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The Brightening Serum
SOLUTION FOR
Works best for
26 Years of Research
3X more Brightening
Contains Niacinamide
PITERA™
Improves skin’s natural regeneration, for youthful skin
Niacinamide
Significantly decreases hyperpigmentation and increases skin brightness
Snow Lotus Extract
When incorporated, increases surface cell turnover target the appearance of sun spots
GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum
About the Product
Backed by more than 26 years of brightening research, GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum formulated with Niacinamide, Lotus Flower Extract, and PITERA™, makes skin look brighter right after application and gives skin an ultimate aura radiance.
In an 8-week skin measurement study of 32 females ages 27-44, compared to prior formulation, the new GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum formulation has
-4X more dullness reduction
-3X more brightening
Solution For
Sun Spots, Dullness, Skin Tone
Works Best For
Normal, Combination, Dry.
What is PITERA™: SK-II’s proprietary, natural bio-ingredient derived from fermentation. It improves multiple dimensions of visible skin damage and aging. It is made exclusively in Japan for SK-II.
PITERA™ Origin: In the 1970s, SK-II scientists noticed the hands of elderly Japanese sake brewers looked decades younger than their age.
Realizing the brewers’ hands were immersed in fermented sake “mash” for hours a day, the scientists wondered if something in the fermentation process kept the skin looking younger. Further research into this process led to the discovery of PITERA™, a naturally derived liquid from yeast fermentation.
What’s Makes PITERA™ Unique: PITERA™ contains over 50 micro-nutrients including antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to nourish and improve your skin from multiple dimensions, reducing visible skin damage.
Inspired by J-Beauty Skincare routines, we recommend applying products from most lightweight to thickest.
Cleanser
1
Essence
2
Serum
3
Moisturizer
4
Application Tips
Drop It Like It's Hot
Release a dropper-full amount of serum into your palm.
Ready, Set, Glow
Apply evenly onto your face by dotting on the forehead, both cheeks, and chin. Add a few extra drops to areas you're concerned about, and gently massage into skin, starting in the center and spreading outward.
Twice a Day, The SK-II Way
Use this face serum after you cleanse, tone, and treat, but before you moisturize.
Number of Applications
1 bottle = 70 applications
STAR INGREDIENTS:
PITERA™: Helps reduce the appearance of dark spots from UVA and UVB's oxidative damage on the skin surface
Niacinamide: Significantly decreases hyperpigmentation
Snow Lotus Extract: Contains unique flavonoids, known to have anti-oxidation properties
AQUA/WATER/EAU, GALACTOMYCES FERMENT FILTRATE*, BUTYLENE GLYCOL, NIACINAMIDE, VINYL DIMETHICONE/METHICONE SILSESQUIOXANE CROSSPOLYMER, GLYCERIN, TRIETHYLHEXANOIN, PENTYLENE GLYCOL, PHYTOSTERYL/OCTYLDODECYL LAUROYL GLUTAMATE, PEG-32, BORON NITRIDE, SUCROSE LAURATE, XYLITOL, PANTHENOL, CAPRYLIC/CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDE, SUCROSE DILAURATE, INOSITOL, ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER, POLYSORBATE 20, PHENOXYETHANOL, POLYACRYLAMIDE, MICA, AMINOMETHYL PROPANOL, UNDECYLENOYL PHENYLALANINE, BENZYL ALCOHOL, C13-14 ISOPARAFFIN, DISODIUM EDTA, XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE, LAURETH-7, METHYLPARABEN, ASCORBYL GLUCOSIDE, NELUMBO NUCIFERA FLOWER EXTRACT, TOCOPHEROL, METHICONE, PARFUM/FRAGRANCE, LIMONENE, CITRONELLOL, CI 77891/TITANIUM DIOXIDE, CI 77492/IRON OXIDES. *PITERA™
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PRODUCT REVIEWS
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
PITERA™ is SK-II’s exclusive natural ingredient made from a unique fermentation process from a special yeast strain. We searched long and hard through 350 kinds of yeast strains before finding THE ONE!
PITERA™ contains over 50 micro-nutrients including antioxidants, vitamins, minerals, and amino acids to nourish and improve your skin from multiple dimensions, reducing visible skin damage.
The GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum is designed to adress overall skin dullness and hyperpigmentation.
The GenOptics Spot Essence Serum is best for targeting sun spots and age spots.
The SKINPOWER Essence Serum is our "Pore Expert" formulated to minimize visible pores.
The GenOptics Ultraura Essence Serum is backed by more than 26 years of brightening research. It contains a trio of brightening ingredients: PITERA™, premium Niacinamide, and exclusive Snow Lotus Extract to together penetrate deep within the skin surface and reduce the appearance of stubborn dullness from surface skin cell level.
It is best used within 12 months from opening.
Week 4
Before
39-day simulation of best results using Facial Treatment Essence. Individual results may vary.
THE POWER OF PITERA™
The Facial Treatment Essence's PITERA™ hydrates to improve the skin's surface barrier, for more resiliency to sources of visible aging.
