Bare NAKED (unscented) truth (skin lightening cream)
Whitening agents have historically used hydroquinone and kojic acid, which have been shown to be cytotoxic. Alternately, botanical extracts of mulberry or licorice root contain unstable tyrosinase inhibiting flavinoids, causing tyrosine to hyper-pigment (oxidize and darken skin). Newer botanicals have eliminated this anti-tyrosinase activity, having selected synerlight from the french company libiol for our lightening component. Containing sophora flavescens (from a tree in china) and kiwi root, it targets specific pigmentation problems and have produced 94% equivalent effectiveness of kojic acid (without toxicity). Using a mango cream base, it includes 5 natural oils of avocado, grape seed, sweet almond, olive and sunflower. Shea and mango butters along with aloe, vitamin e and cucumber extracts, enrich the skin and can be used as a daily moisturizer.
Deionized water, kiwi fruit water, sophora angustifolia root extract, olive oil, almond oil, avocado oil, sunflower seed oil, grape seed oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride diacetyl boldine, Shea butter, mango butter seed oil, vegetable glycerin, stearic acid, glyceryl stearate, cucumber fruit extract, cetyl alcohol, aloe leaf juice, vitamin e, cyclopentasiloxane, phenoxyethanol and caprylyl glycol.