What is Kojic Acid?
Role not confirmed
We haven't written up what this ingredient does yet. The products below feature it as a key ingredient.
Anything to watch out for?
Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.
- Pregnancy skincare guidance lists this ingredient as one to be careful with.
- Marked this way on one product.
Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.
Which products feature it?
8 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.
Showing 1 to 8.
numbuzin
No.3 Pore Zero Makeup Grip Pad
Key: Kojic Acid (#13 on the ingredient list), Bifida Ferment Lysate, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
3 claims checked
claims, checked
1) After cleansing, avoiding the eye area, wipe along the skin texture from the inside to the outside.
backed by evidence2) After use, close the lid tightly and store to keep the pads from drying out.
backed by evidence3) If intensive care is needed, avoid the eye area, adhere well to the skin, and apply as a pack for about 3 minutes.
plausible, not tested
shaishaishai
Caffeine Shot Vita C Bubble Serum
Key: Kojic Acid (#17 on the ingredient list), Hippophae Rhamnoides Water, Caffeine
4 claims, summarized
- Don't count on:
- a brighter skin tone
See each claim
claims, checked
Caffeine Shot
backed by evidencePigmentation
plausible, not testedVitamin C
overstatedDull complexion·pigmentation, one-time care!
overstated
CNP Laboratory
Dermaanswer Brightening Booster TXA-PDRN Ampoule
It's made for a brighter skin tone.
Key: Kojic Acid (#18 on the ingredient list), Tranexamic Acid 10%, Sodium DNA 0.1%
3 claims, summarized
- Only partly backed:
- a brighter skin tone
See each claim
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Tranexamic Acid (10%)
backed by evidenceDerma Answer Brightening Booster TXA-PDRN Ampoule
partly backedA brightening care ampoule that adds tranexamic acid 10% and two types of PDRN to high-purity glutathione. Blending effective ingredients carefully selected with CNP's know-how, it brightens skin tone and cares for marks such as melasma, blemishes, and other traces.
partly backed
Key: Kojic Acid (#28 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Glutathione
5 claims checked
claims, checked
Glutathione 7
backed by evidenceWhen used for 7 days, they say skin surface hyperpigmentation improves by as much as 21.95%!
plausible, not testedFormulated with 7 or more efficacy ingredients at a high content of 12%.
partly backedHigh review rating (4.87/5) centered on trial customers.
overstatedDesigned to aid absorption by making glutathione into a nano size that is 4.3 times smaller than ordinary nanosomes and approximately 6,000 times smaller than pores, using our own exclusive process.
no supporting source found
Key: Kojic Acid (#34 on the ingredient list), Bifida Ferment Lysate, Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
1 claim checked
claims, checked
[Good Absorption] Numbuzin No.3 Soft First Texture Boosting Toner 200ml Special (+50ml)
partly backed
Dong-A Pharmaceutical
Pigmentation Pro Liquid
Key: Kojic Acid (#34 on the ingredient list), Tranexamic Acid, Niacinamide
2 claims checked
claims, checked
Turnover cycle improvement
plausible, not testedPigmentation pro
plausible, not tested
Dong-A Pharmaceutical
Pigmentation Pro Cream
Key: Kojic Acid (#35 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid
1 claim checked
claims, checked
Pigmentation Pro
plausible, not tested
Key: Kojic Acid (#36 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Glutathione
