An alpha arbutin serum built on beeswax and mineral oil behaves like a light cream, not a watery drop. That makes it a skin repair serum in the sealing sense: it holds everything under it in place. Applied first, it blocks whatever you put on next.
Benefits:
- Goes on last, over everything else: Occlusives seal. Put this under an ampoule and the ampoule sits on top doing nothing.
- Alpha arbutin prevents faster than it removes: It slows new pigment forming, so fresh marks stop darkening long before old ones fade.
- Three actives on tone, one on texture: Alpha arbutin, glutathione and vitamin B3 work on colour; hyaluronic acid works on how skin feels.
- Three sizes, and the 3ml is the honest one: Enough to test tolerance for a fortnight before you commit to the 10ml.
- Aloe and dimethicone make it comfortable over actives: Layered above a retinol or an acid, it takes the edge off rather than adding to it.
How To Use:
- Cleanse, then apply anything watery first — an ampoule, a toner, a treatment.
- Two or three drops of this over the top, once the layer underneath has dried.
- Warm it between your fingers before applying. It spreads much further that way.
- Night is the better slot. In the morning it works, but sunscreen has to go over it and that can feel heavy.
- Give it twelve weeks. Arbutin is a slow ingredient and there is no version of this that shows in a fortnight.
