Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow Niacinamide Dew Drops Serum
by Glow Recipe · skin_care
Editor's Take
For the glow-serum shelf, this one earns its shine with Niacinamide and humectants, though the clean crowd gets synthetic fragrance and polymers.
Four-pillar formula scores
- Efficacy: 7.4 / 10
- Modern Tech: 6.8 / 10
- Clean Beauty: 6.0 / 10
- Sustainability: 6.3 / 10
The Verdict
On the scorecard, efficacy is Strong, and that fits what is in the bottle. Niacinamide leads the brightening story, while Glycereth-26, 2,3-Butanediol, and Sodium Hyaluronate give the skin that wet-look bounce without relying on mica. The trade-off is the feel-good glow comes partly from Polyquaternium-51 and acrylic polymers, plus undisclosed fragrance, so the clean score stays ordinary rather than spotless. A credible dewy serum for instant radiance with some real brightening backup, not a purist clean-beauty pick.
Full INCI list
Aqua/Water/Eau, Propanediol, Glycereth-26, Glycerin, Niacinamide, 2,3-Butanediol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Citrullus Lanatus Fruit Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Eclipta Prostrata Extract, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Polyglyceryl-3 Methylglucose Distearate, Tromethamine, Glyceryl Stearate, Carbomer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Ethylhexylglycerin, Xanthan Gum, Polyquaternium-51, Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil, Fragrance/Parfum, Benzyl Benzoate.