A two-step at-home chemical peel in pre-soaked pads: the first pad exfoliates with a blend of alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and the second pad neutralizes and soothes the skin.
Water/Aqua/Eau, Alcohol Denat (Sd Alcohol 40 B), Glycolic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Water, Salicylic Acid*, Polysorbate 20, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Malic Acid, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Anthemis Nobilis (Chamomile) Flower Extract, Soy Isoflavones, Copper Pca, Zinc Pca, Lecithin, Disodium EDTA, Alcohol, Polysorbate 80, Fragrance (Parfum), Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Benzoate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Retinol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Resveratrol, Ubiquinone
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22 experts · Strong agreementWhat the gurus are saying
Two pads, two minutes apart: an acid peel, then a soothing neutralizer. That tidy ritual has won long-term fans, with the glycolic, lactic and salicylic blend praised for dullness, uneven texture and smoother makeup, best used once or twice a week to start. The catch is sensitive skin: the denatured alcohol gets blamed for stinging and redness, and daily use became too much for some.
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The concerns the experts tie this product to, in their own words. Paid and founder takes don't count.
“Totally something perfected for texture, dryness, and beyond.”
Dr. Shereene Idriss, watch at 10:17
“It helps reduce fine lines, enlarged pores, and any uneven texture you may have.”
Dr. Aleksandra Brown, watch at 7:22
“It helps reduce fine lines, enlarged pores, and any uneven texture you may have.”
Dr. Aleksandra Brown, watch at 7:22
“There are other great ingredients in here to treat dark spots, discoloration, fine lines, and wrinkles.”
Sincerely Miss Ash, watch at 20:22
“It's something that I love incorporating into my skincare routine once a week, twice a week at most to help remove dullness, improve skin turnover, help to brighten the skin.”
Dr. Jenny Liu, watch at 10:36
“So if I have an event or something like that that I want to go to, or just even if I'm [...] a little bit dry and flaky, I do this in the morning.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert, watch at 46:23
“It's a combination of alpha hydroxy and beta hydroxy, so it works well for acne but also for fine lines and wrinkles and all that kind of stuff.”
Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert, watch at 59:16
“And so when you can stop that process in its tracks by both exfoliating and then calming the skin, you're going to be in a really good spot.”
Dr. Sam Ellis, watch at 5:14
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Retinoids are among the best studied ingredients in dermatology, with solid evidence for acne and for the fine lines and rough texture that come from sun exposure. Dryness and flaking in the first few weeks are common and usually settle.
Source: DermNet
Topical vitamin C is an antioxidant with reasonable evidence for dullness and uneven tone. It breaks down in light and air, so how a product is formulated and packaged matters as much as the percentage on the front.
Source: DermNet
Salicylic acid dissolves in oil, so it can get into a pore rather than just working on the surface. That is why it has long-standing evidence for blackheads and milder acne.
Source: DermNet
A two-step at-home chemical peel in pre-soaked pads: the first pad exfoliates with a blend of alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and the second pad neutralizes and soothes the skin.
The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel Pads holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 22 expert reviewers we have collected.
Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel Pads is generally suited to oily skin, combination skin, normal skin and acne-prone skin.
In their reviews, experts say Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel Pads is good for rough or uneven texture (4 experts), fine lines and wrinkles (4 experts), clogged or visible pores (3 experts), dark spots and post-acne marks (3 experts), dull skin (3 experts) and flaky dry patches (2 experts).
4 experts who reviewed Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel Pads say it is. Dr. Shereene Idriss put it this way: “Totally something perfected for texture, dryness, and beyond.”
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