💟 Product Description 💟
The Ordinary Alpha Arbutin 2% + HA is a concentrated serum with pure alpha arbutin and hyaluronic acid. Alpha Arbutin reduces the looks of spots and hyperpigmentation. It's used at a high two percent concentration versus a standard concentration of one percent and supported with a form of hyaluronic acid for enhanced delivery.
🤩 Benefits 🤩
- Brightening
- Hydrating
- Clarifying
🧪 Key Ingredients 🧪
- Arbutin
- Hyaluronic Acid
😍 Suitable for 😍
All Skin Types
🫖 First Impressions 🫖
☀️ Packaging ☀️
The packaging is both elegant and fancy. It comes in a clear bottle with a dropper, much like the rest of The Ordinary's products. It makes for very accurate control over the amount of liquid dispensed.
If I could adjust one thing about the packaging, it would be the pipette. It doesn't hit the bottom of the container, making it impossible to get the remaining liquid.
☀️ Scent ☀️
This serum is fragrance free. Light clinical scent but doesn’t bother me.
☀️ Texture ☀️
The serum’s texture is very light, It has a light tackiness. Clear, light, viscous.
☀️ Application ☀️
It feels heavy at first when applied to my skin, but it easily absorbs. After it absorbs, you can find a faint stickiness. Working with the serum on the skin can be challenging.
If the serum isn't rubbed on well, it will dry out and it will leave the skin a weird sticky film. I want to softly massage it in and then tap it in an upward direction to aid maximum absorption.
☀️ My Experience ☀️
It's the one thing that got rid of my dark spots. For just 2 months. It's been about six months since I started using it. By the time I almost finished half of the glass, I had seen a small change and was eager to begin. They have the same texture with niacinamide where you should be patient on working in to the skin.
Before and after photo:
Before (upper left)
After (lower right)
I use this twice a day everyday, morning and night. I partner it with a Vitamin C serum in the morning and niacinamide in the evening. As you can see from my results, I have no words. Just like magic.
🛼 Final Thoughts 🛼
I used to have a lot of dark spots along my jawline and cheeks, and Alpha Arbutin totally removed them. This is one of my favorites from The ordinary! What I would say is that it takes a while to see results, but once I did, I used only half of the bottle to get the results I needed. And indeed, it works wonders.
I didn’t felt any hydration, coming from an oily skin, it is kind of mattifying to my skin. The price is bombshell. A great vitamin C dupe for sensitive skin.
🙀 Would Kyle Recommend? 🙀
Yes! Highly recommend for all skin types. For those who are suffering dark spots, this is gonna be a killer!
🌟 Rating 🌟
10/10
No major issues at all. I just don’t like the dropper’s pipette. I tend to tilt the product to get the remaining products from the bottom.
Also I didn’t felt any hydration which is kind of a bummer. I really want this serum to dive deeper to my skin for rapid effects and plumpness.
🤍 SUGGESTIONS 🤍
-Add more hydrating ingredients/ percentage
-Change the pipette
