Skin Care
7 Secret-Weapon Ingredients For Making Your Skin GlowAcid-based products are the key to radiant skin. Here, find the right acid for your skin type |
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Comes from: sour fruits like green apple and rhubarb
Strength: 2/5
Why: So you want to get a glow, but you don't want to melt your face off? Noted. Check out products with malic acid, the alpha hydroxy acid that gives a green apple its characteristic mouth-puckering taste. "It's not as stable as glycolic acid," says Tanzi, but this weaker ingredient is ideal for "people with sensitive skin." If your delicate skin makes you afraid of AHAs, start small with a malic acid product and use it a few times a week before building up to everyday use. Mandelic acid, derived from the bitter almond, and citric acids are other mild alpha hydroxy acids that work well with easily irritated skin.
Buy: Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Sensitive, $39
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