Dr.Althea Vitamin C Boosting Serum 30ml vs Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Dark Spot Correcting Serum 30ml

Dr.Althea Vitamin C Boosting Serum 30ml and Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Dark Spot Correcting Serum 30ml share 17 parsed ingredients. Differences highlighted below.

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Shared formula

24%

Ingredients in every formula

17in both formulas

Key actives unique to one formula

2unique actives

Ingredient rows compared

70rows compared

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The formulas, row by row

70 ingredients across 2 labels

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on 2+ labelsonly on this labelnot on this labelIngredient	Dr. Althea Dr.Althea Vitamin C Boosting Serum 30ml $54.05 $54.05 at Kbeautymakeup ↗Save	Recommended Anua Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Dark Spot Correcting Serum 30ml $42.50 $42.50 at Kbeautymakeup ↗Save
Basics
Type & size	Serum · size not on the record	Serum · size not on the record
Brand origin	Korean	Korean
Offers
Where to buydiffers	$54.05 · Kbeautymakeup	$42.50 · Kbeautymakeup
Formula
Key activesdiffers	niacinamide, tranexamic acid, centella asiatica extract, sodium hyaluronate, panthenol, ascorbic acid, ceramide np, alpha-arbutin	niacinamide, tranexamic acid, arbutin, sodium hyaluronate, alpha-arbutin, centella asiatica extract, hyaluronic acid, panthenol, ascorbic acid, ceramide np
Free of	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free	fragrance-free, sulfate-free, alcohol-free, paraben-free, silicone-free
Heads-updiffers	pregnancy cautionPore data not yet reviewed	pregnancy caution · fungal-acne triggerPore data not yet reviewed
Fit & community
Rating	No reviews yet	No reviews yet
Best for	Not recorded	Not recorded
Data quality
Label coveragediffers	Fully parsed · 38 ingredients	Fully parsed · 49 ingredients
Key actives · 2
arbutin Pregnancy: caution	no	yes
hyaluronic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
Rest of the labels · 51
3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid Pregnancy: generally fine	yes	no
adenosine	yes	no
artemisia princeps leaf extract	no	yes
asiaticoside	no	yes
beta-glucan	yes	no
betaine	yes	no
betaine salicylate Pregnancy: caution	no	yes
bifida ferment lysate	yes	no
bisabolol	yes	no
camellia sinensis seed oil	no	yes
carbomer	yes	no
cellulose	no	yes
centella asiatica leaf water	yes	no
chamaecyparis obtusa leaf extract	no	yes
coccinia indica fruit extract	no	yes
cyanocobalamin	no	yes
dextrin	no	yes
diethoxyethyl succinate	no	yes
dimethylsilanol hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
dipropylene glycol	yes	no
disodium edta	yes	no
eclipta prostrata extract	no	yes
eclipta prostrata leaf extract	yes	no
ethylhexylglycerin	yes	no
fructooligosaccharides	yes	no
gellan gum	no	yes
hippophae rhamnoides water	yes	no
hydrolyzed candida bombicola extract	no	yes
hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
hydroxydecyl ubiquinone	yes	no
hydroxyethyl urea	yes	no
hydroxypropyltrimonium hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
laminaria japonica extract	yes	no
macadamia integrifolia seed oil	no	yes
madecassic acid	no	yes
olive oil	no	yes
polyglutamic acid	no	yes
potassium hyaluronate Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
propanediol	yes	no
prunus persica flower extract	no	yes
simmondsia chinensis seed oil	no	yes
sodium hyaluronate crosspolymer Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
sodium hyaluronate dimethylsilanol Pregnancy: generally fine	no	yes
sodium phytate	no	yes
sucrose palmitate Possible fungal-acne trigger	no	yes
theobroma cacao extract	no	yes
tromethamine	yes	no
ubiquinone	yes	no
vitamin e	yes	no
vitis vinifera seed oil	no	yes
yeast ferment extract	no	yes

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The bottom line

Choose Dr. Althea if you want this formula as listed.

Choose Anua if you want Arbutin in the formula.

Both lines come from the parsed labels and the prices on this page — neither product is the reference, and neither is called the better one.

This is not medical advice.

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All ingredientsBrighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plumpCalm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sunGo

All ingredients

Brighten & fade dark spotsClear breakoutsSmooth fine linesHydrate & plump

Calm rednessRefine textureRepair & strengthenProtect from sun

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