PRODUCT REVIEW
A'PIEU Glycolic Acid Cream
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Product summary
What can the product work for?
Anti-blemish
What does the product description say?
If you’re struggling with dullness and breakouts, you need a moisturizer that combines AHAs and BHAs to keep skin smooth and clear.
Anti-aging
What does the product description say?
This mild exfoliator helps remove dead skin cells, improve wrinkles and deeply moisturize skin. No need to rinse. Use 3-5 times a week.
Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Containing 3% AHA (glycolic acid), 0.45% BHA (salicylic acid) and 30% birch extract, this mild exfoliator helps remove dead skin cells, improve wrinkles and deeply moisturize skin. No need to rinse. Use 3-5 times a week.
Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
It’s a unique acid treatment that doesn’t strip of skin moisture but leaves skin brighter and smoother, and ready for makeup application.
Evens skin tone
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- Overall product irritation risk
- Acne & comedogenic risk ingredients: 2
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Ingredient list view
Glycolic acid, Betula alba juice, Water, Propanediol, Tromethamine, Glycolic acid, Cetearyl alcohol, Glycereth-26, 1,2-hexanediol, Niacinamide, Butylene glycol, Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Beeswax, Dimethicone, Polysorbate 60, Cyclohexasiloxane, Sorbitan stearate, Peg-240/hdi copolymer bis-decyltetradeceth-20 ether, Glyceryl stearate, Panthenol, Salicylic acid, Artemisia princeps leaf extract, Xanthan gum, Hydroxyacetophenone, Sodium acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, Peg-100 stearate, Isohexadecane, Peg-2m, Hydrogenated lecithin, Allantoin, Sucrose distearate, Polysorbate 80, Adenosine, Sorbitan oleate, Disodium edta, Pantolactone, Lactobacillus/pumpkin ferment extract, Phenoxyethanol, Ananas sativus fruit extract, Alchemilla vulgaris extract, Arnica montana flower extract, Actinidia chinensis fruit extract, Pyrus malus fruit extract, Gaultheria procumbens leaf extract
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- Beta Hydroxy Acids
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- Safety Assessment of Panthenol, Pantothenic Acid, and Derivatives as Used in Cosmetics
- Effect of herbal mixture composed of Alchemilla vulgaris and Mimosa on wound healing process.
- Effects of Topical Arnica Gel on Post-Laser Treatment Bruises
- Effects of microcurrent application alone or in combination with topical Hypericum perforatum L. and Arnica montana L. on surgically induced wound healing in Wistar rats
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