Vichy Liftactiv Pigment Specialist B3 Serum Antimanchas — Efficacy 4.4/5.0, Safety 4.4/5.0 | DemythSkin
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Vichy Liftactiv Pigment Specialist B3 Serum Antimanchas

Vichy Liftactiv Pigment Specialist B3 Serum Antimanchas

SerumBrightening
Efficacy
Strong
4.4 / 5.0
Safety
Safe
4.4 / 5.0
System Verdict
Strong dark-spot serum, but not a miracle worker: it earns its score through a legit brightening stack, not because of any single gold-standard knockout active. The formula is well built for pigmentation because niacinamide sits in the top 3, glycolic acid is present in a meaningful position, and tranexamic acid plus Melasyl and ascorbyl glucoside add real supporting brightening power; that said, the efficacy score is capped because the exact acid concentration and pH are not disclosed, so glycolic acid cannot be credited as maximally optimized, and the formula is still more of a multi-active corrective serum than a clinically maximal pigment treatment.
Active Ingredients Detected
S Tier: Gold StandardsHigh Clinical Proof | Skin-Transformative
Glycolic AcidTranexamic Acid
A Tier: Good BasicsProven Results
WaterNiacinamideGlycerinHydroxyethyl UreaArginineAllantoin2-Mercaptonicotinoyl GlycineAscorbyl Glucoside
B Tier: Supporting IngredientsPromising Ingredients
Butylene GlycolHydroxyethylpiperazine Ethane Sulfonic AcidPentylene GlycolPropanediolHydrolyzed Rice ProteinCitric AcidSodium HydroxideTrisodium Ethylenediamine DisuccinateDipotassium GlycyrrhizateCaprylyl GlycolXanthan GumPhenoxyethanol
C Tier: Marketing IdolsHype | Limited or Weak Data
Cystoseira Tamariscifolia Extract
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