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Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum vs Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule: which is better?

One serum leans hard into dark-spot care, while the other is favored for soothing redness and calming reactive skin.

Reddit’s pick

Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule

  • Rated higher: Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule — 87 vs 66 nextscore
  • Better for redness/irritation: Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule
  • More reviewed: Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule — 288 vs 73 verdicts

Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule gets the nod for calming redness and irritation, with a far more positive reception.

Choose Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum if

  • you want help with dark spots or uneven tone
  • you prefer a hydrating serum for oily or combo skin

Choose Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule if

  • you want to calm redness or irritation
  • you need a gentle layer for reactive skin

At a glance

Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% SerumMadagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule
$0.52/ml$0.20/ml
66 · 73 verdicts87 · 288 verdicts
—Redness/Irritation
Niacinamide, Tranexamic Acid, Arbutin, Hyaluronic AcidCentella/Cica

What Reddit says

Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum

What Reddit likes

  • Dark-spot hunter — TXA plus niacinamide does the heavy lifting
  • Hydrating enough to wear AM or PM
  • Can help oily, combo skin look less blotchy

Watch out for

  • Sticky, tacky finish that sits on skin
  • 10% niacinamide hits some people as too harsh
  • Breakouts and closed comedones happen often enough to matter
See the Reddit threads on Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum

Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule

What Reddit likes

  • Watery, fast-absorbing centella
  • Calms redness and irritation
  • Layers cleanly under actives and makeup

Watch out for

  • Can trigger closed comedones or whiteheads
  • Stings on wrecked barriers
  • Often reads as watery and underwhelming
See the Reddit threads on Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule
Compare full ingredient lists · 5 in common

In both · 5

  1. Water
  2. Glycerin
  3. Butylene Glycol
  4. 1,2-Hexanediol
  5. Centella Asiatica Extract

Only in Anua Niacinamide 10% + TXA 4% Serum · 46

  1. Niacinamide
  2. Tranexamic Acid
  3. Diethoxyethyl Succinate
  4. Arbutin
  5. Sodium Hyaluronate
  6. Alpha-Arbutin
  7. Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract
  8. Eclipta Prostrata Extract
  9. Macadamia Integrifolia Seed Oil
  10. Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil
  11. Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil
  12. Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
  13. Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Extract
  14. Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid
  15. Chamaecyparis Obtusa Leaf Extract
  16. Prunus Persica (Peach) Flower Extract
  17. Camellia Sinensis Seed Oil
  18. Yeast Ferment Extract
  19. Artemisia Princeps Leaf Extract
  20. Candida Bombicola/Glucose/Methyl Rapeseedate Ferment
  21. Hyaluronic Acid
  22. Pentylene Glycol
  23. Betaine Salicylate
  24. Sucrose Palmitate
  25. Hydrogenated Lecithin
  26. Gellan Gum
  27. Sodium Phytate
  28. Cellulose
  29. Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
  30. Panthenol
  31. Cyanocobalamin
  32. Polyglutamic Acid
  33. 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
  34. Ceramide NP
  35. Dextrin
  36. Asiaticoside
  37. Madecassic Acid
  38. Asiatic Acid
  39. Dimethylsilanol Hyaluronate
  40. Hydrolyzed Sodium Hyaluronate
  41. Potassium Hyaluronate
  42. Hydroxypropyltrimonium Hyaluronate
  43. Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer
  44. Sodium Hyaluronate Dimethylsilanol
  45. Sodium Acetylated Hyaluronate
  46. Xanthan Gum

Only in Madagascar Centella Asiatica Ampoule · 2

  1. Cellulose Gum
  2. Ethylhexylglycerin

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