The Body Shop Vitamin C Glow-Revealing Liquid Peel

Tuesday, 21 March 2017


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I'm trying every possible way to remove all the dark spots and acne scars from my face - of course, I'm talking about all the affordable products which I can use at home. When I've heard that The Body Shop has released Liquid Peel series and they are looking for testers I've signed up and today I'm going to share my thoughts about this product.

Couple words about brand
The Body Shop is a brand owned by L'oreal. The first Body Shop store was open in 1976 in the UK. In 2006, the brand has changed its owner and it came to countries such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Russia. Right now you can find this brand in over 60 countries. The brand stands for many social and environmental issues such as animal testing (I'll talk about it later). 


Packaging

Normal bottle with a pump. I like the fact that they added a lock which is a good thing if you travel a lot, I'm happy that brands have started to add additional solutions to keep our product safe and fresh for longer.

Skin Type
This product should work for every skin type.

Ingredients
Aqua/Water/Eau, Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Carbomer, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Quaternium-80, Parfum/Fragrance, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Mel/Honey/Miel, Limonene, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetrimonium Chloride, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Isopropyl Alcohol, Linalool, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract.


First place is reserved for Water. Then we've got Alcohol Denat also known as Ethanol - it might work as a cleanser but it's also a substance that boosts other ingredients. Propylene Glycol - another booster in this combination. Glycerin - moisturiser, it might be comedogenic for you but it doesn't mean that every skin will have to this ingredient the same reaction. Carbomer - thickener, PPG-26-Buteth-26 - for sure you're scared of it, but it's comedogenic ingredient, it makes our skin more elastic and it gives us the smell. Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride - the name is very hard, but this ingredient is good for our skin and even better for our hair. PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil - detergent & emulsifier, not good for our skin. Quaternium-80 - another substance which is very popular in hair products, you don't have to be scared of it, it's a safe substance. Parfum - it gives a smell to the product, usually, it's a synthetic substance and it's not the best ingredient.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid - this substance is making skin brighter, this ingredient is related to Ascorbic Acid (vitamin C). Honey - a natural substance, good for acne-prone skin and it's also an antioxidant. Behentrimonium Chloride - another detergent, it makes skin clear. Cetrimonium Chloride - keeps the bacteria away from the product. Isopropyl Alcohol - preservative, it can make your skin cleaner but it's also not the best substance for our skin. Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract also called Camu-Camu, it has more vitamin C than a lemon. It'll make our skin brighter.
Ingredients that gives us the smell: Limonene, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal and Linalool, remember that some people can have an allergy to these ingredients.


Smell & Texture
The smell is delicate and it reminds me of lemons. The texture is funny, it's a gel but with time it starts to "exfoliate" - you can see a lot of little bits on your skin and it's not a skin, it's always a product but after a couple uses you'll see the difference in amount of little dirty chunks peeling off of your face.

How does it work for me

I must admit that it works. My skin became brighter after every use, maybe not my pigmentations because I can see them still but the skin is definitely brighter and it looks healthier. I use it 2 times per week, I've started to use it also on my arms and I can see the difference on them too. It's a very delicate product, I can't feel any itching and pain while using it even if it smells like a high concentration of vitamin C. I got no allergic reaction and that's a big plus for the product. If it comes to comedogenic ingredients - my skin doesn't react to glycerin so I can't see any relation between this product and my acne.
What I saw is that after 2 weeks my product started to be harder in use - all I had to do is remove a small bit of gel from the pump and it was working the same as before. I want to mention the tiny bits - I know that some people might feel like their skin is peeling or that it's a marketing game but guess what? I like to see these bits even if it's not the easiest thing to wash off my face. I'm not satisfied with ingredients but on the other hand thanks God, I can't see Phenoxyethanol which I see almost everywhere.


Additional Information
According to The Body Shop, all their products are not tested on animals, I know that the situation is not clear due to their mother's brand L'oreal selling in China but I think that animal testing is a very sensitive topic and it's your decision which brands you prefer to use, in my opinion, it's good that brands want to change something on this topic and maybe who knows - in couple years the whole industry will use the alternative ways to test their products.

Sum up
It's a good and mild product for skin brightening with a lovely scent. I really like the feeling of this product on my skin even if the ingredients might not be the best. Will I go back to this product after this bottle? I'm not sure, I want to test the green version of liquid peel because I think it works a little bit different. For sure, it's an interesting product and I hope that soon I'll find more products like that.

And how do you like this product? Do you know brand The Body Shop? What products do you use to make your skin brighter? I know that I've posted the previous post only 1-2 days before but due to my health issues I have to go to a hospital and I'm not sure if I'll go back home the same day or if I'll have to stay at a hospital for couple days. I'm going to read all your comments and posts on your blogs as soon as it's possible.



*** This post was made in collaboration with The Body Shop, even though it still shows my personal opinion on the product***


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