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. The interior of a laboratory where Dr Mike Bell: Head of Science Research for No7 is standing facing towards the camera. He introduces himself] Reveal more luminous skin that feels firmer and dramatically smoother in an instant. Powered by 15% pure glycolic acid and dermatologist approved, this effective yet gentle 5-minute wash-off treatment peels away dead skin cells, impurities and pollutants while visibly reducing the signs of aging for skin that looks more even, radiant, and youthful. No7 Laboratories CICA Rescue Skin Paste is the best kind of skin paste – one you leave on overnight and which your skin gets to absorb all of. Like going to a wine tasting where you can actually drink (!) not just taste. Which is becauseNo7 Laboratories CICA Rescue Skin Paste works like this;

No7 LABORATORIES Clearing Skin Paste - Boots No7 LABORATORIES Clearing Skin Paste - Boots

This is because No7 Laboratories Resurfacing Skin Paste contains something called a 10.5% AHA/PHA peel complex. A white frame with a round rotating logo with the words DERMATOLOGIST APPROVED with a pipette from the No7 LABORATORIES RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid bottle dripping the product in the centre of the logo] 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; For the ones you leave on for 5-15 minutes, you’ll use them like a treatment product – after cleanser but before your usual skincare routineUsing a face mask is a bit like going to an educational wine tasting – the kind where they really do make you spit it out – can you imagine (!) Magnesium PCA– helps limit/stop your skin releasing histamine aka the hormone which makes skin red and inflamed A forward-facing No7 LABORATORIES RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid bottle appears on a white screen with the label clearly visible and a hand appears from the top of the frame and removes the pipette from the bottle in an upwards direction] A white frame with a linear geometric hexagon pattern in a gradient of blue and pink with the question How does it help my skin? written across it]• [Dr Mike Bell begins to explain the benefits of Glycolic Acid to your skin]

Laboratories CICA-RESCUE Skin Paste | No7 UK Laboratories CICA-RESCUE Skin Paste | No7 UK

Bottom line: Face masks have a lot of ingredients which are designed to sit on top of skin. Face pastes have a lot of ingredients which are designed to be absorbed by skin and can be left on for a lot longer – without the risk of drying skin. No7 Laboratories Resurfacing Skin Paste IngredientsGlycerin, Aqua (Water), 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 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). A white frame with a linear geometric hexagon pattern in a gradient of blue and pink with the question Where does it fit into my skincare routine? written across it]• [Dr Mike Bell explains where No7 LABORATORIES RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid fits into your skincare routine] Bottom line: If you’ve got a lot of redness on your cheeks and chin, if your skin is stressed out, if you suffer from rosacea or acne scarring No7 Laboratories CICA Rescue Skin Pastehas strong potential to help… a lot (!) for you this is definitely worth trying.

Sodium PCA– you can see the explanation of these guys in the aboveNo7 Laboratories CICA Rescue Skin Paste review above No7 Laboratories RESURFACING PEEL 15% Glycolic Acid reveals more luminous skin that feels dramatically smoother. 90% of women said a professional peel could wait* Dermatologist approved, this powerful 5 minute wash off treatment peels away dead skin cells, impurities and pollutants for radiant, youthful looking skin.

No7 Laboratories Resurfacing Paste 50ml | No7 US

A white frame with a linear geometric hexagon pattern in a gradient of blue and pink with the question What is Glycolic? written across it]• [Dr Mike Bell begins to explain what Glycolic Acid is] Bottom line: If you have dull skin in need of glow, want skin which looks brighter and healthier, have hyperpigmentation, congestion or uneven skin tone No7 Laboratories Resurfacing Skin Paste has strong potential to show you great benefits and for you this is definitely worth a try. A white frame with a linear geometric hexagon pattern in a gradient of blue and pink with the question Why use a peel? written across it]• [Dr Mike Bell begins to explain how a peel works]

Find in store

Now the exciting bit – No7 laboratories have just launched 2 new clinically tested skin pastes. One called CICA Rescue Skin Paste and one called Resurfacing Skin Paste.

No7 Resurfacing Skin Paste Sachet - 5ml

Ophiopogon japonicus root extract (extract from a Lilly family plant known as snakes beard) – antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, moisturising, repairing Think of this guy like an exfoliator. Like a really great scrub but without all the irritation caused by actually scrubbing. 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. Flavonoids( hesperidin, naringin, luteolin, and ferulic acid) are also nice active compounds with possible antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and vasoprotective effects. Some of them (namely hesperidin and luteolin) might evenhave skin brightening activity by inhibiting tyrosinase, the famous enzyme needed for melanin production.

Log in/register

Centella asiatica leaf extract aka CICA aka Gotu Kola aka Indian Pennywort – more about this guy below