#Revision brightening facial wash skin#

#Revision brightening facial wash skin#

It’s used to treat several skin diseases that are connected to inflammation including atopic dermatitis, rosacea or eczema. Glabridin has also some soothing properties but the main active anti-inflammatory component is glycyrrhizin. 2 magic property is that licorice is a potent anti-inflammatory. The latter one is a very-very expensive ingredient, so if you are after the depigmenting properties try to choose a product that boasts its high-quality licorice extract. We have seen extracts with only 4% glabridin as well as 40% glabridin. There is just one catch regarding glabridin and licorice: the amount of glabridin in commercial licorice extracts can vary a lot. £39.00 Gentle Cleansing Lotion Soothing facial cleanser Cleanses without damaging the skin’s. We especially recommend it if you are after skin brightening as this seems to be the strongest point of MAP. Revision Skincare UK Achieve Healthy, Beautiful Skin Shop By Product Cleanse & Tone Moisturise & Protect Mask & Exfoliate Treat - Face Treat - Body Brightening Facial Wash Ultra-rich AHA/BHA brightening facial cleanser Cleanses and exfoliates. We have better news about the other two things: in-vitro data shows that MAP can boost collagen synthesis similar to AA (though in the case of AA it's proven in-vivo) and even better, MAP is proven to work as a skin brightener in-vivo (on real people).īottom line: when it comes to vitamin C derivatives, MAP is definitely an option.

Regarding the three magic abilities of pure vitamin C (antioxidant, collagen booster, skin brightener), there is no published data about MAP's antioxidant or photoprotection capabilities. Even if it does, we don't know how good the conversion rate is (but to be fair the same is true for all other derivatives). The good news is that in-vitro data shows that MAP does convert, but the bad news is we do not really know if the same is true on real, living human skin. Moreover, derivatives not only have to be absorbed into the skin, they also have to be converted into pure AA. What is not so good is that, as the great review study about vitamin C derivatives in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology writes, MAP is 'at very best, poorly absorbed in comparison to AA.' MAP does solve the stability problem: it's stable up to pH 7, so far so good. Glycyrrhiza Glabra (Licorice) Root Extract