Saturday, June 23, 2018

The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% 30 ml Review



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:


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.



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.




* 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.

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