beside drops of clear serum and a centella leaf

How to use

After toner, before cream

  1. 1

    Tone

    Cleanse and tone so skin is fresh.

  2. 2

    Drop

    Put a few drops of the ampoule in your palm or straight onto your face.

  3. 3

    Pat

    Spread it over the face and pat gently until absorbed.

  4. 4

    Seal

    Follow with your moisturizer.

Glossy drops of clear serum on a soft pink surface

Clear, clean and bright

A light ampoule for dull, dry or sensitive skin that wants moisture and a livelier glow in one step.

Good to know

  • Free from fragrance, mineral oil, pigment, silicone, parabens, polyacrylamide, imidazolidinyl urea, triethanolamine and PEG surfactants, per APLB.
  • Weakly acidic, close to healthy skin pH, per APLB.
  • 40 mL dropper bottle.