AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution

Redness from overuse calmed and came back after two weeks.

“I’m about 2 weeks out from overuse and redness. It calmed but then came back.”

No difference on acne scars but improved texture, tone, clarity and glow over years.

“Acne scars? 0 difference. Skin texture, tone, clear skin and glow? Yes.”

Fades redness around old scars far more than the indent itself.

“It fades the redness around my old scars way more than the actual indent itself, the texture stayed about the same for me”

Dabbed on milia for 10 minutes over three nights and they cleared; needs great care.

“I used the ordinary aha and BHA over about three nights, a tiny bit on them for 10 mins and that got rid.”

Didn't do enough for them; switched to peel pads.

“The TO peel just wasn’t cutting it for me, unfortunately.”

Remembers it stinging and burning their face badly.

“sitting on my bedroom floor, face stinging and burning like hell, convincing myself it was good for me”

Used it but noticed no visible results, and suspected their bottle might not be genuine.

“I dont think i noticed anything from TO peel either.”

They love using The Ordinary red peel in the late afternoon before an evening event to help their skin look its best.

“I love to use the Ordinary red peel or Drunk Elephant babyfacial (similar) before an event.”

Built up from 3 to 8 minutes once a week without trouble.

“I use the ordinary peel, I started out at like 3 minutes (and am now at 8)and I only use it once a week”

Really likes it once or twice a week as a jump-start for clogged pores.

“The ordinary has a BHA AHA serum that you do once or maybe twice a week that I really like.”

Has used it off and on for ten years; it works wonders if built up slowly.

“but it does work. It works wonders and removing the outer dead layer of your skin leaving fresh younger newer regenerated skin”

Worked wonders on pores under a clay mask, but burned their skin the first time; build up tolerance slowly.

“First time I tried this over a decade ago I burned my entire top layer of skin off.”

Falling asleep with it on left red bumps all over their face.

“I accidentally fell asleep wearing the ordinary aha 30% peeling solution and my face has red bumps all over it.”

A favourite used twice a week that clears buildup.

“This is one of my favorite products. I try to use it twice a week. Make sure that your face is dry. I feel like it gets rid of the buildup.”

Left on overnight three days running; skin is still seriously peeling months later.

“Left it on overnight, three days in a row... I haven't looked at the bottle in 9 months. My skin is still seriously peeling.”

Gets a lot of pink and red afterward if left on the full ten to twelve minutes.

“I have similar coloring and have a lot of pink and red afterward if I leave on for the full ten to 12 min.”

After laser resurfacing it helps redness and texture with no limit on time.

“now I can leave it as much as I want and tbh it helps a lot with redness and texture, nothing crazy as the concentration is still not that high, but pretty nice.”

One of the changes that improved their skin most.

“double cleansing, retinol, acids, especially the bha red peeling one from the ordinary”

Twice a week it leaves skin very soft and smooth, keeps their nose and face clear and removes texture.

“I use it every three days, which works out to twice a week. My skin feels so soft and smooth, it's actually kinda ridiculous”

After a year, sun spots are fading and melasma has almost disappeared.

“It took a year of using it biweekly/weekly but the spots are fading and the melasma has almost disappeared.”

One 10-minute use left their oily skin's texture worse, not clearer.

“Woke up the next morning and it feels like my skin has gotten a bit worse?”

Leaves it on for an hour weekly and is totally fine with it.

“Yes, I do an hour once a week. wanted to check —am I the only one who is totally fine with it”

Used it over a pimple and the whole area burned and went red.

“I used it on my face and I had a pimple now the whole thing is burning and red and it's a big blot on my face”

One overnight treatment reduced their milia by about 75%.

“I tend to get Milia from heavy moisturizers, and nothing has worked until I tried “The Ordinary.” Just one treatment overnight reduced them by 75%.”

No problems for two years, even starting at 15 minutes three times a week; still using it after three years.

“but neither her or myself had any problems whatsoever till the 2 year mark. I still use it to this day(3years)”

Burned their under-eye area, which took a long time to fully clear.

“I had burned my under eye area as well, a couple years ago/after your experience. It took a long time, but it’s completely gone now.”

