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dozer1
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Joined: 03 Feb 2013
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Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:29 pm  |
You see products with 10 percent aha, some with 6 percent some with 12 with different brands. My question is are they all the same no matter what brand they are? So if one product uses 10 percent aha and is from A company and another uses 10 percent aha from B company... aren't the aha suppose to be the same or will it be bit different b/c not all ingredients are 100 percent the same?
The same with chemical peels. Does it matter which company TCA or glycolic acid peel you buy? Such as 30 percent glycolic peel from skin obsessions vs paulas choice... does it really matter since its both 30 percent? shouldn't they both work the same? Or would certain brands like skin obsession 30 percent burn more than a paulas choice 30 percent peel?
So does that mean paulas choice 9 percent aha is stronger than a product with 6 percent aha? Someone mentioned how they used a 15 percent aha b/c they felt it was stronger than a 8 percent aha cream but only found out it didn't do much... |
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Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:22 pm |
It depends on the other ingredients in the product. Are there ingredients that might irritate the skin? Are there ingredients that help the actives penetrate? Are there ingredients that moisturize? Ingredients that control the release of the actives? Different formulations will have a different effect on the skin even if the percentage of the actives is the same.
Even if all ingredients were the same, different brands might affect the skin in a different way. For example - if you give a skilled baker flour, sugar and eggs, they will create a delicious fluffy cake. If you give the same ingredients to me, I will just create a bowl of mush.
It depends on the initial quality of the products, the temperature they were stored at, the temperature they were mixed at, the order of mixing, the method of mixing, the method of dispensing, etc... |
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