5 Whitening Serums to Brighten and Lighten Your Skin in a Jiffy!

Are you after luminous skin? There may be several whitening products available on the shelves of your favourite beauty store, but do they necessarily work? As with most skincare, the route to effective brightening lies in powerful ingredients that can eliminate dark spots, reduce melanin production, and turn your skin around.

Here’s our pick of the top 5 best serums that will brighten and lighten your skin to next level gorgeous!

SW1 White Plasma Whitening & Illuminating Serum

SW1 White Plasma Whitening and Illuminating Serum

Developed by doctors, this ultra-concentrated, quick-absorbing formula targets age, sun and dark spots effectively. Watch how it slyly corrects discoloration with vitamin C and tyrosinase inhibitors. And then, it helps you retain the glow for longer with its skin illuminating factors!

Users love this double-duty action and the radiance that follows. With active ingredients such as Tranexamic acid and ascorbic acid, you can be rest assured, this is certainly the good stuff!

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Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum


Sunday Riley C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum

Some call it the gold standard in vitamin C - THD ascorbate is a highly stable and oil soluble form that allows for it to be rapidly absorbed into the skin of enhanced tone and clarity. C.E.O. Rapid Flash Brightening Serum, comes infused with 15 percent of this ultra-stable, advanced vitamin C and can rapidly brighten the appearance of the skin with immediate radiance.

What can you expect? Firmer, plumper skin with an all encompassing even glow! This hydrating formula instantly polishes and illuminates skin to reduce the look of redness and skin sensitivity. Saccharide isomerate extract reduces the appearance of pores and reinforces the skin’s moisture barrier. Perfect for that skin-smoothing radiance!

Glow Recipe Pineapple-C Brightening Serum

Glow Recipe Pineapple-C Bright Serum

This cult product, is a potent, lightweight Vitamin C and AHA serum that comes concentrated with pineapple juice and hyaluronic acid to brighten and even tone. Blended with soothing chamomile, the serum re-texturizes skin and evens out skin tone. And if you are after the elusive Glass Skinned look, Glow Recipe’s Pineapple C-Bright Serum, gives you just that. Smooth and a reflective complexion, that is hard to beat. What’s more Glow Recipe is a clean beauty brand and is made without sulfates, parabens, phthalates and other harmful ingredients.

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Nicotinamide Ampoule by SW1

Nicotinamide Ampoule by SW1

Did you know that Nicotinamide is one of the most effective whitening ingredients that can treat skin without causing sensitivity? This super potent clinical ampoule by SW1 Clinic delivers more than the average concentration and comes powered with hyaluronic acid for an emphatic delivery. Not only will it brighten skin, Nicotinamide is also known to calm breakouts and acne. Whiten, brighten and remove dullness from your skin - with just a tiny amoule. Now, that’s what effective skincare is all about!

Caudalie Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence

Caudalie Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence

There’s a reason why Caudalie’s Vinoperfect range is a global favourite and this Brightening Essence is no different. Made to revitalise the complexion, the potent solution smoothes over the skin’s layers and restores its radiance to optimal levels.

Boasting an aqueous texture infused with Grape Water, it gets easily absorbed into the skin effectively eliminating dead cells. It comes enriched with Glycolic Acid, which exfoliates whilst improving radiance and helping to reduce the appearance of dark spots and uneven skin tone. Expect brightened, lightened and well awakened new self!

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