Acid Time: 10 quick remedies for skin renewal
Text: Moore Sobolev, authoring the telegram channel Fierce & Cute
The second half of autumn for those who are passionate about skin care, traditionally considered to be a time of acids: the sun has disappeared, before the holidays are still likely long (ha ha), and the hellish cold, during which the person just wants to wrap up in a blanket, has not yet come. At the same time, there is absolutely no time for a long lying with masks and multistage rituals at the end of the year. Mobo Sobolev collected ten funds with acids that do not require aging, rinsing and other difficulties. However, it is useful to remind that acids increase the photosensitivity of the skin - therefore, it is better to use them for the night, and in the afternoon not to forget about Sanskrin.
Sticks Peter Thomas Roth 20% Complex Glycolic Solutions Jumbo Peel Swab
4900 rub.
Peter Thomas Roth loves glycolic acid, in the assortment of its brand it is found as often as possible and in all forms. In the impregnation of these giant cotton buds, the concentration is the highest: before using it is a bit scary that the face will fall off right in the palm of your hand. But no, the skin is only slightly heated - here the acids are balanced by reducing allantoin and niacinamide. The next day, the face is very, very smooth.
Gel for washing The Plant Base AC Clear Magic Foam A1 +
1549 rub.
The need for AHA cleansing foams and gels remains controversial: for example, Paul Begun believes that cleansing acids do not have time to act, while some dermatologists disagree with her and believe that such remedies can seriously improve skin condition. Anyway, The Plant Base Foam works well on skin that is prone to inflammation - possibly due to small amounts of glycolic and lactic acids.
Skyn Iceland Nordic Skin Peel Wheels
3499 rub.
Nordic Skin Peel has a crushing smell of alcohol (and there really is a lot of it here), but they turn into a very mild remedy. Unlike most exfoliants, these discs can be used at least every day - after washing and in front of a night cream. Instead of the traditional glycolic acid, much more gentle but effective lactic in combination with papain (the enzyme most popular in cosmetics) is used here.
KenzoKi Amazing Exfoliating Water Lotion Toner
1940 rub.
Along with the famous Clarins Gentle Exfoliator, which we regularly praise, it is the most commercially available acid tonic. Like Clarins, it is very mild, based on lactic and salicylic acids - the brand recommends using it once or twice a week, but if you are a veteran of acids, you can safely apply more often.
Phyto-C Superheal O-Live Lotion Lotion
9900 rub.
The Superheal O-Live line is the most expensive in the range of the smart tech brand, but also one of the most interesting. Here, the active ingredients are balanced with emollients - so much so that they can be used even with psoriasis and rosacea. This lotion - or rather, a light cream - contains a combination of fruit acids with lactic, as well as hyaluronic and Centella Asiatic, which many consider to be a panacea for all skin vagaries.
Tonic-Mist EGIA Biocare System Biopura Fruit Acids Tonic Lotion
2950 rub.
A professional Italian brand has been used in Russian clinics and beauty salons for ten years, but with the advent of an online store, the brand is actively developing shelves in bathrooms. You can start the acquaintance with an acid tonic for combination skin: here the complex of AHA-acids is combined with BHA and enzymes. As in many such products, there is alcohol in the composition, but here it is smothered with an extract from witch hazel and is almost not felt - neither in aroma, nor on the skin.
Malin + Goetz Resurfacing Glycolic Pads
4900 rub.
For years, the inclusive American brand does not change its range and rarely introduces new products: the basic principle of the brand is simplification and the absence of superfluous. Exfoliating discs have a ridiculously simple composition: water, glycolic acid (10% here) and neutralizing the excessive acidity of ammonium hydroxide. To begin with, the brand recommends using discs as a mask and rinsing off the solution in twenty minutes, and when the skin gets used, you can leave the product overnight.
Académie Lotion Exfoliatrice Toning Lotion
3581 rub.
The brand loves acids: there are several glycolic acid products in the assortment, as well as this lotion. It is designed for daily use, but with the habit may seem too hard: test first every other day and look at the sensitivity of the skin. The tool refers to the line for skin prone to inflammation: in addition to lactic acid, salicylic acid is present here.
Essence Caudalie Vinoperfect Concentrated Brightening Essence
2100 rub.
The French brand Caudalie fell before the charm of a multistage Asian nursing system - and made a lotion-toner. The tool is soft and is positioned as a leveling skin: glycolic acid here is balanced by moisturizing ingredients and grape water, which is included in almost all brand products.
Vivescence Fluid LZ-R.E.N.E.W.A.L Nighttime Retexturizing Fluid
7790 rub.
"Night retexturing agent" is a very liquid drop serum based on concentrated (almost 10%) glycolic acid. Ideally, nothing needs to be applied after the fluid, but owners of dry skin may want to close the product with a moisturizer - in this case, it makes sense to wait for a while so that the fluid is absorbed. During the day, the brand suggests using one of the three creams of the same series - all based on acids (glycolic, salicylic and lactic) - and be the smoothest in the world.
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