AlphaSkin Care Renewal Serum, 14% Glycolic AHA, Anti-Aging Formula, Reduces Lines & Wrinkles, Alpha Hydroxy Acid Exfoliates & Evens Skin Tones, Rejuvenates & Hydrates, 2 Oz

I've been using alph-hydrox (brand name changed to Alpha a few yrs ago) products for years, off and on. It's basically the least expensive line but you'd not know it. I've tried much more expensive products, although not alpha hydroxy acids, because there was no need to try other brands. This brand seems high quality and their products WORK.I'd gotten away from the brand for a few years and came back to it about 3 yrs ago when I started wrinkling up badly (hit menopause so my skin got way drier very quickly, it used to be combination.) I started with the 10% for my face but I tolerated it fine. So I went up to this 14% serum. My skin tingled quite a bit at first, but not unpleasantly. It now tingles just a little bit in some areas. It doesn't get red and irritated.Despite my age, I have very few wrinkles. My skin had literally started aging visibly month by month when I hit menopause but since I've used it daily it's aged very little if at all. My superficial lines are the same or less. I think the wrinkles around my eyes are lighter than 3 yrs ago, even if I smile. It only didn't work on the wrinkles that start in those deep smile lines between your mouth and nose. People think I'm in my early to mid 40s. Some people think I died my hair gray when it's just naturally gray at my age lol.My skin basically looked like it stopped aging in the year I had added only this product to my skin care. I saw a difference within a few weeks.It definitely exfoliates. My skin looks "drier" a few hrs after I used it. But it's not drier because if I rinse my face gently skin w a wet wash cloth the exfoliated (dead skin, TMI) comes off, leaving a fresh, smooth face.Buy this, you won't regret it. And if it makes your face irritated, you can start with a lower percentage product and work your way up, or you can try it every other day. It irritated a friend's skin so she tried a 10% first for a month and then went to this. She too is happy with the result. She's 42 and had acne and it helped with that as well. So it helps both with acne and wrinkles. Great, huh?

Works really well. You can feel the tingle. My skin looks great

Made dried skin blemishes peal off, leaving soft new skin. Comes out of dispenser in "globs" so squirt in the palm of one hand and apply with fingers from the other hand.

Results are not dramatic, but there is some exfoliation on the face. Use daily. Overall good product.

I am pretty sure this product saved my skin. I am 33 with fairly normal skin, but was usually dealing with at least 1-2 zits at any given time. Nothing too severe, but I wanted to not deal with ANY zits, so I had started using retin a in early 2017 to combat the acne and for its anti aging properties. It was working ok, nothing amazing, then I upped the strength from .025 to .05 in late 2017 and my skin freaked out despite following directions. Every little blemish left an angry red mark even if I didn't pick at it, and so many cysts popped up, when normally I don't get many cysts. My skin looked AWFUL- I finally got past the peeling part but my skin looked dull and lifeless, and I had red marks and cysts all over my lower face.I had been using the alpha hydrox 10% oil free formula for years when I was younger and my face seemed to really like it, so I searched for it on Amazon and I found this. 14% sounded even better, so I bought it.I quit the retin a and started using this at night and the art natural vit c serum in the morning about 3 months ago and my skin looks better than it has in years. The red marks are almost completely gone, only the worst of them remain and they are quite faded, and my skin looks so much brighter. I can confidently leave the house without any makeup on my face, which is a huge deal for me. I use this product nightly although if you have sensitive skin you may want to start off with every other night. I definitely recommend this product and also the vit c serum ArtNaturals Anti-Aging Vitamin C Serum - (1 Fl Oz / 30ml) - with Hyaluronic Acid and Vit E - Wrinkle Repairs Dark Circles, Fades Age Spots and Sun Damage - Enhanced 20% Vitamin CEspecially for the price, this product really cannot be beat.

I have been using this product since I was in my mid 30s. Now I am in my early 60s and so glad this product came along when it did. Originally, the only product of its kind was from Murad, but it was and still is a little pricey. I have used other products that were available over the counter when this one was no longer sold in drug stores. No matter what other alpha hydroxy derivatives I have used from other manufacturers, this one has ALWAYS been the best and I eventually return to it. The last derivative I used was a Walgreens knock-off that was reasonably good, but only came as a cream. Recently, Walgreens changed the formula to make it more marketable to a broader user base by buffering it. All they ever needed to do was expand the line with a different strength for sensitive skin, but nooooo . I found it was no longer as effective so I dropped it from my skin care arsenal and once again returned home to this line. I especially like that the Alpha Skin Care Line now has the stronger 14% serum. I have found it to be highly effective and use it morning and night followed with a moisturizer around my eyes. My oily skin demands that I use either the serum or the oil free gel. Does it work? You bet it does, but it's NOT for sensitive skin. My skin is fairly hardy, so I can use this in combination with a Charcoal/Black Sugar scrub to exfoliate every morning before showering and shaving. At night I cleanse with a charcoal infused facial towelette and then use the Alpha Hydroxy Serum followed, as mentioned before, by my eye cream. It's an amazingly simple, effective routine....but again, that's MY routine, YOUR skin may have different needs, but if you want to diminish lines and even out your skin tone, this product just might be the solution for you. Short of a prescription product like Retin-A, it's the best in both effectiveness and value.