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One of the biggest perks of being a skin-care editor is testing a lot of products.
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Like,a lot.
Which is exactly what happened withAlpha-H Liquid Gold.
I should probably back up a bit.
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Knowing this, I couldn’twaitto try it.
But before I did, I had to investigate the ingredient list.
The aptly named Liquid Gold is chock-full ofglycolic acid 5 percent glycolic acid, to be exact.
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What makes it so powerful, though, is its size.
“It does the job.”
All of this is to say: Glycolic acid is serious business.
(Quick refresher on skin’s pH balance: Your skin typically falls at 5.5 on the pH scale.
But Alpha-H’s Liquid Gold is more than just glycolic acid.
In fact, the rest of the ingredient list is pretty short (that’s a good thing!
), with a few notable call-outs.
“It can also calm skin.”
There are also moisture-binding silk proteins to lock in hydration.
Together, this cocktail of ingredients make Alpha-H Liquid Gold a pretty potent treatment.
A treatment free of silicones and parabens that does more than just chemically exfoliate, I might add.
And come morning, I noticed my skin was brighter, smoother, and glowier.
Alpha-H Liquid Gold retails for $60 exclusively atsephora.com.
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