Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 25% Aha + 2% Bha Exfoliant Peel

Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 25% Aha + 2% Bha Exfoliant Peel Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 25% Aha + 2% Bha Exfoliant Peel ingredients explained: Water (Aqua), Aminomethyl Propanol, Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Isoamyl Laurate, Tartaric Acid, Propanediol, Salicylic Acid, Malic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Clitoria Ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Flower Extract, Sodium Hyaluronate, Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Glycerin, Tocopherol, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Xanthan Gum, Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891 (Cl 77891), Mica (Ci 77019), Phenoxyethanol Show all ingredients by function Water (Aqua) solvent Aminomethyl Propanol buffering Glycolic Acid exfoliant, buffering superstar Lactic Acid exfoliant, moisturizer/​humectant, buffering Mandelic Acid exfoliant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial goodie Isoamyl Laurate emollient Tartaric Acid buffering, exfoliant Propanediol solvent, moisturizer/​humectant Salicylic Acid exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative Malic Acid Butylene Glycol moisturizer/​humectant, solvent 0, 1 Clitoria Ternatea (Butterfly Pea) Flower Extract Sodium Hyaluronate skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant 0, 0 Glycyrrhetinic Acid soothing Glycerin Tocopherol antioxidant 0-3, 0-3 Bisabolol Allantoin Hydroxyethylcellulose viscosity controlling Hydrogenated Lecithin emollient, emulsifying Xanthan Gum Polyglyceryl-4 Laurate emulsifying Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Titanium Dioxide/Ci 77891 (Cl 77891) colorant Mica (Ci 77019) Phenoxyethanol preservative Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Expand to read more Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is purified and deionized (it means that almost all of the mineral ions inside it is removed). Like this, the products can stay more stable over time. An alkaline (high pH, aka basic) material that is used to set the pH of the cosmetic formula to the right value. It’s the most researched AHA with the most proven skin benefits It gently lifts off dead skin cells to reveal newer, fresher, smoother skin It can help skin’s own collagen production that results in firmer, younger skin It can fade brown spots caused by sun damage or PIH Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness Don’t forget to use your sunscreen (in any case but especially so next to an AHA product) Slight stinging or burning with a stronger AHA product is normal If your skin is very sensitive, rosacea prone choose rather a BHA or PHA product It’s the second most researched AHA after glycolic acid It also has amazing skin hydrating properties In higher concentration (10% and up) it improves skin firmness, thickness and wrinkles Mandelic acid is an AHA that comes from bitter almond It can gently lift off dead surface skin cells and make the skin more smooth and even It has antibacterial properties It’s promising against acne and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation It’s light sensitive, so choose a product with opaque packaging A naturally derived (Ecocert approved) colorless to yellowish oily liquid that's touted as a natural silicone alternative. It's claimed to have great sensorial properties: light but caring, velvety, silky and non-sticky. It's also great at dissolving UV-filters in sunscreens or dispersing pigments in makeup products. You can also bump into Isoamyl Laurate in hair care products as a hair conditioner that makes combing easier without build up. We don't have description for this ingredient yet. Propanediol is a natural alternative for the often used and often bad-mouthed propylene glycol. It's produced sustainably from corn sugar and it's Ecocert approved. It's quite a multi-tasker: can be used to improve skin moisturization, as a solvent, to boost preservative efficacy or to influence the sensory properties of the end formula. It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoy what‑it‑does exfoliant | buffering exfoliant | moisturizer/humectant | buffering exfoliant | antimicrobial/antibacterial buffering | exfoliant solvent | moisturizer/humectant exfoliant | anti-acne | soothing | preservative moisturizer/humectant | solvent irritancy, com. skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | emulsifying

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