💎 Serum
Beauty of Joseon Glow Deep Serum: Rice + Alpha-Arbutin
89
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✨Brightening🧴Acne-Friendly🌿Soothing💦Hydrating
👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
Glow Deep Serum : Rice + Alpha-Arbutin combines Rice for hydration, glow. Designed for most skin types, targeting daily care concerns. Secure Checkout.
View product ↗Description
A brightening serum with alpha arbutin and rice bran water that helps target dullness and dark spots for brighter-looking, naturally radiant skin.
Warnings
- •4 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 2 active)
- 0Oryza Sativa Bran Water
- 1Glycerin
- 2Alpha-ArbutinACTIVE
- 3NiacinamideACTIVE
- 4Butylene Glycol
- 62-Hexanediol
- 7Sodium Hyaluronate
- 8Panthenol
Product Info
Type
Serum
Size
30 ml
Price
$13.99
Cost per use
$0.23
Lasts
~1.0 months
at 2× daily
Daily use
~1.0 ml/day
Certifications
👃 Fragrance-Free🫧 Non-Comedogenic💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free🧪 Alcohol-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
89
🧪Ingredient Quality43.5 / 45
- ✓2 high-impact actives: Alpha Arbutin, Niacinamide
- ✓5 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ✓1 active concentration disclosed on the label
- ↑Disclose the % for the remaining 6 actives
🏆Evidence Backing12.9 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 86/100 across 8 matched actives
- ✓7 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication12 / 12
- ✓4 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin · Panthenol + Allantoin · Niacinamide + HA
📋Functional Completeness6 / 8
- ✓Carries the active classes expected for this product type
🛡️Base Formula Credit0 / 5
Safety
100
Starts at 100; each row below subtracts points up to its cap.
🔥Irritation Risk−4 / 18
- ✓4 mild ingredients flagged at low irritation only
🌿Fragrance0 / 10
- ✓Fragrance-free
⚠️Allergens0 / 10
- ✓No EU 26 fragrance allergens detected
🚫Endocrine Concern0 / 15
- ✓No ingredients flagged for endocrine activity
💎Comedogenicity0 / 7
- ✓No pore-clogging ingredients detected
🔀Formulation Conflicts0 / 10
- ✓No antagonistic ingredient combinations
✨Clean-Formula & Transparency+5 / 8
- ✓Short-ingredient-list bonus: +3.0
- ✓Transparency bonus: +2.0 (clear INCI disclosure)
Overall Score89/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →