Today I have yet another, AMAZING budget find for you guys: Studio 35 Beauty Alpha Hydroxy Face Cream.
I love using products that contain Glycolic Acid. They work great with my skin, help with post acne hyper-pigmentation, repair my skin’s texture, tone and always leave it feeling nice and smooth. I’ve been using Acne.org AHA+ (Glycolic Acid 10%) for quite a while and I’ve been loving the results. Few weeks a go I was at Walgreens and came across this Studio 35 Alpha Hydroxy Acid (8%). It promises to gently exfoliate the skin, remove dead cells and even out the skin tone. I picked it up in hopes of it being a more affordable alternative to Acne.org’s AHA+ (which, in my opinion is one of the best AHA products on the market, and I’ve tested tons of them). As soon as I got home I got in front of the computer to read a few reviews (which I probably should have done BEFORE buying this, but you know…. girl logic) and could not find a single, bad review.
Studio 35 Beauty Alpha Hydroxy Face Cream contains 8% Glycolic Acid, as compared to Acne.org’s 10%, but the results are quite comparable. One thing that I love about this AHA cream, is its consistency. It’s a thick cream that absorbs quickly into the skin. I apply a thick layer every other night and always wake up with my skin looking bright and feeling supple. On days when my skin feels extremely dry, I top this off with a very thin layer of vaseline (I know, sounds crazy, but trust me, works wonders). Studio 35 Beauty Alpha Hydroxy Face Cream is fragrance free and does tingle a bit when first applied. Pretty much all AHA products that I have tried have that “tingle” effect, but I have to say that some of them tend to sting, rather than tingle. The Studio 35 Beauty AHA cream is very gentle and doesn’t leave my skin feeling like it’s on fire.
I don’t have any wrinkles on my face just yet, but I can imagine that this works great for mature skin as well as it’s great at repairing skin’s texture. After spending tons of money on ridiculously expensive creams, lotions and serums, it’s great to finally find something that helps fade the hyper-pigmentation, and at an awesome price, too! This being a product distributed by Walgreens, it’s best to look for it at one of their locations. I also found that few places sell this online, but at almost double the price (I paid $9.00 for a big 4 oz jar at Walgreens, amazon sells this stuff for around $20.00, it’s a big difference in price, so check your local Walgreens before ordering online).
Ingredients:
Water , Propylene Glycol , Glycolic Acid , Isopropyl Palmitate , Glyceryl Stearate , Palmitic Acid , Stearic Acid , PEG 100 Stearate , Ammonium Hydroxide , Cetyl Alcohol , Dimethicone , Isostearic Acid , Magnesium Aluminum Silicate , Hydroxyethylcellulose , PEG 40 Stearate , Sorbitan Stearate , BHT , Imidazolidinyl Urea , Sorbic Acid
13 Comments
Mel
January 24, 2015 at 1:21 pmGreat review!
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Paula
January 26, 2015 at 8:18 pmThanks Mel!
Mary
January 24, 2015 at 3:00 pmoooh! i want to try this. i’ve been dealing with a lot of hyperpigmentation lately. def gonna be on my list for my next walgreens trip. thanks for sharing!
Paula
January 26, 2015 at 8:17 pmGive it a go, it’s pretty awesome!
BerryBloomXO
January 25, 2015 at 4:28 amThe vaseline trick is a beauty! Especially for the feet!
This seems like such a versatile product and having suffered from Acne, I totally understand how amazing it feels to find a ‘holy grail’ product that can fix it all!
Oh, and sometimes the less hyped about, not too expensive, products are the ones that win it all!
Thanks for the review, Paula! <3
xoxo,
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Paula
January 26, 2015 at 8:17 pmThanks so much Puja! I was so pleasantly surprised by this gem!
Jessie
January 25, 2015 at 6:37 pmI always love reading your reviews! I think we have quite similar skin! So they are a great help for me! Thanks!
Jessie, x, http://www.jessiesjuicyjargon.com
Paula
January 26, 2015 at 8:18 pmThanks so much Jessie!
Vanessa
January 25, 2015 at 6:56 pmWow, sounds grear. ^^
New post is online, lovely greets Nessa
Jessie
January 26, 2015 at 2:51 amI always love reading your reviews! I think we have quite similar skin! So they are a great help for me! Thanks!
Jessie, x, http://www.jessiesjuicyjargon.com
ElizaDeath Taylor
February 1, 2015 at 7:04 pmI am such a huge chemical exfoliation addict! I haven’t tried glycolic acid yet though, but this product is definitely interesting (especially the price!). I’m just a little worried about the cetyl alcohol, that product is literally my arch nemesis in skin care lol.
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Lyssa
February 15, 2015 at 8:57 pmI did the same as you, and picked this up and then decided to look up reviews. I have one question though. I use a topical treatment at night for my face. Would this be a product I could use during the day under my makeup and still see some good results? Great review!
Paula
February 16, 2015 at 7:42 amHi Lyssa, I do use it during the day sometimes and it seems to work. I just make sure that I use SPF on top of it. Usually I just alternate between this and my BP treatment at night though. It all depends on how my skin is doing. Hope this helps!