Name: Glow Recipe - Strawberry Smooth BHA+AHA Salicylic Serum
Brand: Glow Recipe

What can the product work for?

Works for

Anti-blemish
Anti-aging
Evens skin tone
Exfoliation
Moisturizing
Anti-oxidation

Anti-blemish

What does the product description say?

Visibly diminishes blemish-causing pore buildup, gently exfoliates dead skin cells, and smooths the look of bumps and fine lines. .

Source: Sephora CA

This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: azelaic acid, salicylic acid. These ingredients is used for treating acne and can have a noticeable effect.

The following ingredient (ingredients) in this product might be helpful, but there is no evidence to confirm that it actually works: mandelic acid

salicylic acid 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

azelaic acid 0.75% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Is produced by a yeast that lives on normal human skin. It is used in medicine as a topical treatment for mild to moderate acne. It has a mild exfoliating effect. It can also help reduce hyperpigmentation, helps calm down inflammation and can help neutralize free radicals

mandelic acid 1.5% - 1.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

Anti-aging

What does the product description say?

Visibly diminishes blemish-causing pore buildup, gently exfoliates dead skin cells, and smooths the look of bumps and fine lines. .

Source: Sephora CA

This product contains azelaic acid. This ingredient help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they might be able to prevent early signs of aging (like fine lines and wrinkles), at least to some extent. These ingredients will not be able to "reverse" signs of aging.

niacinamide 0.5% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Insufficient!

Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture. The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production

Evens skin tone

What does the product description say?

Helps reduce excess oil, exfoliate, and even the look of skin tone. . Hyaluronic Acid.

Source: Sephora CA

This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: azelaic acid, mandelic acid, salicylic acid

Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.

azelaic acid 0.75% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Is produced by a yeast that lives on normal human skin. It is used in medicine as a topical treatment for mild to moderate acne. It has a mild exfoliating effect. It can also help reduce hyperpigmentation, helps calm down inflammation and can help neutralize free radicals

mandelic acid 1.5% - 1.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

salicylic acid 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

Exfoliation

What does the product description say?

Strawberry Smooth BHA+AHA Salicylic Serum

Source: From product name

This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: mandelic acid, salicylic acid.

mandelic acid 1.5% - 1.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

salicylic acid 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

azelaic acid 0.75% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Is produced by a yeast that lives on normal human skin. It is used in medicine as a topical treatment for mild to moderate acne. It has a mild exfoliating effect. It can also help reduce hyperpigmentation, helps calm down inflammation and can help neutralize free radicals

Moisturizing

What does the product description say?

Hydrates skin by holding up to 1000 times its weight in moisture, keeping skin visibly plump.

Source: Sephora CA

This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": sodium hyaluronate, butylene glycol.

When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).

sodium hyaluronate 0.55% - 0.85%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Attracts water into the upper layer of the skin

saccharomyces ferment 0.4% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

A product of yeast fermentation. Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin

coco-caprylate/caprate 0.35% - 0.6%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: MEDIUM

Helps to soften the upper layer of the skin without creating a greasy texture

Anti-oxidation

This product contains antioxidants (azelaic acid) that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. By doing so, they can lessen the damage the skin gets from the UV light (sun).

azelaic acid 0.75% - 1.1%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: HIGH

Is produced by a yeast that lives on normal human skin. It is used in medicine as a topical treatment for mild to moderate acne. It has a mild exfoliating effect. It can also help reduce hyperpigmentation, helps calm down inflammation and can help neutralize free radicals

fragaria vesca fruit extract 3.1% - 3.8%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that might help neutralize free radicals in skin, but research on its effectiveness is lacking

zingiber officinale root extract 0.45% - 0.65%

Irritation risk:

Concentration: Effectiveness: LOW

A plant extract that can contain an irritating essential oil. Might have some anti-oxidant effect, but evidence is lacking

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niacinamide 0.5% - 0.75%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Evens skin tone, Anti-aging, Moisturizing, Anti-blemish, Reduces irritation, Anti-inflammatory, Antibacterial, Reduces redness

Is proven to be effective in reducing blemishes, evening out skin tone and helping to improve lines and wrinkles. It helps the skin to repair sun damage, calm down inflammation and keep maintain good levels of moisture. The concentration of about 2% is effective for supporting the skin barrier and evening out the skin tone. Concentration of 4-6% is better for helping with acne and balancing the sebum production

allantoin 0.5% - 0.7%

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Works for: Moisturizing, Anti-inflammatory, Reduces irritation, Reduces redness, Anti-blemish, Exfoliation

