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Last year, I broke up with vitamin C. Out of nowhere, the antioxidant-packed ingredient was causing unwanted redness and irritation whenever I used it in my skin-care routine. So, after so many flare-ups, I decided enough was enough, and I stopped using it cold turkey.<\/p>\n
Since then, I\u2019ve been trying to find a product that offers the same sort of benefits (brightens, fades dark spots, etc.) sans irritation. And while it\u2019s only been a few weeks of testing, I think I have found my replacement: the Omic+ Skincare 10% Tranexamic Acid Face Serum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The serum is made with 10% tranexamic acid, which is an ingredient that is \u201cused to prevent or reduce excessive bleeding in various medical conditions,” Purvisha Patel, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in Memphis, Tennessee, previously told Allure<\/em>. “It works by helping to stabilize blood clots and prevent their breakdown.”<\/p>\n But when used in skin care, tranexamic acid \u201cslows melanin synthesis by inhibiting the plasminogen\/plasmin pathway,” Hadley King, MD, a board-certified dermatologist based in New York City, previously told Allure<\/em>. “This blocks interactions between melanocytes [the skin cells that produce melanin] and keratinocytes [cells that provide skin structure].” In non-science speak, this means it can help reduce the production of hyperpigmentation.<\/p>\n So in this serum, the tranexamic acid works its magic on dark spots, while moisture- boosting glycerin and hyaluronic acid hydrate skin. Texture-wise, it\u2019s super lightweight and layers well under moisturizer, sunscreen (a must with this treatment), and makeup. I like to use it solo before the rest of my skin-care routine, but you can also add two to three drops to your moisturizer to dilute it.<\/p>\n Omic+ Skincare 10% Tranexamic Acid Face Serum is in the April Allure Beauty Box.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last year, I broke up with vitamin C. Out of nowhere, the antioxidant-packed ingredient was causing unwanted redness and irritation whenever I used it in my skin-care routine. So, after so many flare-ups, I decided enough was enough, and I stopped using it cold turkey. Since then, I\u2019ve been trying to find a product that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1538,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beauty"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sasgai.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}