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Clearly Corrective Brightening & Soothing Treatment Water
All Skin Types, including Sensitive Skin
A skin brightening treatment water that soothes, hydrates and visibly boosts skin clarity.
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What It Is
With a lightweight texture, our gentle skin brightening treatment water with Illuminating Minerals provides soothing hydration while giving skin a soft glow. This preparation helps to visibly brighten skin and diminish dullness for improved skin clarity. Infused with Licorice Root, this gentle formula visibly smoothes and refines skin texture for enhanced clarity.
What It’s Good For
- Soothes and hydrates skin while helping to visibly even skin tone
- Refreshes dull skin for visibly improved clarity
- With Illuminating Minerals, this formula helps to brighten skin with a subtle glow
- Demonstrated to strengthen the skin barrier in a clinical study
- Dermatologist-tested for safety
- For all skin types
Key Ingredients
LICORICE ROOT
Extracted from a perennial herb native to Europe, Asia and the Middle East, Licorice Root Extract has been used medicinally since 500 B.C. An effective complement to a routine focused on skin brightening, clarity and evenness, Licorice Root is known for its soothing and calming properties.
ACTIVATED C
Activated C is a potent form of Vitamin C that penetrates skin quickly to help visibly even skin tone and improve clarity. Activated C is especially potent as a dark spot corrector because it helps visibly reduce dark spots and prevent the formation of new skin discolorations.
WHITE BIRCH EXTRACT
White Birch Extract is a sugar-derived ingredient known for its ability to restore hydration and nutrients to the skin. In our skincare products, this potent active ingredient works with Activated C to help even skin tone.
How to Use
- Prior to application, gently shake our skin brightening treatment formula until the Illuminating Minerals create an iridescent swirl
- Pour water into palms or onto a cotton pad and lightly pat on face, avoiding the immediate eye area
- Gentle enough for use twice a day
- Follow with your regular skincare routine and daily sunscreen
- Explore the rest of the Clearly Corrective™ skincare routine for dark spots and skin discolorations including our brightening face wash, dark spot corrector and skin brightening moisturizer
Future Made Better
True to our founding family’s mission, we strive to improve the quality of the communities we serve by reducing our
environmental impact, formulating responsibly, and supporting charitable causes. This formula is made with:
environmental impact, formulating responsibly, and supporting charitable causes. This formula is made with:
Responsible Formulation
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Step 1
Clearly Corrective Brightening & Exfoliating Daily Cleanser
A skin brightening face wash that gently purifies and exfoliates skin.
$32.00
5.0 fl. oz. Tube
Step 2
Clearly Corrective Brightening & Soothing Treatment Water
A skin brightening treatment water that soothes, hydrates and visibly boosts skin clarity.
$46.00
6.7 fl. oz. Bottle
Step 3
Clearly Corrective Dark Spot Solution
A dark spot corrector and brightening serum that helps visibly reduce dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and post-acne marks.
$56.00
Step 4
Clearly Corrective Brightening & Smoothing Moisture Treatment
A skin brightening moisturizer that helps to improve overall clarity.
$60.00
1.7 fl. oz. Jar
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Kakie from
What are you thinking?
I’m using the same Review Title for this product as I did for the reformulated Clearly Corrective skin cleanser. Also again, I’m giving this product a one star rating because a zero rating wasn’t available. I’ve used the Clarity Activating Toner, among with many other Kiehl’s products, since being converted from Clinique a number of years ago. Whatever benefits your R&D team thought would enhance this product by adding thickener and “brightener” to this product is offset by the slimy way it goes on the skin and it’s stickiness. Yuk. There are now two reformulated Kiehl’s products that have sent me back to the Clinique counter.
Date published: 2018-04-29
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Micon from
absolutely awesome.
I have read all those bad review but I decide to try. I am normal skin to oily. I have little acne and larger pores on my cheek. At first I bought this for whiting my skin because the other product( dark spot solution) works for me really well. Dark spot one i have use for 5 of them. This one is like a toner for it. This water itself have little sparkle things in it, i was worried because I really don't want any sparkle on my face for a skin care routine. the other day after i using it my face is bright and shine from itself. the make up i apply becomes more fit to my skin. my foundation actually stay longer as usual.
Date published: 2018-09-27
Rated 4 out of
5
by
Pattycayke from
Wonderful
I first received this product as a sample last year. I really loved it but I couldn’t fit it in my budget. Finally I bought the full size bottle and am still very happy with the product. I agree it’s pricey but it works. The irediscent colors of the solution is pretty. The packaging is simple which makes it easy to store in the medicine cabinet. I recommend to not use a cotton ball so that you get to use all of the product and not lose out in the absorption of the cotton ball. When I break out I always end up with dark spots, even though I never pick at the area. This product speeds up the clearing of the dark spot.
Date published: 2018-09-28
Rated 4 out of
5
by
LilyLily from
Feels Amazing
I bought this product after a store associate convinced me it would be good for my skin. I kind of thought the "water" was a scam, but I really love it. I have seen a major improvement in my skin, I have a lot of discoloration and acne scarring and this has definitely helped. I'm a student so this is a little pricey for me, but you only need 2 or 3 drops to cover your whole face. I've been using this for over 3 weeks and the bottle is still really full. I wish this was cheaper but I do think it will last me a long time. Also, it smells so good, it's a really subtle fragrance but very calming.
Date published: 2017-12-23
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Wink2 from
Bring Back the Original Formula
I was a HUGE fan of the original Clearly Corrective Clarity Activating Toner! It was the perfect blend of oil control and moisturizing. Every time I got a sample with purchase I gave it to someone else to try! In fact, it was the first item I ever bought from Kiehl’s- I read a review and the reviewer raved so much about it that I bought it. I rarely do that! The new version is cloudy. Which means you have to shake it up. How can something named “Clearly” be cloudy??? So that means I’ve got to shake / mix it which means you don’t always get the same thing each time and where do the things that I shake up go??? My red splotchy face knows!! Also, it doesn’t do what the old version did. The old version was my Holy Grail of toners. The new cap is awful and it’s messy to try and put on a cotton ball, round or anything else. Boo!! Hiss!! Bring back my favorite! I’ve never been so upset by the reformulation of a product. And no matter how I try it- the form will not change - NO I did NOT receive a free trial of this product. I wish I had saved myself the money.
Date published: 2018-01-23
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Swl34Swl from
Same results as the original
Happy that this reformulated product essentially has all the same ingredients with the exception of one synthetic ingredient. This ingredient actually causes the liquid to appear iridescent. I have had no flare ups this since switching over. My only issue is that it is a smaller size, more expensive and the cap is less convenient vs. the flip top cap on the previous bottle.
Date published: 2017-12-05
Rated 5 out of
5
by
Nayo from
Wow
So I’m new to Kiehl’s my bestie put me on and I’ve been hooked since. I went to a store near me and one of the workers gave me a sample of each product from this line. I literally noticed a difference in 4 days. HAD TO BUY IT!! I bought the brightening cleanser and this toner with the friends and family sale and now I have them on auto replenish. I’ve had such a hard time with my skin in the last 6 months (with sensitivity, redness, blotchyness, hyperpigmentation, breakouts, THE WHOLE SHABANG) and this line cleared all that up and I’m always glowy. They’re pricey but worth it
Date published: 2019-05-15
Rated 1 out of
5
by
Face2face from
Disappointing Results
Made my skin oiler and did not clarify at all (especially dark marks). I thought it was just me until I Googled that the formulation had changed ( not just the packaging) and saw so many negative reviews. I loved the original toner. Worked perfectly for oily skin, with pore issues. I've been a loyal Kiehl's customer for years. This was the second product in a year that has not met expectations due to formulation or discontinuation. Stop messing with a great brand and ruining it for loyal, satisfied users. This will erode your customer base fast. #kiehlsfail
Date published: 2018-08-21
