Bubble Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask: a Guru Score of 82%

What the gurus are saying.

Every take we've logged from this product's reviews across YouTube. Click any row to watch the moment they said it.

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"It's got gluconolactone, those are your alphahydroxy acids and your PHA. It's got allantoin, it's got licorice root, turmeric, it's got pineapple which is essentially an enzyme exfoliant in it. This is meant to be left on as a mask, it's not meant to be left on all night. You leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes and then you wash it off. You're going to use this once a week and it's going to be a strong exfoliating step. I love this product. [...] It's very affordable and especially for what it's bringing to the table and delivering, a premier product from Bubble."

All 2 takes from Doctorly

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"It's got gluconolactone, those are your alphahydroxy acids and your PHA. It's got allantoin, it's got licorice root, turmeric, it's got pineapple which is essentially an enzyme exfoliant in it. This is meant to be left on as a mask, it's not meant to be left on all night. You leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes and then you wash it off. You're going to use this once a week and it's going to be a strong exfoliating step. I love this product. [...] It's very affordable and especially for what it's bringing to the table and delivering, a premier product from Bubble."

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"The Deep Dive Exfoliating Mask from Bubble is a brand that you can get at Walmart and Ulta at a very affordable price of $18. Listen to these ingredients: mandelic acid, willow bark which is where salicylic acid comes from, gluconolactone which is a polyhydroxy acid that's very good for sensitive skin, malic acid, lactic acid, azelaic acid, licorice root, and allantoin. This is just a powerhouse of ingredients for exfoliating and pigmentation. This is a leave-on mask that you're meant to wash off after about 10 to 15 minutes and then follow with moisturizer. It comes in cool, fun-looking packaging and I've been loving it a lot. This combines incredible exfoliating ingredients with a really balanced combination, plus the soothing ingredients you oftentimes really need in an exfoliator. I ended up using it the most for the year. Really you get amazing results with exfoliation. This hits the mark right. It's meant to be used twice a week, once or twice a week, left on for 10 to 15 minutes and then washed off. I like using it on the nights that I'm not using my retinol. That's my version of skin cycling."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.72M subs

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"Bubble has an AHA PHA mask for 18 bucks. This one is interesting because it's a combination of glycolic, lactic, mandelic, and glucono lactone. You can leave this one on for 10 or 15 minutes, it's very light. If you're sensitive, I would try this one because it has glucono lactone."

All 3 takes from Dr. Shereene Idriss

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"Bubble has an AHA PHA mask for 18 bucks. This one is interesting because it's a combination of glycolic, lactic, mandelic, and glucono lactone. You can leave this one on for 10 or 15 minutes, it's very light. If you're sensitive, I would try this one because it has glucono lactone."

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"Bubble has a combination of AHA plus PHA. It is also a mask. They do not disclose the percentage, so I am assuming that it is lower in percentage and probably lower than 10 percent. It's a combination of the two, so I am assuming that it is better for people with sensitive skin. It does have azelaic acid in it, which is interesting if you have rosacea, so it is something that is interesting to look into. It kind of stinks in a weird way, it smells like rotten cucumbers, but it has a nice texture and it is only 18 dollars. You're not going to break the bank and it's worth testing on a spot if you're sensitive."

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"Bubble is a very cute brand that is very easily affordable for teenagers and for younger people or for people on a budget. I think their packaging is very cute as well. It is an AHA PHA exfoliating mask, and I actually love exfoliating chemical masks because you have to let it sit on your face and then wash it off. Leave it on for ten to twenty minutes and use it one time a week at night. I really respect this brand because they're not trying to shove their product down your throat. You could probably get away with doing it two maybe even three times a week at night if you fully tolerate it. The reason I like the mask is you're never going to do this twice a day because who has time for that. The texture is really nice and silky."

Cassandra Bankson

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"This is actually brand new from Bubble and this has been phenomenal. This is a Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask, so this one doesn't make you look like you committed a crime, but this is a very very nice slightly hydrating AHA, otherwise known as alpha hydroxy acid, pore mask and this does many of the same things because again it has those active ingredients. This is also much better for dry skin. If you have oily acne prone skin, I love the other one, but if you do have dry skin, this one actually helps to hydrate because again those AHAs suck water into the skin and help hold on to it and retain it. Polyhydroxy acids, otherwise known as PHAs, have a very large molecule like a sugar molecule and so they sit on top of the skin and they slowly dissolve so this is much more gentle. This also has raspberry and turmeric and pineapple all of which can be brightening, they can have vitamin C and antioxidant benefits, really really wonderful and I have been enjoying this."

What the evidence says.

Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.

Alpha hydroxy acids

Alpha hydroxy acids loosen the bonds holding dead cells at the surface. The evidence supports smoother texture and more even tone over time, and they can leave skin more sensitive to sun.

Source: NIH, National Library of Medicine

Azelaic acid

Azelaic acid has clinical evidence for both acne and rosacea, and it is one of the gentler options for calming redness while also working on marks left behind.

Source: DermNet

Humectants and emollients

Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.

Source: DermNet

Frequently asked.

What is Bubble Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask?

Exfoliating mask formulated with AHA and PHA ingredients to remove dead skin and improve skin texture.

Is Bubble Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Bubble Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask's Guru Score?

Bubble Deep Dive AHA PHA Exfoliating Mask holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 expert reviewers we have collected.