Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial: a Guru Score of 73%

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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~Yay

"This is another one that I really love, the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial. When I put this on my arms or my face or anything, I leave it on for 20 minutes, rinse it off, and it's like I literally have baby skin. I do that once a week [...] at night and [...] let the skin breathe afterward. It's magic when you're consistent with it."

Kelly Driscoll

90k subs

~Mixed

"It has a 25% AHA blend of glycolic and lactic acid plus 2% salicylic acid working at two different depths to exfoliate the surface and decongest the pores. This really delivers on what you'd want a baby facial to be, refreshed, renewed, brighter, smoother skin right after washing it off. It's just so freaking expensive at $80, [...] and it may not be an investment everyone can afford upfront."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

~Mixed

"The Ordinary HA + BHA Peeling Serum is a dup for another Drunk Elephant product, their T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, which was very strong as well. But another good dup."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"You really do see this instant result with your skin in terms of the brightness, but you also get this really nice soft and smooth feel to your skin as well. So if you are consistent with this and you use this once a week you will see a big difference with your skin, especially the tone and just the texture of it. There's other ingredients in here as well to help calm the skin and keep it nice and moisturized."

Tea with MD

115k subs

~Yay

"I do like the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial to use once or twice a week in place of your retinoid."

All 2 takes from Tea with MD

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"I do like the Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial to use once or twice a week in place of your retinoid."

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"This has 25% AHA and a 2% BHA blend, all these different acids. You do it as a mask: clean your face, tone it, put on this mask, leave it on for 10 minutes, and then wash it off. I do this once a week and it really does make my skin feel really really smooth like a baby's bottom. I can definitely feel the results very instantly."

Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

~Yay

"This is a chemical exfoliant mask that you would put on your skin maybe once a week at most twice a week. It really helps to remove dullness, kind of exfoliating, getting rid of that dead skin buildup. As the weather warms up you can kind of pick up the rate of exfoliation that we may have slowed down during the winter. It's just a great product to kind of treat yourself once a week."

All 2 takes from Dr. Jenny Liu

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"One product that comes to mind that contains citric acid is Drunk Elephant's T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, which is a great chemical exfoliant that you use once a week and then wash off. The citric acid is mixed with other AHAs and BHAs to give that overall benefit. It contains 25% concentration with a blend of glycolic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, and tartaric acid."

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"This is a chemical exfoliant mask that you would put on your skin maybe once a week at most twice a week. It really helps to remove dullness, kind of exfoliating, getting rid of that dead skin buildup. As the weather warms up you can kind of pick up the rate of exfoliation that we may have slowed down during the winter. It's just a great product to kind of treat yourself once a week."

Nipun Kapur

412k subs

~Yay

"The best AHA acid is the [...] Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, which has 1% salicylic acid and 10% AHA acid. That's the best AHA gel."

All 3 takes from Nipun Kapur

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"The best AHA acid is the [...] Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, which has 1% salicylic acid and 10% AHA acid. That's the best AHA gel."

LAYERED - Skincare Live

"The best AHA acid is the [...] Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial, which has 1% salicylic acid and 10% AHA acid. That's the best AHA acid jelly cream."

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"It is so fabulous that you cannot even imagine and it gives you the best skin ever"

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Hyram

4.34M subs

~Nay

"For a whopping $80, 80 freaking dollars for a face mask, is just it's wild crazy. [...] Basically what this is is like a supercharged exfoliant mask where in 10 minutes it kind of bulldozes through all the dead skin cells on your face, giving you a very satisfying glowing experience afterwards. This product is absolutely not meant for 10-year-olds. [...] If you are a tween, do not use this product."

Dr. Shereene Idriss

1.73M subs

~Yay

"Drunk Elephant has the TLC Sakura Baby Facial. You use it [...] once a week. Apply an even layer to skin, leave on for twenty minutes. Maybe you can keep it on a little bit longer if you can tolerate it. [...] I really do think that at night works better than during the day."

HotandFlashy

1.23M subs

~Yay

"I do [...] either the Drunk Elephant TLC Sukari Baby Facial or the Ordinary AHA 30 Plus BHA 2. These are both alpha hydroxy acid-based chemical peels and are very similar. The Ordinary is an inexpensive dupe for the Drunk Elephant, and they both work very well. I do prefer the Drunk Elephant because it's just a little bit gentler on my skin. The Ordinary one is a little bit more of an aggressive peel with more skin sloughing and peeling off the next day."

What the evidence says.

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

Niacinamide

Niacinamide has evidence behind it for redness, uneven tone and supporting the skin barrier, and it is usually well tolerated even by skin that reacts to most things.

Source: DermNet

Salicylic acid

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

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

Frequently asked.

What is Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial?

A chemical exfoliant mask combining 25% AHA blend (glycolic, lactic, citric, and tartaric acid) with 2% salicylic acid, designed to be applied for 10-20 minutes then rinsed off.

Is Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 73%.

What is Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial's Guru Score?

Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Sukari Babyfacial holds a Guru Score of 73%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 10 expert reviewers we have collected.