An optimised 10.5% blend containing Glycolic, Glucano-delta-lactone & Fruit Acids with skin soothing Liquorice to effectively exfoliate while being gentle on the skin. In fact, many of the skin soothers you’ll find in No7 Laboratories CICA Rescue Skin Paste you’ll also find helping in No7 Laboratories Resurfacing Skin Paste – bonus (!) The full ingredient lists below, but here’s a snapshot of the actives which make No7’s resurfacing treatment extremely well liked by most skin types; Our Resurfacing Paste is clinically proven to refine skin texture and visibly reduce the appearance of pores and hyper-pigmentation for brighter, more even skin.

In 1 week redness appears visibly reduced & skin feels less sensitive; its appearance is transformed to reveal radiant looking skin.* Not only a simple moisturizer but knows much more: keeps the skin lipids between our skin cells in a healthy (liquid crystal) state, protects against irritation, helps to restore barrier One of the active parts of Chamomile that is used in skincare as a nice anti-inflammatory and soothing ingredient.Mother Nature also created wax esters but for a totally different purpose. Chemically, a wax ester is a fatty acid + a fatty alcohol, one long molecule. Wax esters are on the outer surface of several plant leaves to give them environmental protection. 25-30% of human sebum is also wax esters to give uspeople environmental protection. A white frame with a linear geometric hexagon pattern in a gradient of blue and pink with the question What skin type is it suitable for? written across it]• [Dr Mike Bell begins to explain which skin types No7 LABORATORIES RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid is suitable for] Glycerin, Aqua (Water/Eau), Glycolic acid, Polysorbate 60, Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba) seed oil, Gluconolactone, Ammonium glycyrrhizate, Polyacrylate crosspolymer-6, Potassium hydroxide, Panthenol, Vaccinium myrtillus fruit/leaf extract, Xanthan gum, Bisabolol, Sodium PCA, Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane) extract, Citrus limon (Lemon) fruit extract, T-butyl alcohol, Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) fruit extract, Magnesium PCA, Tetrasodium EDTA, Zinc PCA, Acer saccharum (Sugar maple) extract, Manganese PCA, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate, CI 19140 (Yellow 5), CI 14700 (Red 4). It’s pretty much the current IT- preservative. It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. What a great selection of skin soothers ‘eh. The next most important bit to consider is the concentration that each of these guys are in. As a skincare formulator I can tell you because these ingredients are found below a preservative (phenoxyethanol) they’re at 1% concentration or less. While this sounds small, actually a lot of these skin soothing ingredients are active at very low concentrations. For example bisabolol can be used to help soothe skin in concentrations as little as 0.1%. So while this seems small they’re actually extremely likely to be benefit-seeing amounts.

Choose a product where you know the concentration and pH value because these two greatly influence effectiveness A white frame with a list of the products that you should not use with No7 LABORATORIES RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid: AHA/AHB (acid) peel products, harsh exfoliators, pure retinol containing products. These words are staggered on the screen and a grey cross appear behind them] A very common scenario is that Citrus Aurantium Dulcis Fruit Extract is onthe ingredient list for its mild, natural exfoliant properties. It contains mainly citric acidand some malic acid, AHA exfoliants known for their skin renewing properties. If that's the case, it is usually combined with other AHA containing fruits such as bilberry, sugar cane, lemon, and sugar maple in a super popular ingredient mix trade named ACB Fruit Mix. How do you use a skin paste? When do you use a skin paste? If you use a skin paste does it replace a face mask? I get it my friend, you just got to grips with skincare layering and now skin pastes walk into town. How dare they ‘eh. But don’t worry – seriously – you’ve got this and honestly – skin pastes are pretty easy to get your head around. You brain box you! Effective from as low as 3% with even more benefits for dry skin at higher concentrations up to 20-40%Aqua (Water), Glycolic acid, Alcohol denat., Glycerin, Sodium hydroxide, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Gluconolactone, Phenoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA.