Glossier Solution
Glossier is a beauty company that makes skincare and makeup. They are based in New York and I've only been able to get their products from their site. I heard about them from an Amazon review actually on a different brand. I wanted to try their Solution which is their acid acne treatment and exfoliator. You can get 10% off your first purchase with our link!
Solution has lactic acid, glycolic acid, gluconolactone, and salicylic acid. The salicylic is only 0.5%, but with all the AHA, BHA, and PHA acids the blend is 10%. I am hoping this will help with my blackheads and acne scars. I am using it on my back and chest as well. The staff that I asked said this shouldn't discolor clothing, and advised to let it absorb into the skin before dressing.
The bottle is packed in a foil bag which has the ingredients list. The bottle has a push down dispenser. Directions says to use a cotton pad, but I try using my fingers as I don't want to waste product on the pad. It does squirt out a bit so it doesn't comes out gently unless I push down slowly. The product is watery in consistency and has a a bit of a lemony perfume kind of scent. There is fragrance in this so the scent is probably from that. Applying this is like applying toner. It does leave a tacky feeling to the skin which mostly goes away after awhile. It doesn't sting at all unless the skin is irritated from exfoliating or anything similar.
The first week I did breakout, but I believe this is normal when you use a new acne treatment. I used it twice a day on my face and once a day on my back. I did notice it has left my skin feeling a bit more softer and smoother. Usually my skin has a bumpy feel on certain areas due to blackheads.
Second week I am still breaking out. I did see that my pores stay smaller longer after doing things like masking and using the blackhead removal tool. My back is riddled with acne scars, but using this Solution on my back has definitely lightened up those scars a bit.
Third week I have noticed that the pores and blackheads on my nose are smaller. But it really hasn't help prevent my hormonal acne so I am starting to pair it with an acne wash, and so far it hasn't irritated me skin.
Now that its been over a month, I have to saw this definitely made my skin soft, but its not a miracle product that made my blackheads, dark spots, and acne go away. This product is $24 so I feel its pretty good for that price, and I've only used a little more than 1/4 of the bottle. I'd definitely recommend it!
UPDATE It has been 2 months since using it, I'm half way through the bottle and I have finally got my skin the best I've seen it since I can remember. I've been using this twice a day along with this acne wash my skin has been behaving quite well. My period should be starting soon and this is usually the time I breakout around my upper lip and chin area, but only a small pimple on my upper lip has surfaced. My pores are still big and visible, but I do see that they're not as big as before. Since the number of outbreaks I get have lessened, my skin can finally reduce the like 50 scars I got over the many years I've struggled with acne. It also worked great on my back and chest! Only bad thing I can say at the moment is that it tends to be out of stock. Definitely sign up to get notify when its in stock!
UPDATE2: Its now been about 6 months since I started using this and I have 1/3 left of the bottle. I have noticed the product getting cloudy inside the bottle which is a bit concerning, but its not entirely cloudy. My skin hasn't changed since my last update until recently I was breaking out quite a bit for over a week. I haven't broke out that bad since using this product. It could be due to a number of factors like the colder winter weather, the food I've been eating, or hormones. I have no idea so this product isn't a miracle that will cure me of my acne problem. Luckily I haven't gotten any pimples that were as big as before and this recent break out the pimples where small.
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