redence Tone and Spot Corrector Ampoule

What is this product?

A brightening-focused ampoule whose list puts niacinamide third, backed by glutathione, ascorbic acid and madecassoside further down, with no added fragrance. The functional cosmetic notice and a stated brightening effect are not printed on the page checked, so treat the spot-improvement promise cautiously.

What makes it different?

Niacinamide holds the third position, unusually high for a brightening ampoule, and the formula layers glutathione (39), ascorbic acid (42), thioctic acid (30) and acetyl hexapeptide-8 (51) behind it. The list is fragrance-free and free of drying alcohols, and three forms of hyaluronic acid (36 to 38) add hydration. Concentrations are undisclosed for every active, and the page checked does not print a pH or the functional cosmetic notice, which limits how strongly the brightening claim can be read.

What is in it?

The full ingredient list as the brand publishes it, in the printed order. Each name links to what we know 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 1 with no dictionary entry, left in Korean.

Key ingredient

• Water
• Butylene Glycol
• Niacinamide
• Glycerin
• Hydrogenated Polydecene
• Dipropylene Glycol
• Octyldodecanol
• Propanediol
• 1,2-Hexanediol
• Lactobacillus Ferment
• Cetearyl Olivate
• Hydroxyacetophenone
• Sorbitan Olivate
• Carbomer
• Tromethamine
• Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
• Eclipta Prostrata Extract
• Pentylene Glycol
• Ethylhexylglycerin
• Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
• Adenosine
• Eriobotrya Japonica Leaf Extract
• Disodium EDTA
• Madecassoside
• Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract
• Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract
• Decyl Glucoside
• 서인도체리열매추출물
• Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Extract
• Thioctic Acid
• Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract
• Panthenol
• Caprylyl Glycol
• Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract
• Corallina Officinalis Extract
• Sodium Hyaluronate
• Hyaluronic Acid
• Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
• Glutathione
• Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
• Hydrogenated Lecithin
• Ascorbic Acid
• Bromelain
• Epigallocatechin Gallate
• Hesperidin
• Tocopherol
• Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
• Hippophae Rhamnoides Fruit Extract
• Polyglyceryl-10 Oleate
• Sodium DNA
• Acetyl Hexapeptide-8
• Hydroxydecyl Ubiquinone

Ingredients with no mark are ones we found nothing notable about, and when marks overlap on one ingredient we show the caution first.

Did the ad claims hold up?

We checked the one line this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

Each line is quoted as the brand published it, and each one was read on its own against the ingredient list and the documents the brand publishes.

How we read these lines