Used it as a night serum without washing off; only noticed sun sensitivity.

“The only thing I noticed was that my skin was very sensitive to the sun afterward”

No issues and skin still improved after the first use.

“No issues and skin still looks improved from pre-use. Haven't used it again.”

The only thing that cleared a years-old deep blackhead.

“I have this deep black head on my forehead and i can never make it leave for YEARS the only thing that fix it is the peeling solution this thing is a miracle”

Four months as instructed did nothing for them at all.

“I tried this product for four months as instructed. Did nothing for me at all. Waste of time and money.”

Works amazingly on dry rough feet and elbows.

“I’ve found it also works amazingly on dry, rough feet and elbows.”

Loves the tingle and uses it on dry skin before moisturiser.

“I love it! I love the way it tingles my skin, I love the way it looks like an evil witch potion, I just love it.”

Two months in it helped pore appearance and acne marks.

“I have been using this product for 2 months personally and it has really helped the appearance of my pore size and acne marks :)”

At 67, a month in the larger brown spots faded and skin is softer.

“Love how soft it leaves my face and the larger brown spots have faded significantly.”

After a year of weekly use closed comedones went almost to none and pores looked cleaner.

“Over time I went from having many closed comedones on my forehead to almost none, and the pores on my nose and chin were fairly cleaner.”

Makes their skin clearer than it ever looked before.

“Theordinary’s peeling solution makes my skin so clear and better than it ever looked before I started using it.”

Six weeks weekly with tretinoin: never burned, but no clear results.

“I have been using TO AHA-BHA once weekly for about six weeks. I skip one night of Tretinoin when I use it. I use it as directed. It’s never burned. But what is it suppose to exactly do?”

Left it on 29 minutes and their lower face became dry and abrasive like sandpaper.

“totally lost track of time while working on my lap top it was easily 29 mins and now my jawline and lower face under cheeks is very dry , abrasive , like sandpaper”

Prefers it to Drunk Elephant's similar peel at a tenth of the price.

“but I like The Ordinary one better, and it’s like 1/10th of the price.”

After a breakout they started using it nightly and their skin looks amazing.

“So I’ve had it for a long time and was never impressed and I randomly started using it due to a breakout. I actually use it every night now. Skin looks amazing.”

Worked wonders the first time, though weekly feels like a bit much alongside tretinoin.

“I picked up TO AHA 30% BHA 2% peeling solution, and I think it worked wonders the first time I used it.”

Their holy grail: skin feels smoother and softer the next morning.

“Every time I use it before bed, my skin always feels smoother and softer to the touch the next morning.”

Strong but effective; irritating once they started tretinoin.

“I love this, it's strong but so efficient. Once I started on tretinoin I had to stop using it though because it was making my skin irritated”

Good, alongside other peels they like.

“I currently have the Paula’s choice one but have also used the ordinary. They’re both good too!”

Experiencing a chemical burn from the peeling solution.

“Hey i am experiencing the same chemical burn from using ordinary peeling solution”

Works well weekly even with mild sensitivity and improved pores and texture.

“I love this peel and I use it once weekly. It works so well and I have mild skin sensitivity. I’ve definitely seen results in my pores and the texture of my skin”

Pores stayed visible and filled into big bumps on the nose and chin.

“I had the same issue so I stopped using it. My pores are still visible and in my nose and chin area pores are filled and forming big bumps”

Noticed new brown patches after a month and no wrinkle improvement.

“once a week for 10 minutes for a month now and have noticed brown patches that I didn't have before.”

The peel has never let them down for acne and post-pregnancy scars.

“As a brown woman who gets horrible acne and acne scars after pregnancy, the AHA peel has never let me down.”

Sensitive skin with no issues, using sunscreen after.

“I have pretty sensitive skin and I haven’t had any issues with it, remember to wear sunscreen after using it”

Found it only tingled, probably thanks to prior AHA use.

“I'm surprised reading the reviews. I found it just tingled. This may be because I used a 12% AHA cream pretty regularly until the last month or so.”

Used it several times with no peeling or irritation.

“I've used this product quite a few times with no peeling or irritation.”

