0:00 hey guys and welcome back to mad about skin when it comes to fading hyperpigmentation dark spots and discoloration well I've always been told that we need to use a multiple different actives in our skincare routine in order to get the very best results this is fine but in an era of streamlined skin care where we're looking for maximum results with minimum number of steps this can kind of feel a little bit difficult to achieve thankfully in 2023 so many brands have come out with some amazing hyperpigmentation fighting multi-active serums I've shared some of these on the channel before and I've certainly got my holy Grails and favorites however a lot of these can be quite sensitizing on the skin they're designed to give maximum results but they can cause redness peeling and irritation in the process it can be
0:45 really difficult to find a hyperpigmentation serum that's suitable for all skin types even the most sensitivity prone well that was until a month ago when one of my favorite skincare Brands skin 1004 launched this product this is a skin 1004 Madagascar centella tone brightening capsule and pure now that name makes zero sense whatsoever I don't really know what they were thinking of with that but it doesn't matter if you look behind the name actually this is a superb serum that's going to help help you get on top of your hyperpigmentation fade dark spots and discoloration and give you that ultimate luminosity and Radiance boost in this video I want to share with you why I think this Serum is so special and the results that I've got so sit back relax let's start fading hyperpigmentation now before we get into
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2:17 some amazing results and you guys that have been with the channel sometime know that I'm all about the drugstore delivering amazing results at affordable prices which is why yeah I think this is definitely worth mentioning so I purchased this with my own hard-earned coin I don't do sponsored content here on the channel and I paid 14 pounds for it which is roughly around 20 21 I'll leave a link to the product and some different sites that you can purchase it down below so if you wanted to check it out the ingredients in more detail or the price point wherever you live they're there for your convenience this is actually my second bottle I'm just about to open I've just gone through the first one and I think it took me about six weeks to go through I was a little lavish with it and I used it morning and evening taking it down onto the neck too so of course depending on how frequently use it we'll determine how long it lasts
3:04 but around six weeks with someone like me that tends to use quite a bit and take it onto quite a number of areas of the body so when we talk hyperpigmentation you know people often throw in tranexamic acid as oleic acid vitamin C you've got carbon as soothing ingredients glutathione is a wonderful pigment corrector so many on the market and you need to use multiple different ones in order to achieve those results this won't work for everyone you know multiple serums means a lot of spend and you know if you're on a budget you might not be able to stretch to each and every one of those ingredients so time consuming you know layering product after product with a decent like 20 or 30 second gap between each one can take a lot of time which is why I love the fact that we now have multi-active formulations in serums that will help you to get on top of your dark spots and
3:49 discoloration without needing multiple different steps and I've mentioned a couple of my favorites in the past you guys know I absolutely adore this product this is the non-buzzing vitamin concentrate serum the five plus one which again I'll link below too this I love and you can use these two interchangeably and but I would say this works if you aren't particularly sensitivity prone in your skin and as you know it has got some high potency actors that could trigger sensitivity and irritation for some people it's also quite difficult to get your hands on so if you want an easier to access version that's suitable for all skin types this is where I think this comes in so I'm going to quickly talk about the products itself then I'm going to come on to my results what I got and how I use it in my skincare routine so in here I don't know if you can see that there's little beads and little capsules well within
4:35 here you've got madacast aside which is one of my favorite calming and soothing ingredients it's actually a compound that's found in centella asiatica which they've isolated concentrated and condensed out into these little balls that kind of burst on the skin and give you that calming and soothing effect this I love because it means you can use this not only as your hyperpigmentation serum but also as your calming and soothing one too so if you're using a centella asiatica serum somewhere in your routine you can toss it out swap it for this if you're using something like my favorite The Geek and gorgeous Stressless serum which is a wonderful carving soothing ingredient this replaces that one as well as a bit of hyperpigmentation treatment on top which is why I just think it's so flexible so beyond just that Madagascar side you've also in here got a stabilized version of vitamin C which is great because it's
5:22 going to have a super long shelf life you don't have to worry about it oxidizing you've got two percent concentration of tranexamic acid which is one of my absolute favorite pigment correctors because it works in two ways it increases the rate of excess pigment being expelled from this skin but it also calms and Suits actors anti-inflammatory which will dial back the rate of pigma production in the first place so you're kind of getting a two-pronged attack when it comes to fading dark spots and discoloration which is why tranexamic acid is one of my favorite favorite ingredients it's really difficult to find especially in that gold standard two percent concentration but you have it in here all of this is within held within centella asiatica which is a wonderful wonderful carving a soothing ingredient hydrates and used alongside that vitamin C in here it's also proven to dial up the rate of
6:08 collagen production some great anti-aging benefit many of us will love a dose of niacinamide in our skincare routine I survived so many different benefits it's a B vitamin that can regulate oil production in the skin and it can also give a more even skin tone if used consistently however Brands always formulate the two higher percentages of niacinamide which triggers sensitivity redness and irritation not skin 1004 and here you've also got a four percent dose of niacinamide which again that perfect concentration to deliver maximum benefits minimum risk of irritation so in here you've got your calming and soothing serum you've got your vitamin C you've got your niacinamide serum and you've got your hyperpigmentation serum all in one so if you see that this could be like a four in one serum for the price of 14 pounds this is kind of why I
