Glycolic Acid (AHA)

Your skin is a bit of a frenemy. On one hand, it's constantly producing new skin cells that are fresh, young, and just waiting to come out and dazzle the world. On the other hand, it doesn't always shed the worse-for-wear older skin cells as quickly as it should, so you're stuck with a dull complexion. Glycolic acid is the anti-pollution skincare solution.

Glycolic acid is a natural alpha hydroxy acid with particularly small molecules. That allows it to penetrate deeper into your skin, exfoliate away more of those surface cells, and let your clean youthfulness shine through while also stimulating skin-firming collagen. Unlike some exfoliants, gycolic acid does it all without microbeads, making it a sustainability rock star.