Helping purge stubborn closed comedones they've had for a year.

“It is helping me! I have horrible cc’s, and I am purging a few that I’ve been struggling with for a year!”

A 3-year-old bottle still exfoliated without severe reactions, though less effective.

“I used the solution a few times & I did not have any severe reactions. Although it seemed less effective, it still felt like it exfoliated.”

Leaves it on overnight and never has issues.

“i leave it on the whole night and never have any issues”

Uses it four times weekly and fights the irritation with heavy hydration.

“I use it 4 times a week. The way I combat the irritation is hydration... hydration... hydration!”

Dabs it on tiny spots every few days and finds it fine.

“I use it on one or two (tiny) spots more often and it has been fine, but these spots are really small and I don't do it daily.”

Sensitive skin got very dry and bumpy along the cheeks and chin.

“Sensitive skin owner here and my face did not like this; got very dry and bumpy skin all along my cheeks and chin.”

Too harsh for the face but they like it on knees, elbows and back.

“I think it’s too harsh for the face, but I like using it on the rest of the body (knees, elbows, back)”

Bought it just for calluses on the feet where it works well.

“I bought this exfoliant solely for that purpose. I have a lot of calluses and dead skin there, and it works well for that.”

Covered the whole face in tiny bumps for a couple of weeks.

“This covered my entire face in hundreds of tiny bumps that didn’t go away for a couple weeks.”

Made their face really red and raw until they stopped.

“This made my face get really red & raw until I stopped using it.”

Skin near their eyes became so swollen and dry they couldn't use other products for a week.

“I used this a week ago and anywhere even remotely near the thinner skin by my eyes was so swollen and dry I couldn’t use any other products for a week.”

Felt nothing in the full ten minutes despite not having sensitive skin.

“Left it on for the full ten but didn’t feel anything. Even with hardy skin, surely I should have felt something?”

Used the Peeling Solution for 3-4 minutes; it burned a little but skin was glowing and smoother the next morning.

“I used it last week for just 3 to 4 min. and although it burned a little, my skin was fine. It was glowing the next morning and looked smoother.”

Uses the Ordinary Peeling Solution once a week at night alongside a daily BHA with no issues, though notes their skin tolerates a lot.

“once a week I do The Ordinary at night”

Uses the Peeling Solution twice a week alongside a near-daily glycolic toner and their skin loves it.

“My skin loves me using this peeling solution 2x a week”

Worked up from two to ten minutes and it really loosens gunk from pores.

“Also, I used it for two minutes before working my way up to ten minutes, which the max time it should be left on. It really works to loosen crap from your pores.”

Weekly eight-minute use cleared their acne scars.

“I love it! I use it for 8 minutes every week and it’s amazing! I had acne scars and they are all gone now.”

Always helps with redness, closed comedones and dead skin when their skin looks dull.

“It always helps with redness, closed comedones, dead skin and just in general when my skin looks bleugh.”

Recommends it constantly as the best thing for clogged pores, closed comedones and blackheads.

“Yep I recommend it all the time. Best thing I ever used to treat clogged pores closed comedones and black heads.”

Used it weekly until it gave them terrible chemical burns.

“I used to use it once a week for 10 minutes. It was always a oft of my Sunday night routine. Until about a month ago when it gave me some terrible chemical burns.”

Wrecked their skin as a beginner, so they only use it on their body.

“Used it as a chemical exfoliant beginner and it wrecked my skin, i still use it but on my body”

Goes the full ten minutes weekly with no problem and loves it.

“Try it! I can go the full 10 minutes once a week no problem. I love it.”

Works, softens and helps pores, but stings a lot so they probably won't repurchase.

“I use it once a week. I dont think I'll repurchase just coz it stings a lot haha but it def works. Makes your face super soft and helps with pore size for me.”

The red peel works great on cracked heels and toes, as good as a pedicure.

“The ordinary red peel works soooo good for my dry cracked heels/toes! Makes my feet feel just as smooth as getting a pedicure.”

Burned their face a bit while it was on.

“The ordinary burned my face a bit while having it on”

Needed a day to recover at first but now tolerates retinol the next day.

