Sunday Riley Good Genes All-in-One Lactic Acid Treatment Face Serum
Why We Love It
This all-in-one AHA treatment, powered by lactic acid, clarifies, smoothes, and retexturizes the appearance of skin. Enhanced with licorice extract, it can visibly brighten the appearance of age spots and discolorations.
What It Is
Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment is formulated with high potency, purified grade lactic acid that immediately exfoliates dull, pore-clogging dead skin cells, revealing smoother, fresher, younger-looking skin. Fine lines appear visually plumped while the skin looks more radiant. With continued use, the appearance of stubborn hyperpigmentation and the visible signs of aging are reduced for a healthier-looking complexion. Perfect for all skin types and all ages, this treatment is enhanced with licorice for brightening, Good Genes clarifies, smooths, and retexturizes for instant radiance.
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Research Results
Results obtained via profilometry analysis showed: – 100% of women said their skin looked and felt significantly smoother and more radiant with visibly reduced lines and wrinkles after application – 100% of women said this was the most effective skin-plumping product they had ever used and would definitely recommend it to a friend.
Key Ingredients
PURIFIED LACTIC ACID: Lactic Acid, one of the most moisturizing Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs), exfoliates the skin’s surface layers, exposing a clearer, fresher, smoother, and younger-looking complexion. It helps in the removal of dead skin cells and excess sebum, which can cause skin bumps, dullness, skin congestion, blackheads, and, in the long run, acne. Lactic acids are also great in addressing discolorations and black patches.
LICORICE: Due to its naturally brightening characteristics, licorice helps in the improvement of skin brightness.
LEMONGRASS: An astringent and skin-refreshing herb that promotes a toned complexion.
ARNICA: Soothes the skin and alleviates skin pain.
PRICKLY PEAR EXTRACT: A rare desert cactus extract that calms skin quickly.
ALOE: Soothes and moisturizes without leaving a greasy feeling behind.
Read on for the full list of ingredients.
Feel & Scent
Good Genes comes out as a white creamy serum, however once applied, it swiftly melts into the skin. It’s light but nourishing, leaving the skin smooth, plump, and dewy without leaving a greasy residue. Despite the fact that I opted to use it as a bedtime treatment, its quick texture-improving properties make it an excellent makeup base.
Sunday Riley does not use artificial fragrances in its products, but the natural botanicals in Good Genes’ recipe give it a pleasant lemony flowery scent.
What Else You Need to Know
Formulated with hydrating, purified-grade lactic acid, this serum exfoliates the dull surface of the skin for a radiant, clearer-, younger-looking complexion. The formula is enhanced with licorice extract to brighten the appearance of dark spots and hyperpigmentation. Great for all skin types—from acne and blemish-prone to dry and sensitive—this visibly brightening formula targets visible signs of aging and keeps skin looking clear and glowing.
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What community users want to share:
@Beautycation
Exfoliation is one of the steps in your skin care routine that can elevate your current routine from good to great. So often I find my skin starting to feel a little bit dull, and I realize that I have been leaving out exfoliation.
When I wake up after a night that I have applied a chemical exfoliant, (I really like Sunday Riley’s Good Genes)
I notice my skin has a much more rested and fresh look. Also, my skin has that ‘Glass skin’ look and feel. My textural irregularities get even and my skin tone is evened out!
Some of the skin concerns that exfoliation is great for targeting include:
🌻Enlarged pores
🌻Uneven skin tone/ Hyperpigmentation
🌻Rough skin texture
🌻Fine lines
So… back to the big question:
✨What does exfoliate mean?
Skin is consistently renewing its cells, by shedding its surface layer. When dead skin cells are flushed away and a fresh layer of cells comes to the surface, the new layer is younger and smoother in appearance. This process is frequent in younger skin, however, slows with age.
The process of exfoliating is advancing the process of removing dead skin cells and revealing a fresh new layer of healthy skin either physically or chemically.
Physical exfoliators are granular, using natural beads or crystals that are rubbed on the skin, sloughing away the dead cells on the top layer of skin.
Chemical exfoliants work by targeting the bonds between cells, breaking these bonds, and allowing the dead skin cells to break away.
Chemical exfoliation is able to penetrate deeper into the skin, targeting congestion that is associated with clogged pores leading to acne.
In short, exfoliation simply means to shed away dead skin cells with the help of a product.
@DermDoctor
I can see why the Sunday Riley Good Genes All In One Lactic Acid Treatment is so well-liked! It exfoliates the skin effectively and without causing irritation. It also brightens the skin and gives it a healthy shine. I’ve been using AHAs for years, and this product is the BEST.
Full ingredients list
source: sundayriley.com
Botanical Blend [Water/Eau/Aqua, Opuntia Tuna Fruit Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Cypripedium Pubescens Extract, Opuntia Vulgaris Leaf Extract, Agave Tequilana Leaf Extract, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (Yeast) Extract, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate], Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Squalane, Lactic Acid, Ppg-12/Smdi Copolymer, Propanediol, Butylene Glycol, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Cetearyl Alcohol, Phenyl Trimethicone, Disiloxane, Ceteareth-20, Glyceryl Stearate, Peg-100 Stearate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Cymbopogon Schoenanthus (Lemongrass) Oil, Potassium Hydroxide, Phenoxyethanol, Xanthan Gum, Caprylyl Glycol, Chlorphenesin, Sodium Phytate
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This is Glow, finance professional in the day time, mother of two and skincare and makeup lover all day long. I decided to start our own community with my friends- sharing how to keep our face and body looking gorgeous at all times.
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