Versed

Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask.

Masks & Peels

About this product

A jelly-textured, rinse-off mask from Versed that uses gentle chemical exfoliants, including glycolic and lactic acid, to smooth dullness and dead skin buildup.

Full ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Glycerin, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6, Propanediol, Lactic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Lactobacillus/Papaya Fruit Ferment Extract, Ananas Sativus (Pineapple) Fruit Extract, Salicylic Acid, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Evodia Rutaecarpa Fruit Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, T-Butyl Alcohol

Guru Score

82%

Yay

6 experts · Strong agreement

What they liked

Jelly texture, rinses off cleanly in minutes
Affordable price point
Can layer with vitamin C or retinoids

What they flagged

Nothing. None of the experts who reviewed it raised a problem.

What the gurus are saying

Its jelly-like texture and quick two-to-three-minute rinse-off wear are what reviewers keep coming back to, along with its low levels of glycolic and lactic acid. Most takes are glowing, with several finding it leaves skin smooth and bright without any tightness. Irritation is the main caveat raised, though it may help rough texture. A few suggest using it once a week to keep things gentle.

Synthesized from 6 expert reviews · most recent take November 2024

Type

Masks & PeelsGel

Key actives

Salicylic acid (BHA)AHA

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

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What the gurus are saying.

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Dr Dray

2.69M subs

✓Mixed

"The resurfacing mask can be irritating but may help if you've got rough skin texture. [...] In addition to the pineapple enzymes, it has glycolic acid and lactic acid."

AliceintheRabbitHole

59k subs

✓Yay

"The percentages of these ingredients are very low, and that's intentional. This is exactly the right level of these chemical exfoliants for those of us with sensitive skin. Versed is very transparent about the percentages of actives in their products. [...] Because I struggle so much with high percentages of glycolic acid and lactic acid, these levels in a quick two to three minute mask are absolute perfection. [...] This is one of very few chemical exfoliants that I can continuously use."

No BS Beauty

89k subs

✓Yay

"This is the Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask at 17 bucks. It's got a really jelly texture. [...] This one's a really nice weekly rinse off mask. In here this one's a little bit more gentle. We've got lactic acid, pineapple, salicylic acid, and turmeric. [...] It's really nice and in terms of the peels I've mentioned, this is probably the most gentle one yet still effective out of all of them. I really like this one."

Dr. Jenny Liu

323k subs

✓Yay

"Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask retails for $17.99. [...] It has a Jello-like texture but it is a gentle chemical exfoliant that you leave on for two to three minutes and then you rinse off. Because it's washed off and not a leave-on treatment, it's a great one if you have extra sensitive skin but want to improve dullness and dead skin buildup. [...] You apply it like [...] a mask, leave it on, and after a few minutes rinse off."

The Budget Dermatologist

724k subs

✓Yay

"Versed has one of my favorite masks with glycolic acid in it, the Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask. [...] It is gentle enough that you can incorporate this one into your skin cycling routine and literally use it once and you notice a lot of amazing results."

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"This one by Verse is my new current obsession, the Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask. It has 2 percent glycolic acid, 2 percent lactic acid and 0.15 percent salicylic acid. After my first time ever using this product I had really an instant glow to my skin. It was so smooth but it didn't feel tight at all. [...] This is what I'm using a few nights a week right now and really love it."

James Welsh

1.58M subs

✓Yay

"Once it was on the skin it felt lovely and cool and I did really enjoy using this. I really like [...] this product and I think for 14.99 you're going to get so many uses out of it. A tiny bit goes such a long way, you can just rub it very thinly over your skin, use it once a week and this is going to last you forever. This is for me a product that I really really like."

What the evidence says.

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

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 Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask?

A jelly-textured, rinse-off mask from Versed that uses gentle chemical exfoliants, including glycolic and lactic acid, to smooth dullness and dead skin buildup.

Is Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask worth it?

Mostly yes. 5 of the 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 82%.

What is Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask's Guru Score?

Versed Doctor's Visit Instant Resurfacing Mask holds a Guru Score of 82%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.