6:55 fell in love no also get a lot of product this is 100 ml which is why this might shock some people that it took me only six weeks to get through this but like I say when I put it on the neck take it down to the decolletage on the face twice a day is how I got through it but if you just use it on the face or you use it once a day actually this will probably last you upwards of three months which I think is a really great return on investment but because the Madagascar side and niacinamide are encapsulated in these little beads I find that even though my skin is super sensitive to niacinamide I don't get any side effects at all which means I can harness the power of this amazing ingredient without also getting the blotchiness the redness and the irritation which just again I think proves they've thought about the formula the delivery mechanism the technology it's kind of all in here and I would say this would work for everyone's skin type
7:41 now of course patch tests thoroughly before you use it I recommend that with even the most gentle skin care products but considering it replaces so many other steps in your routine this could be like the ultimate streamlined skincare solution if I had to find one fault with the product it probably would be the packaging gray really um it says heat with the gray bedroom yeah sorry about that I'm going to bring myself to Phil I just think it could be a little bit more uplifting a bit more eye-catching a bit more color to the packaging like the rest of the skin 1004 line but you know what that shouldn't determine whether you reach for a product or not it's the formula you're paying for but I think a little vibrancy a little extra color wouldn't go a mess so now let's come on to how I use this in my own skincare routine and the results that I got so as I said earlier I used it morning and evening which I
8:26 think is going to deliver you the best results I apply it all over the face take it onto the neck you know the neck deserves a love the same way our face does it definitely will help with some anti-aging benefit and fading any hyperpigmentation I was fairly lavish with it because the affordable price point I thought why not and that again gave me some really great instant hydration you can use this alongside all your other serums you know there's a dose of vitamin C in here but it's a low dose so you can continue to use it alongside an existing vitamin C if you like you can use it alongside retinoids without any issue and yeah it's a truly it's a friend to all your skincare products and I think that sort of flexibility means it's just so easy to slot into an existing routine a couple of things I will say is I think if you're already using a niacinamide serum or a centella serum don't use them alongside this you don't need to it's
9:12 already in here you might risk overdoing it so Taylor's as an opportunity to streamline things down and maybe you know use this in place of some of your existing skin care serums for me I think the only hyperpigmentation fighting ingredients that this little gem is missing it has like acid and peptides as lyric acid Works beautifully alongside tranexamic acid to just really double down on that pigment suppression so you're going to be producing less excess pigment over time giving you a more even skin tone peptides also work at the margins both to hydrate but also to minimize irritation and any excess pigment production so I wish it did have azleic acid and peptides and to make it truly comprehensive but I get around that by applying it alongside this which is my own mad about skin got you covered super serum this contains peptides and a
9:59 five percent acetic acid concentration so these two together will give you like the ultimate hyperpigmentation routine you could just literally cleanse the skin apply both of these sunscreen and you are good to go and I would personally use this first and then the mad about skin serum because this is on the thicker side I fight absorbs so much better if you use like a water-based or centella based serum first that way everything just works in Synergy this is what I've been doing morning and evening in my skincare routine for the best results I've also linked to this down below if you want to buy one of these there's a discount code for 15 off however if you put three in your basket when you come to check out you'll only be charged for two current until the end of August we've got a three for the price of two offer so it's up to you which ones you want to take advantage of but I think yeah the one criticism is
10:44 the lack of azelaic acid and peptides which should make it truly comprehensive but if you think you could get a full hyperpigmentation skincare routine with just two serums a cleanser and a sunscreen I honestly don't think you can go wrong I've been using it for six weeks and I'd say you get instant hydration the second you apply it to the skin plumpy juicier skin and then after about three weeks you start to see some of the hyperpigmentation fading this is pretty quick when it comes to hyperpigmentation it can take a long time to treat so say your expectations right give a month to really get to work but because you get 100 ml of product you definitely will start seeing the results before you use your first ampoule which I know will just encourage you to continue using it as part of your core routine let me know what your thoughts feelings and opinions are below
11:31 um there are lots of different multi-active hyperpigmentation serums I shared with you this one by numbers which I love but I think where this and the skin 1004 one differ is just who can use it if you've got a super sensitive skin type and you fear that using too many actives could just cause sensitivity and irritation reach for the skin 1004 if you don't and you want something with higher potency actives a little more robust then I still think the numbers in is an amazing amazing option it really you know use what works for you in skincare and match the products and the actives to individual Skin's needs hopefully this is just demystified it and shared with you another amazing drugstore Holy Grail wherever you are in the world guys stay safe stay well love your skin take care bye
