Brightening Essence

Main Features
FANCL Brightening Essence is a Japanese medicated brightening serum designed to address the skin environment related to melanin overproduction. It helps deliver active brightening care to the stratum corneum and supports a hydrated, clear, translucent-looking complexion. In this context, “brightening” means helping suppress melanin production to prevent dark spots and freckles, not whitening the natural skin tone.

Vitamin C Derivative for Brightening Care
The formula contains vitamin C 2-glucoside as an active brightening ingredient. It helps suppress melanin production to prevent dark spots and freckles, making it easy to recommend for customers who want to add a focused Japanese brightening serum to their daily routine.

Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate for Rough Skin Prevention
The formula also contains dipotassium glycyrrhizate as an active ingredient to help prevent rough skin. It supports skin that tends to feel unstable due to dryness or UV exposure, helping maintain a healthy-looking complexion.

Focused Step Between Lotion and Emulsion
This essence is used after lotion and before emulsion. FANCL’s recommended routine is cleansing, lotion, Brightening Essence, mask, and then emulsion. It works as an intensive brightening step before sealing moisture with emulsion.

Dullness Care Caused by Dryness
The formula helps hydrate the skin and supports a clearer, smoother-looking complexion. Dullness care here refers to dull-looking skin caused by dryness.

Ingredient Highlights
The active ingredients are vitamin C 2-glucoside and dipotassium glycyrrhizate. The formula also includes moisturizing and skin-conditioning ingredients such as DPG, POE methyl glucoside, POE glyceryl, trehalose, pentylene glycol, concentrated glycerin, plant-derived squalane, hydrolyzed olive leaf extract solution, Callicarpa japonica fruit extract, grapefruit extract, Artemia extract, cherry blossom leaf extract, cornflower extract, sweet pea flower extract, perilla leaf extract, black tea extract, artichoke extract, and rosemary extract.

FANCL Additive-Free Skincare Design
The formula is free from preservatives, synthetic fragrance, synthetic colorants, petroleum-based surfactants, and UV absorbers. It is mildly acidic and includes the manufacturing date. FANCL recommends using it within 60 days after opening and within two years if unopened.

How to Use
After cleansing and lotion, apply 2 pumps over the entire face. For areas concerned with dark spot prevention or dryness-related dullness, press gently with the palms instead of rubbing. Follow with emulsion to seal in moisture.

Difference from FANCL Brightening Emulsion II Moist
FANCL Brightening Emulsion II Moist is used as the final moisturizing step to seal in moisture and complete brightening care.
FANCL Brightening Essence is an intensive serum used after lotion and before emulsion to add focused brightening care.

A simple routine would be: hydrate with Brightening Lotion, add focused care with Brightening Essence, then seal in moisture with Brightening Emulsion.

Recommended For
This essence is easy to recommend for customers concerned about dark spot prevention, freckles, dryness-related dullness, vitamin C derivative skincare, intensive brightening serum, fragrance-free Japanese skincare, or Japanese medicated brightening products.