January 23rd; 2014
Hello, here is the part 2 of my post
on glycolic acid (part 1 here).
I found out about glycolic acid
almost two years ago; and since then I have tried several products. The below picture shows different products in which glycolic acid is the main active
ingredient. I have tried all of them;
but once at a time of course. The main
reason I bought each product was to reduce breakouts; get a more even skin
tone; get a smoother skin texture and smaller pores.
The pads: (N°3) Peter Thomas Roth Gentle complexion correction pads
This is the first product containing
glycolic acid I have ever used. It also contains alcohol denat. Usually my
skin does not react well with this alcohol but I did not have any problem. This
product did help to shrunken my pores and smooth my skin a little bit; but it
did nothing for my other skin issues.
The creams: (N°1) Teosyal Radiant Night Peel/ (N°4) Filorga Sleep and Peel
As I wanted to avoid the use of denat alcohol I decided to try a night cream. I started to use the Switzerland
brand Theosyal (N°1) but I did not see any result at all using this product although
it claims that it contains 15% of glycolic acid which is the highest percentage
of any products I have ever used. I have to say that I really doubt that this
percentage is accurate because this level is usually use in Dermatologist
offices only… Anyway; this product was a waste of my money.
Filorga: I had read really good reviews on this
product before I bought it and at first I was really pleased; my skin reacted well my pores got smaller and my skin tone was a little bit more even. Unfortunately
those results lasted a few weeks only and after a while I did not see those
results anymore. As this product is expensive I did not repurchase it.
The mask: (N°2) Caudalie enzymatic peel mask
After those
unproductive experiences with night creams I found out about this glycolic
based mask from Caudalie. I have already talked about this brand in this blog here, and so far I have been very pleased with all the products I have bought from
them. Well this one is no exception; it did exactly what it claims: shrunken my
pores; even out my skin tone; smooth my skin. I have used this product for 3 months last
summer and my skin was glowing. I will definitely repurchase this mask.
One thing I can say about glycolic acid is that no matter the product I use; I have never
had any adverse effects on my skin so far; which is a miracle for my very sensitive/reactive
skin. It can takes some time to find the right product with the right ingredients that
will work on our skin; but each skin is different so we just have to be patient.
XOxo
Dianna.H
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