First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads: a Guru Score of 70%

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

"The ones from First Aid Beauty, their Facial Radiance Pads, that's something I recommend often to my patients as well. A bit spicier, but definitely gets the job done in terms of texture."

Darnell Cox | 50+ Healthy Aging Expert

55k subs

~Yay

"This is First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance niacinamide. I love it, it works well with a lot of different things. You can layer it right over vitamin C, and it also plays really nicely with retinoids, so you can use it both morning and night."

Robert Welsh

1.11M subs

~Yay

"I always use these First Aid Beauty Radiance Pads. I'm addicted to them, and I use them on all my clients, no matter what skin type they have."

Sincerely Miss Ash

195k subs

~Yay

"First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads, this one contains glycolic and lactic acid, this is great for sensitive skin, it's fragrance-free and these are very gentle. So sometimes I will even use these when I want that extra AHA. I like to have options here depending on what I feel like using but you can't go wrong with these, they're all great."

All 3 takes from Sincerely Miss Ash

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"I really like the First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads. Same idea as the Dr. Dennis Gross, this is going to exfoliate your skin, but this one has two types of AHAs so there's glycolic and lactic acid in here, and then of course we have aloe and some other additional ingredients to really help keep the skin nice and comfortable. This one would be best suited for those that have that sensitive skin type. [...] It's nice to use something like this [...] on a weekly basis because not only are you going to see improvements with your skin, but it's going to allow your other skincare products to work better because we will not have that layer of dead skin in the way. All of our products are going to absorb into our skin a lot nicer and they're going to perform better at the same time."

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"First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads, this one contains glycolic and lactic acid, this is great for sensitive skin, it's fragrance-free and these are very gentle. So sometimes I will even use these when I want that extra AHA. I like to have options here depending on what I feel like using but you can't go wrong with these, they're all great."

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"You use it as a toner, your essence, and before your serums and moisturizer, and you don't have to really worry about having that extra product on your skin because it's just a pad that is damp and it just absorbs into the skin so nicely. If you're someone that doesn't like to layer too many products in your skincare routine where your skin feels a little heavy, then this would be a really great option. I love these so much, they're really effective. I get this instant brightness to my skin and I don't experience irritation with this one either. They do say it's great for sensitive skin, but remember if you have sensitive skin glycolic and lactic can be a little sensitizing, so just be careful. Start slow, gradually increase. You can use this in your morning or in your evening once a day. I wouldn't use this twice a day, and once or twice a week can honestly be sufficient enough as well. It just depends on what you want to do. They are fragrance-free and I just really love them. They're just so easy and quick to use."

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AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

~Nay

"I tried First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Pads and that's how I decided I am done forever with glycolic acid as an ingredient. The second those touched my skin I felt a heat in my skin and saw my skin turning red, so I washed it off, but what follows for me is a couple of weeks of a damaged barrier, and that is why I have breakouts going on right now. It is not a bad ingredient, it is a great exfoliant for a lot of people, but I think I am too sensitive for it and this has happened too many times now."

All 2 takes from AliceintheRabbitHole

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"That is what I recently had a reaction to. Sensitive skin type, obviously not everybody will react to that, but yeah it did not go well for me at all."

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"I tried First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Pads and that's how I decided I am done forever with glycolic acid as an ingredient. The second those touched my skin I felt a heat in my skin and saw my skin turning red, so I washed it off, but what follows for me is a couple of weeks of a damaged barrier, and that is why I have breakouts going on right now. It is not a bad ingredient, it is a great exfoliant for a lot of people, but I think I am too sensitive for it and this has happened too many times now."

Dr. Mamina

281k subs

~Yay

"Some alpha hydroxy acids I love are First Aid Beauty's Facial Radiance Peel Pads."

Dr Dray

2.68M subs

~Mixed

"The Facial Radiance Pads are okay. They have glycolic and lactic acid, but I just prefer to use a liquid exfoliant, not the pads."

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

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 First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads?

Exfoliating pads with glycolic and lactic acid designed to gently remove dead skin and brighten complexion.

Is First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 70%.

What is First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads's Guru Score?

First Aid Beauty Facial Radiance Pads holds a Guru Score of 70%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 7 expert reviewers we have collected.