Acid Toners and Acid Exfoliation Products: An AHA Comparison Spreadsheet

Click Here –> AHA Product Comparison Spreadsheet Clicking on the link above will open up the complete Excel spreadsheet that I will update as I receive more information from companies, or tips from you all! If you want to filter the data, you will need to click on “Data” –> “Filter views”–> “Create a temporary filter […]

More About AHA Free Acid Value

To download a pdf version of the image below, click on the following text: AHA Free Acid Value Infographic Let’s walk through an example using the “Glycolic Acid Example” table in the infographic above. If you know that Pixi Glow Tonic has an advertised concentration of 5% Glycolic acid and a pH of 4.0 (assuming […]

pH-Testing Tips

* indicates an Affiliate link Supplies – pH Test Strips In terms of testing cleansers, all you really need is some pH-indicator strips. But not all strips are created equal, as I have learned through trial and error. The good news is that you can get good test strips for pretty cheap and unlike pH-testing meters […]

pH-Adjusting Toners

So what are pH-adjusting toners? The goal of the pH-adjusting toner is to get your skin’s pH lower than normal (and lower than it would be after cleansing–even if you are using a low-pH cleanser) so that acids can do more during their brief window of effectiveness. Basically, these toners  lower the skin’s pH slightly, […]