💎 Serum
Herbivore Prism 12% AHA + 3% BHA Exfoliating Glow Serum
76
HerbivoreB
⏳Anti-Aging💦Hydrating💧Oily-Friendly
👃Fragrance-Free🫧Non-Comedogenic💚Allergen-Free✅Paraben-Free🧪Alcohol-Free
Herbivore Herbivore Prism 12% AHA + 3% BHA Exfoliating Glow Serum is a serum with 2 active ingredients. Key actives: Glycolic Acid, Willow Bark Extract, Bakuchiol. Fragrance-free.
View product ↗Warnings
- •4 potential irritants in the formula — introduce gradually.
Ingredient Breakdown (8 INCI · 3 active)
- 0Aqua/Water
- 1Glycolic AcidACTIVE
- 2Lactic Acid
- 3Willow Bark ExtractACTIVE
- 4Glycerin
- 5Sodium Hydroxide
- 6Sodium Hyaluronate
- 7BakuchiolACTIVE
Product Info
Type
Serum
Price
$37.99
Certifications
👃 Fragrance-Free🫧 Non-Comedogenic💚 Allergen-Free✅ Paraben-Free🧪 Alcohol-Free
Score Breakdown
Efficacy
76
🧪Ingredient Quality33 / 45
- ✓2 high-impact actives: Glycolic Acid, Bakuchiol
- ✓4 supporting actives (Tier 2)
🎯Concentration Signal15 / 15
- ⚠No % concentrations on the label — strength inferred from INCI order
- ↑Disclose the % of each headline active
🏆Evidence Backing12.2 / 15
- ✓Average evidence 81/100 across 8 matched actives
- ✓5 actives with strong evidence (≥80/100)
🧬Formulation Sophistication9.5 / 12
- ✓6 distinct ingredient classes — well-rounded formula
- ✓Synergy: Hyaluronic Acid + Glycerin
📋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−5.5 / 18
- ⚠1 moderate-irritation ingredient: Glycolic Acid
🌿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 Score76/100
Overall = 50% Efficacy + 50% Safety. No bonus pad — hitting 100 requires both dimensions to be near-perfect. How scoring works →