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Paula's Choice Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA.

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Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA
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Guru Score

84%

Yay

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
2Yay
0Mixed
0Nay

What the gurus are saying

Unanimous yay from 2 reviewers. No BS Beauty and Tea with MD both rate it highly. Top take: "Also contains malic acid, tartaric acid, the Matrixyl 3000 peptide duo, ceramides, a little bit of salicylic acid, pomegranate extract, grape seed extract, and allantoin for soothing.", No BS Beauty.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2026

Type

Masks & Peels

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✓Yay
"Also contains malic acid, tartaric acid, the Matrixyl 3000 peptide duo, ceramides, a little bit of salicylic acid, pomegranate extract, grape seed extract, and allantoin for soothing. [...] In the winter she sometimes skips it for a day or two if her skin gets dry. She thinks if this had been around in her early 20s it would have been a game changer, since her skin was always flaky from over exfoliating itself rather than being truly dry, and her skin is never flaky anymore now."
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"Little bit thicker than the Geek and Gorgeous, so it doesn't go quite as far uh in terms of uh I would say three drops from this is enough to cover my whole face. A bottle like this will last me couple months using it a few times a week."
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"In here we've got actually it has identical exfoliants to the drunk elephant this is the one there's one other one that's identical and this is one of them"
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"[Paula's Choice] this is one of their great products their resist Smoothing Treatment it's got 10% um aha blend in there"
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"10% AHA is actually anti-aging for your skin as well as nice exfoliation so it helps firm up your skin"
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"So, this one's uh really nice. A little bit goes a long way and it lasts quite a long time. So that one's certainly worth checking out."
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"The [Paula's Choice] 10% smoothing treatment is really nice. uh glycolic acid."
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"Also contains malic acid, tartaric acid, the Matrixyl 3000 peptide duo, ceramides, a little bit of salicylic acid, pomegranate extract, grape seed extract, and allantoin for soothing. [...] In the winter she sometimes skips it for a day or two if her skin gets dry. She thinks if this had been around in her early 20s it would have been a game changer, since her skin was always flaky from over exfoliating itself rather than being truly dry, and her skin is never flaky anymore now."
✓Yay
"Aoic acid is a GameChanger for people with acne dark spots and rosacea and especially those of us who are pregnant and I think 10% is a really good medium"

Frequently asked.

Is Paula's Choice Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA worth it?

Yes. All 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 84%.

What is Paula's Choice Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA's Guru Score?

Paula's Choice Advanced Smoothing Treatment 10% AHA holds a Guru Score of 84%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.

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