Helps calm down inflammation in skin and can help reduce itching. Helps to repair the skin barrier and keep skin hydrated

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salicylic acid 1.7% - 2.1%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Anti-blemish, Exfoliation, Anti-inflammatory, Antibacterial, Evens skin tone

Used for skin exfoliation. It has an anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial effect, helps to unclog pores, prevent blemishes and speed up healing of the existing ones. Sometimes referred to as a BHA (beta-hydroxy acid)

mandelic acid 1.5% - 1.8%

Irritation risk:

Works for: Evens skin tone, Exfoliation, Anti-blemish, Antibacterial

Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid

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water 45% - 55%

Irritation risk:

Plain old water

methylpropanediol 6.3% - 7.8%

Irritation risk:

Helps dissolve other ingredients in a formulation

c9-12 alkane 4.3% - 5.2%

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Helps dissolve other ingredients in a formulation

Ingredient list view

Water, Methylpropanediol, C9-12 alkane, Fragaria vesca fruit extract, Hydroxypropyl starch phosphate, Salicylic acid, Pentylene glycol, Mandelic acid, Succinic acid, Fragaria vesca leaf extract, Azelaic acid, Allantoin, Sodium hyaluronate, Bisabolol, Opuntia ficus-indica flower extract, Niacinamide, Glucosamine, Zingiber officinale root extract, Saccharomyces ferment, Dextrin, Polydextrose, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl glycol, Coco-caprylate/caprate, Hydroxyacetophenone, Amylopectin, Butylene glycol, Succinoglycan, Leuconostoc/radish root ferment filtrate, Lauroyl lysine, Sodium phytate, Lecithin, Aminomethyl propanol, Xanthan gum, Citric acid, Parfum, Unknown

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Key ingredients	azelaic acid salicylic acid +6 more	Common: niacinamide salicylic acid Other: capryloyl salicylic acid glycolic acid +2 more	Common: azelaic acid niacinamide +4 more Other: lactic acid glycerin +7 more	Common: niacinamide salicylic acid +2 more Other: adenosine potassium azeloyl diglycinate +10 more	Common: azelaic acid niacinamide +2 more Other: glycerin sodium lactate	Common: azelaic acid niacinamide +2 more Other: ascorbyl glucoside glycolic acid +6 more	Common: azelaic acid niacinamide +3 more Other: linoleic acid glycerin +4 more	Common: niacinamide salicylic acid +1 more Other: dimethicone dimethiconol +1 more	Common: niacinamide salicylic acid +1 more Other: panthenol urea +3 more	Common: azelaic acid salicylic acid +2 more Other: adenosine caprylic/capric triglyceride +3 more	Common: niacinamide salicylic acid +3 more Other: nonapeptide-1 bakuchiol +11 more	Common: salicylic acid niacinamide +1 more Other: sodium ascorbyl phosphate tocopherol +2 more
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Potential Irritants	parfum Has skin benefit? zingiber officinale root extract Has skin benefit? +12 more	parfum Has skin benefit? capryloyl salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +10 more	epilobium angustifolium flower/leaf/stem extract Has skin benefit? fomes officinalis extract Has skin benefit? +6 more	lonicera caprifolium flower extract Has skin benefit? calendula officinalis extract Has skin benefit? +12 more	sodium anisate Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +3 more	parfum Has skin benefit? sorbitan sesquioleate Has skin benefit? +10 more	alcohol Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +13 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? acrylates/c10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer Has skin benefit? +3 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? benzyl alcohol Has skin benefit? +3 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? boerhavia diffusa root extract Has skin benefit? +3 more	ascorbic acid Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +11 more	rosa damascena extract Has skin benefit? salicylic acid Has skin benefit? +6 more
All ingredients	water Has skin benefit? methylpropanediol Has skin benefit? +35 more	water Has skin benefit? alcohol denat. Has skin benefit? +19 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +26 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +37 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +9 more	salicylic acid Has skin benefit? water Has skin benefit? +29 more	water Has skin benefit? c12-15 alkyl benzoate Has skin benefit? +31 more	water Has skin benefit? niacinamide Has skin benefit? +19 more	water Has skin benefit? propanediol Has skin benefit? +12 more	water Has skin benefit? azelaic acid Has skin benefit? +19 more	unknown Has skin benefit? lac Has skin benefit? +37 more	water Has skin benefit? glycerin Has skin benefit? +16 more

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Anti-blemish

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Anti-aging

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Evens skin tone

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Exfoliation

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Moisturizing

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Anti-oxidation

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