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Anessa Brightening UV Sunscreen Gel 90g SPF50+ PA++++ is a medicated quasi-drug sunscreen gel for dull skin and skin prone to sun spots and freckles — combining SPF50+ PA++++ UV protection with m-Tranexamic Acid, a pharmaceutical brightening active that prevents melanin formation triggered by UV exposure. The lavender-pink tint visually neutralises yellow skin tones and sallowness, giving skin an immediate brightened appearance at application.
How it works: UV exposure triggers inflammation and a hormonal signal to melanocytes to produce melanin — this is the chain that leads to sun spots and freckles. m-Tranexamic Acid interrupts this signal at the melanocyte level, preventing pigment from forming rather than fading it after it appears. Wearing this daily means new UV-triggered spots are inhibited in real time, which is why it is prescribed as a prevention tool rather than a treatment for existing pigmentation.
Anessa Brightening UV Gel vs Anessa Perfect UV Skincare Milk: The Skincare Milk is the performance sport sunscreen — maximum durability for outdoor physical activity. This Brightening UV Gel is the daily urban option — optimised for brightening, tone correction, and preventing UV-related pigmentation, with a lavender tint that eliminates the need for a separate colour-correcting primer in many routines.
Known in Japan as アネッサ トーンアップ ブライトニングUVジェル SPF50+ PA++++ 90g.