The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum

What the gurus are saying.

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✓Mixed

"Jury's still out on this. It could be because of recency bias that I like [...] the Sunday Riley more, but I haven't even given this a fair chance. You put this on and then you follow up with your moisturizer. I wouldn't use anything else. When I do this exfoliant, I cleanse, I put this on, and then I put on my moisturizer. I particularly love chemical exfoliants just because it's easy. It's like, let me just slap this on. It's one step."

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✓Yay

"I've got The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% resurfacing serum. This one is strong. I've used a lot of exfoliants, I've used a lot of retinoids, I've used a lot of strong actives and I've done a lot of treatments, and this is strong. It's got a 17% blend of glycolic, lactic, willow bark, and gluconolactone. So it's maybe not something you want to use on your daily, but two or three times a week for skin that's already exposed or been used to exfoliants, it's worth trying. But it is strong."

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"I've got The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% resurfacing serum. This one is strong. I've used a lot of exfoliants, I've used a lot of retinoids, I've used a lot of strong actives and I've done a lot of treatments, and this is strong. It's got a 17% blend of glycolic, lactic, willow bark, and gluconolactone. So it's maybe not something you want to use on your daily, but two or three times a week for skin that's already exposed or been used to exfoliants, it's worth trying. But it is strong."

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"It is the second most expensive one but I'm really enjoying it. [...] The texture of this is most similar to the Drunk Elephant, it's got kind of almost a gelatinous, creamy texture. This one's got a 17% blend which might sound crazy high for a non-rinse-off serum, but they used some more gentle alternatives for certain exfoliants. In here I've got 17% blend of glycolic acid, lactic acid, and then willow bark extract, which is the gentler derivative to salicylic acid."

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Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum?

A chemical exfoliant serum combining 17% acids with honey to resurface and smooth the skin.

Is The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum worth it?

Mostly yes. 1 of the 2 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 76%.

What is The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum's Guru Score?

The Ordinary Honey Glow 17% Resurfacing Acid Serum holds a Guru Score of 76%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 expert reviewers we have collected.