Anua Niacinamide 10 TXA 4 Serum for Brightening and Dark Spots
by Anua · skin_care
Editor's Take
Ten percent Niacinamide and four percent Tranexamic Acid at the top, backed by a 10-tier Hyaluronic Acid system , this is a serious brightening serum that doesn't coast on marketing.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Performance: 8.7 / 10
- Innovative Ingredients: 7.8 / 10
- Clean Standards: 10.0 / 10
- Formula Sustainability: 9.1 / 10
The Verdict
This serum earns its high-efficacy band by loading proven brightening actives at clinically relevant concentrations and pairing them with penetration enhancers to actually get them into the skin. The 10-tier Hyaluronic Acid complex is a genuine architectural win, not window dressing, delivering hydration across multiple molecular weights. Clean score is perfect, sustainability is good despite the synthetic solvents required to stabilize this much active payload, and the technology is modern thanks to biofermentation-derived surfactants and advanced Centella fractions. Worth it if you want a brightening serum that takes the science seriously and doesn't hide behind botanical theater.
Full INCI list
Water, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Diethoxyethyl Succinate, 1, 2-Hexanediol, Arbutin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Alpha-Arbutin, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, 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, Candida Bombicola/Glucose/ Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment, Hyaluronic Acid, Pentylene Glycol, Betaine Salicylate, Sucrose Palmitate, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Gellan Gum, Sodium Phytate, Cellulose, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Panthenol, Cyanocobalamin, Polyglutamic Acid, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Ceramide NP, Dextrin, 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