Product Description
Paula's Choice RESIST Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% Alpha Hydroxy Acid is a must-have exfoliant for those who want their skin to look and act younger. It features an effective concentration of glycolic acid with a boost of pore-penetrating salicylic acid. This anti-aging exfoliant reveals youthfully radiant skin and counteracts sun damage—without redness or irritation! The innovative daily-use formula continually renews your skin's texture, evens skin tone, smoothes fine lines, and stimulates healthy collagen production via exfoliation and by delivering a potent blend of antioxidants that help fight free-radical damage.
Fragrance- and colorant-free, this silky treatment doubles as a lightweight moisturizer and is recommended as an integral part of the Paula's Choice RESIST line. This AHA exfoliant has a pH range of 3.5-3.8.
Who is this product for?
RESIST Daily Smoothing Treatment with 5% Alpha Hydroxy Acid can be used by all skin types and is ideal for anyone concerned with preventing and reducing the signs of aging, including sun damage, fine lines, uneven skin tone, and wrinkles.
Key Benefits :
- 5% glycolic acid plus 0.5% salicylic acid exfoliates sun-damaged skin
- pH range of 3.5–3.8 for guaranteed efficacy
- Reduces signs of aging, including wrinkles, sun damage, and discolorations
- Corrects uneven skin tone
- Restores a healthy, radiant, firmer look to your skin
- Calms your skin with potent anti-irritants
- Contains ingredients your skin needs to look and act younger
The 1.77ml sample that I purchased as part of the travel kit served has been part of my recent night regime. It lasts me for about 5 to 6 usages and it has been a wonderful companion so far. I see the effect almost instantly and really love how glowing my skin is.
Having sensitive skin for the most part of my life, I am pretty selective on skincare products. I am not the best ingredient "reader" as I still have lots of reading-up to do, where ingredients are concerned but I do steer clear of AHA based products because I believe its abrasive to my delicate skin.
Many years ago, I have tried AHA-based Nuskin products, as recommended by their "promoter" who has used a skin analyzer machine on me. Despite warning bells ringing in my head, I still went ahead to purchase it and tried it. As expected, it made my skin terrible, red and raw. It hurts me to see such unscrupulous people going around damaging people's skin, especially for those who have no inklings on ingredients at all.
Along the way, beauticians have been trying to promote their "diamond-peel" packages to me. My regular beautician regularly upgrades herself on skincare maintenance and technology. I believed her half-heartedly and went ahead to try it at $200 per session. Needless to say, it was just a waste of my money. My skin was smooth immediately after the treatment but was severely dehydrated thereafter.
So I grew up. I learnt. I steer clear of AHA based products.
Hence when I saw this sachet in the travel kit, I was dismayed and almost fearful. I wondered for the longest time if I should try it. However, seeing how my skin is dull, tired and rough recently, I thought perhaps I should try with a moderate amount and see how it goes.
As AHA-based products tend to make the skin sun-sensitive, I prefer to use it at night. And because AHA-based products are also exfoliants, it is best to avoid other exfoliants in conjunction with using this product.
I prefer to prep my skin before using the product. I use a gentle cleanser (Skin Origin Cleansing Milk) and a hydrating toner by Naruko. Sometimes I use the hydrating toner as a lotion mask prior to using this Smoothing Treatment. Note that I don't follow up with any moisturizer after applying the Smoothing Treatment.
The orange contents are gel-like with a lightweight texture and sinks into the skin effortlessly. Within a few minutes after application, my skin was silky smooth. There was no redness or flakiness. I was almost elated.
It acts as a gentle exfoliant, without any abrasiveness. After 3 days of using it, it made my skin clear and radiant as well as giving a glow to my dull skin. My skin appeared fresh and almost youthful looking.
The pores on my nose seemed more refined and cleaner. The small dark spots on both of my cheeks seemed less noticeable. I can't help feeling good about my skin, ever since I started on this Smoothing Treatment.
Even though this product may not work for everyone, but because I really like this a lot and so if you have a chance to try it, I highly encourage you to.
This product scored 4.3 from 45 users on Makeupalley.
Water, Glycolic Acid (AHA exfoliant), Cetyl Alcohol (thickener), Butylene Glycol (slip agent and penetration enhancer), Palmitoyl Oligopeptide (cell-communicating ingredient), Ceramide 2 (skin-identical ingredient), Tetrahydrodiferuloylmethane, Tetrahydrodemethoxydiferuloylmethane, Tetrahydrobisdemethoxydiferuoylmethane (anti-irritants/antioxidants derived from curcumin), Epigallocatechin Gallate, Caffeic Acid (antioxidants), Salicylic Acid (BHA exfoliant/anti-irritant), Disodium Lauriminodipropionate Tocopheryl Phosphates (vitamin E-based antioxidant), PEG-10 Rapeseed Sterol (fatty acid thickener), Cucumis Melo (Melon) Fruit Extract (antioxidant), Bisabolol, Allantoin (anti-irritants), Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethiconol (silicone slip agents/texture enhancers), Tribehenin (texture enhancer), Polysorbate 20 (emulsifier), C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, PPG-14 Butyl Ether, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate (thickeners), PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide (film-forming agents), Disodium EDTA (stabilizer), C13-14 Isoparaffin (solvent), Laureth-7 (emulsifier), Sodium Hydroxide (pH adjuster), Caprylyl Glycol (preservative), Ethylhexylglycerin (skin-conditioning agent), Hexylene Glycol (solvent), Phenoxyethanol (preservative).
Source : Paula's Choice
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