Friday, September 28, 2018

Toner Review: REN Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic

REN Ready Steady Glow Daily AHA Tonic
AvailabilityThis product retails at $20 for 3.4 fl. oz. (100 mL), $39 for 8.5 fl. oz. (250 mL), and $55 for 16.9 fl. oz. (500 mL) and can be purchased at sephora.com and bluemerucry.com along with their physical store locations along with renskincare.com. 

Would I buy this?: No.

Notes: According to sephora.com:
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive
What it is:
A toner that provides a daily dose of clean bio active extracts to help the skin exfoliate and give your skin a balanced glow, naturally.
Solutions for:
- Dullness and uneven texture
- Uneven skin tone
- Pores
If you want to know more…
This effective, skin-resurfacing toner will exfoliate and brighten your complexion, while being gentle enough to use daily. By stimulating the skin to naturally exfoliate, lactic acid and willow bark extract work together to smooth, tone and help reduce the pore size, while azelaic acid precursor will brighten and help to even out skin tone for the perfect glow.
What else you need to know:
Did you know your skin only needs to reach a pH of 3.5 to 4 to achieve its natural glow? This tonic provides a "quality over quantity" formula to deliver the optimum pH your skin needs to trigger its natural exfoliation process and provide a balanced pH of 3.5 to 4. Result: skin is naturally exfoliated smoothed and toned, and pore size is reduced, giving your skin a bright skin tone for the perfect glow.
This product is vegan and free of gluten and nuts. REN never tests on animals. REN uses responsibly sourced board and recycles its packaging. REN only uses natural inks and natural fragrances.


Does it contain any special/beneficial ingredients?
According to sephora.com:
-LacticC38:F42e with discoloration
-Azelaic Acid Precursor: Prevents the melanin production, promoting a balanced skin tone; addresses uneven skin tone and dark spots while improving skin quality for a brighter and more luminous appearance. 
You might also like to know that:
REN does not use skin unfriendly ingredients, all products are free from synthetic fragrance, pore-blocking petrochemicals, sulfate detergents, silicones, synthetic colors, animal ingredients, and parabens. In addition, REN products do not contain potential irritants including: glycols and diglycols (such as propylene glycol), PEG's, PPGs, urea, D.E.A, T.E.A, PABA, and other synthetic sunscreens, aliphatic alcohols/hydrocarbons, phthalates, fumarates, amines, alkanolamines, synthetic AHAs/BHAs, polyacrylamide, metacrylate, elastomer, poloxamer, styrene, vinyl, polyquaternium, synthetic chelating agents, nylon, nitriles, nitrates, nitrosamine releasers, bromates, fluor, aluminum, and alumina.

What is the texture like?
This feels pretty watery, hydrating and is refreshing when applied. 

Is this scented?
This has a citrus-y orange scent.

What has my experience with the product been like?
So I really wanted to love this stuff, I love the way it smells, I love things that are supposed to give my skin a glow and leave it smooth... unfortunately while using this I've noticed a lot of clogged pores around my nasal region and an ugly region of deep, painful acne cysts on the left side of my jawline. I understand that there is perhaps a purging stage of using an AHA product but I know there are ones out on the market that my skin reacts better to and I would prefer to use those.

Please let me know if you have any questions or comments. 

Disclaimer: This was provided for testing purposes. I am under no obligation nor am I being compensated to mention it on this blog. 

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