The Ordinary Peeling Solution Review: Why It’s Worth It – Glamour

Among the depths of Reddit and TikTok, there is a new horror: people spilling scarlet liquid from a glass vial dropper across their face. Its The Ordinary Peeling Solution, the skin-care worlds newest obsession.

It looks like fresh placenta, tingles like mint chapstick, and costs less than a Frappuccino. It looks like the terrifying vampire facial thats popular with Kim Kardashian West and Gwyneth Paltrow, but its blissfully not made out of your own blood. And its going viral, with claims that it gives you the brightest, clearest skin of your life.

I tried the producta $7 at-home chemical peelfor several weeks. Here's what I found: If you use The Ordinarys iconic blood red mask correctly, your skin will glow as if lit from within by a vintage chandelier. If you use it incorrectly, your skin will be raw, red, and even damaged.

Lets do this right.

If you've ever vigorously rubbed your face with a washcloth, or massaged your face with a textured scrub, congratulationsyou've used a physical exfoliant. And now I am coming to your house to do a socially distanced intervention, because this is not the most sophisticated technique science can offer, and I want better for you and your precious face. Chemical exfoliation sounds like an Enlightenment-era torture invention, but it is actually a gentler, more effective way to shed old skin cells and reveal brighter, clearer skin. So! Bring out the blood-colored vials!

Theres never been a skin-care line quite like The Ordinaryobsessed with clinical results and pure ingredients, allergic to seductive branding and fake promises, the company is a rare case of All the Hype Is Deserved (truly, just read our extensive reviews of all the best The Ordinary products). The line gives luxury ingredients at fast food pricesif youre willing to brush up on your high school science knowledge. A full skin-care routine from The Ordinary could set you back less than the cost of drinks and apps, and last much longer. But navigating The Ordinarys site feels like reading the periodic table of the elements. Products are sorted into categories like Molecules and Peptides and have names like EUK 134 0.1%.

The right tiny glass bottles, which will make your bathroom look like a chic apothecary, can transform your face better than almost anything, short of a visit to the dermatologist. But the strength of The Ordinarys formulations also means that you need to know what youre doingeven if what you appear to be doing is pouring fake blood on your face. What is an AHA+BHA solution, and why should you (very, very carefully) put it on your face?

The Ordinary Peeling Solution is distinguished from the brands other exfoliators because it is a wash-off mask, unlike, for example, the Glycolic Acid 7% toning solution, which you swipe on with a cotton pad, or the Salicylic Acid 2% solution, which you use as a spot treatment. The peeling solution (peel, as in it peels off your microscopic skin particles, not peel, as in it forms a satisfying mask which you can remove from your skin in one piece) is also distinct because it combines multiple types of exfoliants. It includes AHAs, or alpha hydroxy acids (glycolic, lactic, tartaric, and citric) and beta hydroxy acid (salicylic acid) at a very high concentration. That means that the mask will essentially obliterate dead skin cells and debris that causes clogged pores, getting you three steps closer to glorious, Janelle Mone skin. It also means that if you use it too often, leave it on too long, or if your skin is just too sensitive, your face will freak out.

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