“when I first started using it I needed a day between the peel and retinol to recover but now that I’ve acclimated I can use it the day after.”

Zero results, painful and didn't deliver.

“Personally, zero results. It was very hyped and I turned to high end after using it. It was painful and didn’t deliver.”

Burned badly even after drying their skin.

“I dried my skin but the air was still heavy with condensation after a shower and it burned so bad”

Weekly use leaves skin fresh and new at a great price.

“I use it once a week and I like it. Makes my skin feel fresh and new after and at a great price point!”

Perfect for baby soft feet but too harsh for their face.

“Just did a pedicure and used this last night. It’s perfect for giving you baby soft feet. Way too harsh for my face.”

Did nothing for them and they never felt anything happen.

“I tried using it a few times and it did nothing for me. I didn’t understand the hype. Could never even tell anything was happening.”

Pores look less noticeable and face is soft with a short five-minute application.

“I do not leave it on longer than 5 minutes though or my face starts to burn. I have notice my pores look less noticeable and my face is so soft.”

Stung within seconds and left the face dry and red for five days.

“For the face: hate it. After about 15 seconds of putting it on, my face was stinging. I immediately washed it off, but my face was overly dry and red for about 5 days.”

Perfect on the feet with soft skin and no more cracked heels.

“the PERFECT application of this product is on your feet. Soft, no more cracked heels”

Works really well and is a favourite as long as a light coat is used.

“It works really well for my skin. It’s one of my favorite products. Just make sure to use a very light coat of it. Too much can burn.”

Helps even out darker areas after breakouts heal.

“I use it after a breakout has healed. Helps even put the darker areas.”

Loves it on non-sensitive skin with a thin layer for ten minutes.

“I love it. I don’t have sensitive skin, so I have no problems with it being strong. You just need a thin layer, for no more than 10 minutes.”

Slight stinging but they like it.

“There is a slight stinging/burning that comes along with this. I use it and like it.”

Uses it only on the nose and chin for sebaceous filaments and pores.

“i only use this product on my nose (and occasionally on my chin) to help with sebaceous filaments and the appearance of pores”

Loves it monthly; a bottle lasts years and makeup sits smoother.

“I love this peel every month or so, and have been through 3-4 bottles lasting me ~7 years… my makeup sits on my skin much smoother afterwards”

Brightens their face and they now go the full ten minutes weekly.

“It really brightens my face right up! Now I can go the full 10 but I only use it once a week”

Super effective at four to seven minutes.

“I honestly started and stay around 4-7 minutes and it is super effective for me.”

Clears their skin used for four minutes weekly or fortnightly.

“I love it. I use it once a week or every 2 weeks for only 4minutes. It clears my skin (I have little bit of acne on my jawline)”

Burned their skin even with a super thin layer.

“It burn my skin, if applied directly on my face even very super thin layer.”

Applied to damp skin and had a horrible reaction.

“I washed my face then out this product on right away and because skin was more porous when wet, the solution got absorbed too much and I had horrible reaction.”

Too harsh for them so they use other products now.

“This product is pretty harsh (it was too much for me and now I prefer to use other products”

Likes it with no burning or purging, though it seems to do little.

“I like it - no burning or purging, at times I even question if it's doing anything at all, lol. But my skin is tough as old boots.”

Roasted their skin barrier so they use gentler alternatives.

“my skin barrier with this a few years back. I'll stick to more gentle alternatives.”

Used to burn but they pushed through and now feel nothing.

“it use to burn my skin, but I just tried to ignore it. Now I don't feel anything at all.”

Applying after a bath with a not-dry face hurt badly.

“I tried once after the bath, THOUGHT I dried my face well… not the case. Had to run back to the bath and dive in. Hurt so bad!”

Burning at the start fades if their skin is fully dry.

“I find the burning feeling at the beginning doesn't happen so much if your skin is totally dry.”

Waits five minutes on dry skin then applies for 8-9 minutes; loves it.

“I wash my face, dry with a new clean towel then wait five min for skin to dry completely, then apply this for 8-9 min. Love this stuff!”

On wet skin it didn't burn but left the face red for a while.

