Pacifica Glow Baby Body Peel
Benefits
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Powered by Vitamin C and a fast-acting blend of potent AHAs, our Glow Baby Body Peel helps exfoliate, retexturize and even out skin tone.
This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: glycolic acid, lactic 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.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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| glycolic acid | HIGH |  |  |
| lactic acid | HIGH | | |
| salicylic acid | LOW | | |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Powered by Vitamin C and a fast-acting blend of potent AHAs, our Glow Baby Body Peel helps exfoliate, retexturize and even out skin tone.
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: glycolic acid, lactic acid, salicylic acid.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| glycolic acid | HIGH | | |
| lactic acid | HIGH | | |
| salicylic acid | HIGH | | |
Promise: Moisturizing
What does the product description say?
Helps to moisturize, hydrate and soothe skin Carrot seed oil.
This product can help improve hydration of the skin with the two types of ingredients.
The first type is called “humectants”:
these ingredients help attract water.
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. The following ingredients in this product do the job:
glycerin, lactic acid.
This product also contains ingredients called “occlusives”. They help reduce the speed with which our skin loses moisture to the outside environment. These ingredients also help soften the upper layer of the skin, so it feels less tight and nicer to the touch. The following ingredients in this product do the job: helianthus annuus seed oil.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| glycerin | HIGH | | |
| helianthus annuus seed oil | HIGH | | |
| lactic acid | HIGH | | |
Other benefit: Anti-blemish
This product can help reduce breakouts and clogged pores because it contains the following ingredient: salicylic acid. This ingredient 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: glycolic acid
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| salicylic acid | HIGH | | |
| glycolic acid | MEDIUM | | |
| salix alba bark extract | LOW | | |
Other benefit: Anti-aging
This product can help reduce and prevent fine lines and wrinkles, improve skin elasticity and firmness because it contains glycolic acid.
These ingredients in the product can also be helpful, even though there is less evidence for their effectiveness: lactic acid.
Keep in mind that it typically takes at least 6 weeks to notice any results because the changes that are needed to improve fine lines and elasticity happen in the deeper layers of the skin. No topical anti-aging product can “erase” wrinkles or fully reverse signs of aging.
| Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| glycolic acid | HIGH | | |
| lactic acid | MEDIUM | | |
| tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate | HIGH |  | |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
| Promise | Can it deliver? |
|---|---|
| Exfoliation | |
| Evens skin tone | |
| Moisturizing |
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Potential irritants
| Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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| glycolic acid | | |
| salix alba bark extract | | |
| salicylic acid | | |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- salicylic acid
- glycolic acid
- lactic acid
- tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate
- glycerin
- Sunflower seed oil
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| Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
|---|---|
| 40% - 60% | |
| Plain old water | |
| 4.8% - 7.2% | |
| An exfoliating and moisturizing alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA). Typically causes less irritation than other AHAs, for example, glycolic acid. At high concentrations (about 15%), lactic acid can help reduce lines and wrinkles. Recent studies show that lactic acid can support the "good" bacteria living on skin's surface (healthy skin microbiome) | |
| 3.7% - 5.6% | |
| An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that helps to remove the dead skin cells on the surface of the skin reveling a more even, smoother complexation. It is also able to stimulate collagen production with long-term use. Could help to reduce pore congestion. It can be irritating to the skin. Apply sunscreen daily if using products with glycolic acid | |
| 2.7% - 4.1% | |
| One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
| 2.1% - 3.1% | |
| Used to adjust the product's pH | |
| 1.5% - 2.3% | |
| A plant extract that can help neutralize free radicals in skin. It contains a compound salicin that can theoretically be converted into salicylic acid that, in turn, helps reduce inflammation in skin, but the evidence of effectiveness in skin is lacking and the extract is usually not used in a concentration that would enable an exfoliating effect | |
| 1.5% - 2.2% | |
| Traditionally used to treat sunburns, dermatitis and inflammation, but evidence for its effectiveness is lacking. The extract can contain humectants that help attract water into the skin | |
| 1.2% - 1.9% | |
| Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable than ascorbic acid, but still degrades quickly and needs to be stabilized in a formulation with another ingredient. It is claimed to penetrate skin better than pure vitamin C and have the the similar benefits, but solid studies of its effectiveness are lacking. Is likely to require a higher concentration in a product than pure vitamin C to be effective. It might be able to help reduce pore clogging. | |
| 0.9% - 1.35% | |
| 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) | |
| 0.9% - 1.35% | |
| A great emollient due to its high linoleic acid content. One of the most effective plant oils in helping skin hydration and repairing skin barrier function | |
| 0.85% - 1.25% | |
| A powder from red algae extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin and create a nicer product consistency | |
| 0.5% - 1.15% | |
| Used to stabilize product formulations and create thicker consistency | |
| 0.4% - 0.9% | |
| Carrot extract. Might have anti-oxidant properties and be used to add orange color | |
| 0.4% - 0.9% | |
| A plant oil that might help neutralize free radicals and have an anti-bacterial effect | |
| 0.35% - 0.8% | |
| Helps regulate product's pH | |
| 0.3% - 0.7% | |
| Being a lipid soluble form of vitamin C, it is more stable and can penetrate the skin better than L-Ascorbic acid. It is effective in protecting the skin from free radicals, as well as evening the skin tone, but is less effective in stimulating collagen production compared to L-Ascorbic acid. | |
| 0.3% - 0.75% | |
| Used to create thicker product consistency and stabilize emulsions | |
| 0.2% - 0.75% | |
| Can work as an exfoliant but is typically used to adjust the product pH | |
| 0.15% - 0.6% | |
| Used to create a thicker product consistency | |
| 0.15% - 0.55% | |
| Helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. Could be helpful in restoring the skin barrier function | |
| 0.15% - 0.5% | |
| 0.1% - 0.5% | |
| A colorant adding orange or bright yellow color | |
| 0.1% - 0.35% | |
| A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
| 0.1% - 0.4% | |
| Helps oil and water mix together | |
| 0.1% - 0.3% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.3% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.2% | |
| A preservative | |
| 0.05% - 0.1% | |
| An aromatic blend of unspecified and possibly irritating ingredients | |
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Sources
- Epidermal and dermal effects of topical lactic acid
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Photoprotective and antiinflammatory effects of topical glycolic acid
- Glycolic acid peel therapy – a current review
- Dual Effects of Alpha-Hydroxy Acids on the Skin
- Glycerol and the skin: holistic approach to its origin and functions
- Efficacy and Safety of White Willow Bark (Salix alba) Extract
- An evaluation of the effect of a topical product containing salicin on the visible signs of human skin aging
- Double-blind, half-face study comparing topical vitamin C and vehicle for rejuvenation of photodamage
- Application of tetra-isopalmitoyl ascorbic acid in cosmetic formulations: Stability studies and in vivo efficacy
- Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
- Beta Hydroxy Acids
- A review of toxicity from topical salicylic acid preparations
- Glycolic Acid Peels Versus Salicylic–Mandelic Acid Peels in Active Acne Vulgaris and Post‐Acne Scarring and Hyperpigmentation: A Comparative Study
- Effect of Olive and Sunflower Seed Oil on the Adult Skin Barrier: Implications for Neonatal Skin Care
- Topically Applied Sunflower Seed Oil Prevents Invasive Bacterial Infections in Preterm Infants in Egypt
- Effect of topically applied lipids on surfactant-irritated skin
- Impact of topical oils on the skin barrier: possible implications for neonatal health in developing countries
- On the Safety Assessment of Galactomannans As Used in Cosmetics
- New Claims for Wild Carrot (Daucus carota subsp. carota) Essential Oil