I purchased this exfoliating serum because I was searching for a product that does it all by combining some of my favourite ingredients: salicylic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, niacinamide and rosehip oil. I was hoping for similar effects I achieved by using two Paulas Choice exfoliants but with just one product.
There are some things I liked about this serum but mostly it disappointed me greatly.
Pros:
👌🏻 pretties packaging ever, with good quality pump that dispenses right amount of product
👌🏻 it’s really gentle, it stings just a tiniest bit at the beginning but it goes away after few seconds
😓 the smell was not pleasant
😓 it’s very expensive for what it is
😓 it didn’t do much for my skin, unfortunately. I was expecting same result I got using Paulas Choice 2% BHA combined with Paulas Choice 8% AHA, glowing, blemish free skin the next morning. But it wasn’t the case. It didn’t do anything. I suppose it’s just too gentle me for even though on the packaging it says it’s 12% (of course it’s all acids combined, PHA included). I even tried to use it every night instead of just two nights a week as recommended by PSA, but I still did get nothing.