“I didn’t realize that dry skin was an important part and would put this on wet skin. It didn’t burn, but my face was red afterwards for quite some time.”

Uses it on their feet as a night treatment for baby-soft feet.

“I use it as a night treatment. I keep it on for 10-15 minutes, follow with a nice footbath, then I slather on vaseline thickly, put on socks and wake up to baby feet. Such a game changer.”

Calls it the GOAT: cheap and makes the face feel dolphin-smooth.

“Tha GOAT. Cheap, makes my face feel like a dolphin.”

Uses it weekly with a ten-minute timer.

“I love this stuff, use it once a week and tell Alexa to set a time for 10 minutes so I don’t go over.”

Felt nothing for ten minutes and noticed no difference.

“I put it on for 10 mins, and feel nothing. and when I wipe it off, I don't notice any difference.”

Did nothing for them except sting a little.

“I continued to use it up, but it did nothing for me. Except sting a little.”

Never saw amazing results and it seemed to scar their skin.

“I never saw amazing results from this peel, if anything it seemed to scar my skin.”

Too strong regularly but before events a few minutes gives smoother skin.

“I have really sensitive skin so can't handle this regularly, but if I use it before special events for a few minutes I def get smoother skin which makeup sits better on.”

Nice results using it weekly on dry skin with a ten-minute timer.

“I love this and feel like I’m seeing nice results from it but I use it once a week on super dry skin and am religious about my ten minute timer.”

Used to leave skin looking amazing and glazed the next day.

“My skin would look amazing the next day. Like no more texture and sort of glazed.”

Thinks its instructions are a great way to give yourself a chemical burn.

“I really wish TO would discontinue this, the instructions are a great way to give yourself a chemical burn.”

Used it twice and it made their skin burn.

“I’ve used this peel only twice and it made my skin burn.”

Felt bad wasting it but it stings a lot.

“I bought this and felt bad wasting it but it fricken stings!”

A mild burn left scaly red patches after use.

“I did that once with this mask. It burned a bit while it was on, and I had scaly, red patches after.”

Can burn intensely for the first minute but leaves skin baby soft with makeup sitting better.

“It can sometimes burn pretty intensely for the first minute, but dissipates quickly and isn’t unbearable. Helps to fan your face a bit while it’s burning. Skin feels baby soft and makeup sits better after use”

Burned badly on accidentally damp skin but not at all on dry skin.

“Yeah this burnt me like crazy when I put it on damp skin (not on purpose I accidentally missed a spot with the towel while tired) and doesn’t burn at all on dry skin.”

Too harsh for the face though it works better on their feet.

“This shit is way too harsh for a lot of skin types. It works better on my feet than on my face.”

Loves it but can only use it every couple of weeks, below the label maximum.

“My skin is really thick and I love this peel but I can’t use it twice a week which is what it states on the label to be the most you should ever use it.”

Tolerant of acids generally but this made their skin itchy so they switched back.

“my skin is generally tolerant of acids but this stuff makes my skin feel itchy while it's on. I'm switching back to the moon juice.”

Doesn't burn unless their skin is damp.

“Its not really burning on my skin, unless my skin is damp.”

Very sensitive skin that tolerates 5-10 minutes and looks less dull.

“My skin is so so sensitive but I can use this for like 5-10 mins no problem. I don’t put a lot on. It really makes my skin look less dull.”

Works for them without burning thanks to tolerant skin.

“It works for me but I’ve never experienced any sort of burning but my skin is super tolerant.”

Loves it on sensitive rosacea skin after working up to 30 minutes.

“I have super sensitive, dry, rosacea, acne-prone skin and I love it. That being said, I worked my way up to about 30 minutes.”

Left it on for 20 minutes without a bad reaction.

“I have left it for 20 minutes, just losing track of time. Never had a bad reaction either.”

Loves it: twice a week leaves skin smooth and glowy.

“I love this stuff. It is maybe the only Ordinary product I feel like actually works for me. I use it 2x per week, my skin is so smooth and glowy after.”

Likes it much more on completely dry skin and it smooths through exfoliation.

“After I realized that I liked the peel a lot more. It works well at smoothing the skin through exfoliation.”

