| Creates a more even-looking skin tone, including acne marks and signs of sun damage, while enhancing surface cell renewal. Visibly reduces signs of fine lines, minimizes and unclogs pores. |
| Exfoliating Glyco Peel System. Step 1, 10% Glycolic Peel Pads, do, as the label states, contain 10% glycolic acid. That could have made this very effective for exfoliation, but the pH of 4.4 makes it far less effective than it would be with a lower pH, and for this kind of money it should be very effective indeed. This Peel also contains several irritating plant extracts and oils, including lemon, mandarin, and tangerine, which serve no purpose other than to add fragrance and cause irritation. There are better 10% AHA products on the market with an appropriate pH so they will actually facilitate exfoliation, and without the irritating additives. Step 2, Skin Neutralizer, is completely unnecessary. A neutralizer is needed only after application of an extremely potent AHA (over 20%) in a base with an effective pH, neither of which applies to the Peel part of this system. In addition, this Neutralizer has a pH of 8, and there is research showing that products with a pH over 7 can increase the bacteria content in skin. Complicating matters further are several problematic plant extracts that can potentially cause irritation. From almost every perspective this is not a good idea. Step 3, Intensive Hydrator, is by far the best product in this kit. It contains several state-of-the-art ingredients, but also includes cypress oil, and that is just a mistake for skin. This mistake might have been overlooked, but not when added to the other problems in this group of products. |
| Step 1: 10% Glycolic Peel Pads (30 pads)
*pH ~ 4.4*
Water, Glycolic Acid, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, Vaccinium Myrtillus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Orange Fruit Extract, Lemon Fruit Extract, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Polysorbate 20, Pentadecalactone, Isobutyl Methyl Tetrahydropyranol, Lemon Peel Oil, Mandarin Orange Peel Oil, Tangerine Peel Oil, Peg-26-Buteth-26, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Methylparaben, Propylparaben
Step 2: Skin Neutralizer Pads (30 pads)
*pH ~ 8*
Water, Butylene Glycol, Trimethylolpropane Triethylhexanoate, Glycerin, Diethylhexyl Sebacate, Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract, Apple Fruit Extract, Cinnamon Bark Extract, Rhubarb Extract, Soybean Seed Extract, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Sage Leaf Extract Pine Cone Extract, Equisetum Hiemale Extract, Nasturtium Officinale Extract, Ivy Extract, Lemon Peel Extract, Pentadecalactone, Isobutyl Methyl Tetrahydropyranol, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyl Salicylate, Cypress Oil, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Steareth-2, Dimethicone, Ceteth-24, Choleth-24, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Bisabolol, Disodium Edta, Sodium Hydroxide, Laureth-3, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Acetyl Dipeptide-1, Cetyl Ester, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Butylparaben, Ethylparaben, Propylparaben, Isobutylparaben
Step 3: Intensive Hydrator (1 ounce)
Water, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Apple Fruit Extract, Cinnamon Bark Extract, Rhubarb Extract, Soybean Seed Extract, Isobutyl Methyl Tetrahydropyranol, Pentadecalactone, Dipropylene Glycol, Methyl Salicylate, Cypress Oil, Peg-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glycerin, Steareth-20, N-Hydroxysuccinimide, Chrysin, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3, Ppg-26 Buteth-26, Sodium Hydroxide, Diazolidinyl Urea, Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate, Phenoxyethanol |
| Product Tested on Animals? |
unknown |