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Active Ingredients

N-Hydroxysuccinimide

Often labeled as: NHS

The iron-binding dark circle fader.

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Overall Safety Safe
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Pregnancy Safety Safe
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Comedogenic (0-5) 0 / 5
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Irritancy (0-5) 0 / 5

๐ŸŽฏ At a Glance

๐Ÿ”ฌ How It Actually Works

An organic compound that binds to iron. When red blood cells leak under the eyes, the iron leaves a dark stain; NHS binds to it to clear the darkness.

๐Ÿ’– Why your skin loves it

Clears heavy, bruised-looking dark circles under the eyes.

๐Ÿ’ก Pro Tip

Always paired with Chrysin for maximum dark circle elimination.

โš–๏ธ Myth vs. Fact

The Myth

It bleaches the under-eye skin.

The Science

It simply chelates (binds to) iron deposits to flush them away.