After the first 5-minute use skin looked brighter and pimples calmed.

“Woke up this morning and my skin definitely looked brighter and a few pimples that were trying to emerge seem to have calmed down!”

Finds it overrated compared with clay masks that give instant results.

“I feel like this product is overrated. I use clay masks as well and always see instant results .”

Left it on 20 minutes by accident and it left them glowy.

“I’ve done 20ish minutes before on accident and it did leave me glowy as hell!”

Only a ten-second tingle on the first uses.

“The first few times I used it on my face (after a ten minute small area test with a day to let it settle/react), there is a tingle at first. Lasted about 10 seconds for me, then dissipated.”

Eight minutes barely burned and didn't clean out nose pores.

“Nothing. It barely burned. My nose pores were not cleaned out at all.”

Loved how soft it made their skin but a sunburn later forced a break.

“I started using the ordinary peeling solution and honestly I love it. It’s made my skin so soft and I felt it was helping to clear it up.”

Loves it, using it about once a week.

“i love the ordinary peel — i use it about once a week!”

Burned intensely on the chin after benzoyl peroxide, leaving a darker patch.

“Last night I applied AHA BHA all over my face it started a burning sensation which was a lot more intense on the chin area where I had previously used the cream.”

Gets great results even with minor irritation and peeling.

“I find my forehead and the laugh lines also peel more prominently with the product . But I get great results even with the minor irritation”

Two years of use with no problems and fantastic results.

“I've used this product for 2 years with no problems and a fantastic result.”

Left on 40 minutes by accident with only slight itching and no redness.

“I would use it every 2 days at 10 mins max but this time I got distracted. I didn’t get redness or breakouts or anything, just a slight itching the first night after washing it off.”

Forgot it on once and skin looked fine.

“I did this once, same situation where I put it on and just totally forgot about it. My skin looked fine afterwards, no redness, no irritation.”

A fresh bottle fixed the issues, so they're back to loving it.

“I went and got a new bottle and I’m back to having zero issues and loving this product.”

Never had problems and loves the results despite a light pink stain and slight flush.

“It leaves a light pink stain until I double cleanse. I’ve never had any problems with it, love the results, but it does leave a little flush.”

Has had it for years and still uses it occasionally.

“I’ve had mine for a couple of years. Still use it occasionally. No berry scent. Love The Ordinary.”

Used a bottle six months after opening and had really bad reactions twice.

“once I used mine 6 months after opening and it gave really really bad reactions”

Likes it on arms, legs, back and chest but less on the face.

“I like it for arms/legs/back/decolatage but not as much on my face.”

Strong port-wine scent and it stings a bit.

“Mine had a strong scent but more like Port wine and it does sting a bit.”

Completely destroyed their moisture barrier and made their face hurt.

“the bha peeling completely destroyed my moisture barrier and made my face hurt badly”

Their barrier took forever to recover after using it.

“I had the same results. My skin barrier took forever to get back to normal.”

Weekly use has improved pores and old acne scars.

“Noticeable difference in pores, some old acne scars over the past couple of months of use”

A miracle for oily acne-prone skin, controlling oil and calming red bumps.

“This product is a miracle, especially since it's affordable. It noticeably controls my oil and any red bumps immediately get calmed down.”

Makes buttskin baby soft and acne free, and lightened their face tone.

“the aha bha 30% really works in making the buttskin baby soft and makes it acne free.”

Second use caused a chemical burn that took about a year to heal.

“I got a chemical burn with The Ordinary's AHA 30% + BHA 2% peeling solution. I had once previously done it without issue, the second time I unfortunately got a chemical burn.”

First use left really sore red patches despite following instructions.

“I currently have some really sore and red patches in certain places. Tried to place an even amount of product (not too much) for the 10 minutes as per instructions.”

Resilient skin tolerates it several times a week for acne and texture.

“Sometimes 2-3 times a week in a row. My skin is pretty resilient though and its not sensitive but has acne/texture so depends on your tolerance”

Second use stung and left a rash, then new forehead acne.

“It stung more than the first time, not just my forehead but my entire face. After washing it my whole face felt like it had a rash.”

Has done it several times over the years without a bad reaction.

