Toning is an essential part of any skincare routine – it restores the ph balance of the skin, and should be used between cleansing and serums. Glycolic Acid is an interesting skincare ingredient on its own – it’s naturally found in sugarcane, pineapple and sugar beets, just to name a few. What it does, is it easily sinks into the skin, reacting with the first few layers of skin to target lipids and weaken the bonds that hold dead skin cells to our skin.

In a nutshell? It exfoliates the top layer of skin.

I’m currently testing this out and use it twice a week – I have very sensitive, eczema-prone skin on my face so I’m very gently with exfoliation and keeping the ph balance. I also use a steroid cream on several areas on my face to keep eczema flares at bay, and I use this sparingly to keep the status quo.

So far? My skin doesn’t look like a unicorn, yet! But, I like it so far. I experience a little bit of tingling when I apply it, so that’s why I use very little.