It's only the second month of the year and The Inkey List is presenting us with yet another innovative ingredient. Fulvic acid, which is the main component of the The Inkey List Fulvic Acid Brightening Cleanser (£11), is a well-known, multi-tasking ingredient in Chinese medicine that the brand thought would work well in an easy-to-use, every day face wash.
"If add glycolic acid plus vitamin C plus azelaic acid it would be fulvic acid," co-founder Marc Curry told POPSUGAR over Zoom. That being said, it's not a harsh cleanser that will strip the living daylights out of your skin. "If you were to put it under a category, fulvic acid is a humic acid, which isn't helpful because isn't hydrating or exfoliating, it's just an acid that has brightening, and anti-inflammatory properties." Curry added.
A nice gel texture that's not too think and not too thin, the cleanser also contains kakadu plum, licorice root, aloe vera, and Nordic peat. All of the ingredients combined with the fulvic acid create a face wash that's powerful enough to remove waterproof makeup, gentle enough to leave skin feeling soft and soothed, and gently brightens your complexion as you use it.