Ingredients:
Aqua (Water), Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, Acacia Senegal Gum, Xanthan Gum, Isoceteth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol.
I try to mark the sunscreen ingredients in red and other possible irritants in lilac. Ingredients thought to be good and useful for skin I mark green. Learning as I go, google is my friend etc...
Thoughts:
- Does slightly dry my skin (but I don't have to take extra steps to hydrate, no dry skin flakes whatsoever), absolutely would not use two days in a row.
- Minimal purge (a couple of small whiteheads the next day), maybe for a month?
- Might sting initially when put on if skin is compromised. Happened to me once. Stinging was not strong and lasted maybe 30 seconds but still be careful.
- I use a 4-6 minute wait time before I put the rest of my products on my face, any longer and my face starts to turn red (on my cheeks first). I don't know if you have to wait, but I feel result is better that way? So I think people with inclination to redness have to be careful, but for my skin lactic acid has been a lot better than glycolic so far.
+ First time using this product, I was surprised how it didn't make my skin dry or uncomfortable like glycolic acids have in the past! Only once stung my skin and that was quickly over too.
+ I can see the results the next day, and the day after... I don't know how to describe it, just my complexion looks more even? Pores look smaller (especially now after 2 months)? Skin feels very smooth for a couple of days after using it.
+ I feel like I have less pimples, whiteheads, weird bumps... I feel like it has cleared up a bit some of my clogged areas (T-zone) but not completely, especially my chin is still stubbornly clogged.
+ I can have a bit of an control over the strength by diluting or buffering the acid.
+ Absorbs to skin very very fast, isn't sticky, doesn't leave any film or foam or whatever.
+ Can't say I've really noticed any smell, a bit chemical.
+ I can see the results the next day, and the day after... I don't know how to describe it, just my complexion looks more even? Pores look smaller (especially now after 2 months)? Skin feels very smooth for a couple of days after using it.
+ I feel like I have less pimples, whiteheads, weird bumps... I feel like it has cleared up a bit some of my clogged areas (T-zone) but not completely, especially my chin is still stubbornly clogged.
+ I can have a bit of an control over the strength by diluting or buffering the acid.
+ Absorbs to skin very very fast, isn't sticky, doesn't leave any film or foam or whatever.
+ Can't say I've really noticed any smell, a bit chemical.
- Minimal purge (a couple of small whiteheads the next day), maybe for a month?
- Might sting initially when put on if skin is compromised. Happened to me once. Stinging was not strong and lasted maybe 30 seconds but still be careful.
- I use a 4-6 minute wait time before I put the rest of my products on my face, any longer and my face starts to turn red (on my cheeks first). I don't know if you have to wait, but I feel result is better that way? So I think people with inclination to redness have to be careful, but for my skin lactic acid has been a lot better than glycolic so far.
* I have to say, I'm quite pleased with The Ordinary's Lactic Acid! It really has given me results! Granted I've only been using it for two months now, 2 times a week.
* I hope I don't sound crazy but Lactic Acid is a bit of an overnight miracle. Compared to BHA, I had smaller purge, no dryness and saw immediate change. TO's Salicylic Acid took a while to "work" and there was a purge involved, also you don't notice it working because it's so gradual and change is small. I might not purchase TO's SA anymore and just use Lactic Acid as I've done for the last month. At least results have been better than with Salicylic Acid for now!
* Obviously this is just my experience and maybe something else is I do benefits my skin too. I did introduce the famous Hada Labo Gokujyun Hyaluronic Lotion (the basic one) some weeks before trying LA, also a few times tried SKIN&LAB K Plus Red-X Essence, but I don't really see either of them (based on the ingredients) making such a change to my face.
Price:
6,79 € / 30 ml
Bought from:
The Ordinary webstore
Buy again?
Yes.
Worth the money?
Yes, absolutely, it is such a steal. Why did I not try it earlier? I would recommend it for people with pore problems and rough skin. For my sensitive skin it's been good. I would imagine that almost everyone could tolerate the milder 5% Lactic Acid from TO (it wasn't in stock earlier so I went with 10%...). I think the 10% LA helps a bit with everything, glowiness, pimples, smoothness, pores. I think the bottle will last me at least a year.
Yes, absolutely, it is such a steal. Why did I not try it earlier? I would recommend it for people with pore problems and rough skin. For my sensitive skin it's been good. I would imagine that almost everyone could tolerate the milder 5% Lactic Acid from TO (it wasn't in stock earlier so I went with 10%...). I think the 10% LA helps a bit with everything, glowiness, pimples, smoothness, pores. I think the bottle will last me at least a year.
