Active ingredient
Glycolic Acid
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What it is
Glycolic Acid is the smallest alpha hydroxy acid, valued for gentle surface exfoliation. It helps loosen the bonds between dull surface cells so they shed more readily, revealing a smoother texture and a brighter, more even-looking tone over regular use.
Mechanism in detail
What Glycolic Acid does
It weakens cohesion between surface cells, encouraging gentle exfoliation and visible surface renewal.
Where it helps
Concerns Glycolic Acid addresses
Aging
The first time you notice it is rarely a wrinkle. It is a quality of light — the way your skin catches it differently in a morning mirror,…
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Dull skin is the visible loss of luminosity, where the surface appears flat, grey, or fatigued instead of light-reflective. The underlying…
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Across Fitzpatrick III–V skin tones — the majority of darker skin tones — the most common consultation is the same: the patch on the…
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Sun damage is the cumulative photoaging caused by ultraviolet radiation, presenting as solar lentigines, irregular pigmentation, fine…
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