Anua Niacinamide 10 TXA 4 Dark Spot Correcting Serum
Ingredients and claims, checked
Last checked September 12, 2026
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What is it like at a glance?
What the ingredients do
Hydration leads, with 7 of 51 ingredients. It also contains Betaine Salicylate.
By skin type
- DryGood fit
- OilyNeutral
- CombinationNeutral
- SensitiveUse with care
Piboo’s rating from user reports.
Worth knowing
- Pregnancy: check first
- Has a fungal-acne trigger
- On pore-clogging lists
Made for
What is this product?
It's a serum.
- Key ingredients
- Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Arbutin
- When
- Morning and evening
Who is it for?
Less suited to
- Sensitive skin
- Skin prone to fungal acne
What's good, and what to watch for?
Good points
- Betaine Salicylate smooths away dead skin
Watch-outs
- Pregnancy: check first (Betaine Salicylate)
- If you clog easily: Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil, Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- If you get fungal acne: Jojoba seed oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
How do you use it?
- Pairs well with
- Daily broad spectrum sunscreen
- Don't combine with
- Additional BHA or AHA in the same step
What is in it?
The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Tap a name to read about that ingredient.
This brand publishes its ingredient list in Korean only. Names below are the matching INCI names from the Korean Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary, except 5 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.
Key ingredientWorth a closer look
- Water
- Glycerin
- Niacinamide
- Tranexamic Acid
- Butylene Glycol
- 다이에독시에 틸석시네이트
- 1,2-Hexanediol
- Arbutin
- Sodium Hyaluronate
- Alpha-Arbutin
- 아이비고드열매추출을
- Eclipta Prostrata Extract
- Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
- Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
- Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
- Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
- Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
- Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
- Prunus Persica (Peach) Flower Extract
- Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
- Yeast Ferment Extract
- Centella Asiatica Extract
- Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
- 칸디다봄비콜라/글루코오스/메틸레이프 씨데이트발효율
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Pentylene Glycol
- Betaine Salicylate
- Sucrose Palmitate
- Hydrogenated Lecithin
- Gellan Gum
- Sodium Phytate
- Cellulose
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
- Panthenol
- Cyanocobalamin
- Polyglutamic Acid
- 3-0-에틸아스코빅애씨드
- Ceramide NP
- 엑스트린
- Asiaticoside
- Madecassic Acid
- Asiatic Acid
- Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
- Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
- Potassium Hyaluronate
- Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
- Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
- Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
- Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
- Xanthan Gum
Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.
What the claims add up to
- Only partly backed:
- less visible dark spots
See each claim, checked (7)
Claims, checked
Take an appropriate amount and spread evenly over the skin to absorb.
backed by evidenceCountry of manufacture: Republic of Korea / Cosmetic manufacturer / responsible seller: Cosmax Co., Ltd. / The Founders Co., Ltd.
backed by evidenceExpiration date (or period after opening): 30 months / 12 months after opening
backed by evidenceWhitening functional cosmetic (whether passed the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety review)
partly backedDark spot correcting
partly backedNiacinamide 10 TXA 4
no supporting source foundEssence / unisex / skin type: all skin / moisture supply / skin soothing
no supporting source found
We quote each claim exactly as the brand published it, then check it against the ingredient list and the brand's own documents.
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