AlgenistBlue Algae Vitamin C™ Dark Spot Correcting Peel

What it is: A vegan resurfacing and exfoliating peel that reduces the look of dark spots and hyperpigmentation while visibly smoothing texture, evening tone, and brightening.

Skin Type: Normal and Combination

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Alguronic Acid: Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and fights environmental assaults that cause visible signs of aging.
- Blue Algae Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid) and Phycocynanin: Reduce the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
- Triple Acid Complex (T.A.C.™): Visibly enhances spot-reducing power without drying skin out or any downtime.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This peel is formulated with Algenist’s patented Alguronic Acid, vitamin C from blue-green microalgae, potent antioxidant phycocyanin, and a powerhouse blend of AHAs/BHA/PHA. After using the peel, skin appears is visibly refined and resurfaced, the look of dark spots and hyperpigmentation are reduced, and complexion’s appearance is brightened.

Clinical Results: Results obtained from assessment of an expert visual grader of women who participated in a four week clinical study, after 1 use:
- Subjects showed improvement in skin texture

After 3 uses:
- Subjects showed improvement in skin tone evenness
- Subjects showed improvement in brightness

After 8 uses:
- Subjects showed improvement in skin tone clarity

Results obtained from self-assessments of 27 women who participated in a 4-week clinical study, after 1 use:
- 93% said skin feels fresh
- 89% said skin felt polished and felt softer

After 3 uses:
- 93% said skin felt silkier with reduced roughness and a renewed natural radiance

After 8 uses:
- 89% said the appearance of dark spots were visibly diminished
- 85% said pores were visibly reduced

Suggested Usage:
-Massage a generous layer (four to six pumps for the face and one to two additional pumps for the chest area as needed) on freshly washed, damp skin.
-Leave on for 20 minutes.
-Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and pat dry.
-Use one to two times a week.
-Use only as directed.
-Slight tingling may be experienced.

Locking pump:
-Twist pump to "On" position to dispense product.
-After each use, twist to "Off" position to lock pump to keep contents fresher for longer.
-This also makes it perfect for travelling and safe from spillage.

Precautions:

-Avoid contact with the eyes.
-If irritation persists, discontinue use and consult a physician.
-Contact of the product with the skin must be of limited frequency or duration.

-Alguronic Acid: Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and fights environmental assaults that cause visible signs of aging.
-Blue Algae Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid) and Phycocynanin: Reduce the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.
-Triple Acid Complex (T.A.C.™): Visibly enhances spot-reducing power without drying skin out or any downtime.

Glycerin, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Limnanthes Alba (Meadowfoam) Seed Oil, Glycolic Acid, Gluconolactone, Polyglyceryl-10 Behenate/Eicosadioate, Aminomethyl Propanol, Ascorbic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Glyceryl Behenate/Eicosadioate, Oleth-5, Bisabolol, Menthoxypropanediol, Spirulina Platensis Extract, Parachlorella Beijerinckii Exopolysaccharides, Citric Acid, Azelaic Acid, Tranexamic Acid, Malic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Tanacetum Annuum Flower Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Sodium Hylauronate, Coccinia Indica Fruit Extract, Solanum Melongena (Eggplant) Fruit Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Flower Extract, Curcuma Longa (Turmeric) Root Extract, Ocimum Basilicum (Basil) Flower/Leaf Extract, Ocimum Sanctum Leaf Extract, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Melia Azadirachta Flower Extract, Corallina Officinalis Extract, Glyceryl Stearate SE, Sodium Citrate, Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax, Behenyl Alcohol, Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate, Ethylhexylglycerin, Water (Aqua, Eau), Phenoxyethanol.