“I've done this a few times over the years and never had a bad reaction!”

Two days later parts of their face felt chapped and itchy.

“I used it earlier this week and after two days some of my face feels very chapped and itchy.”

A year in without problems as long as it isn't mixed with other acids.

“Honestly I’ve been using this product for over a year now .. just make sure not to mix with other acids”

Ten minutes on waxed underarms cleared their ingrown hairs by the next day.

“decided to put the ordinary's AHA BHA peeling solution on my underarms for 10 mins. It's the next day and my ingrowns are all gone!”

Works fantastically on upper arms for keratosis pilaris.

“I've never used it on my underarms but I have used it on my upper arms to treat kp and it works fantastically.”

After a month their skin practically regenerated and they couldn't be happier.

“after using the ordinary’s aha bha peeling solution for a month (!!!) my skin has practically /regenerated/. I couldn’t be happier with the results!”

Great results at one use every ten days but twice a week was too much for sensitive skin.

“I've found that using it about every 10 days is what's best for me. I tried using twice a week and it was just too much for my sensitive skin.”

Tingled and almost bit after a few minutes, so they hope to build up to it.

“I wanted to love it so bad, but it tingled and almost “bit” after a few minutes for me :(”

Loves it and their skin looks refreshed days later.

“I love it, too. I just use it two days ago and my skin looks refreshed.”

Good, but they had to be more careful with it than with Dr Gross pads or Paula's Choice's peel.

“The Ordinary one is good, but I definitely had to be more careful with it than the others.”

A small unrinsed patch on the chin was burned, peeling and sore the next morning.

“some of it stayed on a small patch on my chin because the next morning, that patch was burned, peeling, and sore.”

Weekly use for months has helped scarring as much as a topical can.

“I've been using it every week or so for a couple of months and I would definitely say it has helped as much as a topical can!”

Only a brief sting even with very sensitive skin.

“I’ve found that the AHA BHA stings just a little immediately after the application but goes away within a few seconds.”

Tingles for a minute then stops; doing six minutes as a first acid.

“Mine tingles for the first minute or so and then stops. It’s been my first foray into acids as well and currently only doing 6 minutes.”

Woke up with red, puffy, incredibly itchy patches all over their face.

“about a month ago I used The ordinary’s AHA 30% + BHA 2% peeling solution and the next morning I woke up with red puffy patches all over my face that were incredibly itchy.”

Weekly use is too much for their skin so they use it monthly.

“I use it once a month. Once week is a bit too much for my skin.”

Worked up to twice weekly but found it unnecessary and skin got more sensitive.

“1x/ week. I have worked my way up to 2x a week but found it was unnecessary and my skin became slightly more sensitive.”

Twice weekly was too much with their other actives, so now once weekly.

“Once weekly. Used to do it twice but it was just too much with the other things I was using (BHA, retinol, etc.)”

Only tolerates two minutes weekly before irritation.

“Once a week for only two minutes (my skins gets irritated if it's longer)”

Skin looked blotchy and pores huge the next day instead of improved.

“The bigger concern for me is that today my pores are huge and very noticeable.”

After a month of weekly use, an extra minute left cheeks red and tender.

“Today I accidentally left the mask on for 11 minutes and now my cheeks and forehead are red and tender like a sunburn.”

Used for 1.5 years, never past 8 minutes, every 2-3 weeks.

“I’ve been using it for over a year and a half, and have never passed the 8minute mark after gradually increasing from 2min over an extended period of time.”

Uses it for ten minutes without any redness.

“I use it for 10 minutes without becoming even slightly red.”

Applying to damp skin burned badly.

“It’s meant to go on a dry face, and I made that mistake once. Holy moly, never again.”

Tone and texture looked awesome but textured acne scars looked more obvious.

“It went well and the tone of my skin + texture of my skin where there aren’t scars looks AWESOME but I’ve noticed that the texture of my scars is now more obvious than it was before??”

No hyperpigmentation change yet after one use.

“I’ve used it once last Sunday and I haven’t seen a difference in my hyperpigmentation but I think it’ll take time to see results”

No issues on tough skin but not a holy grail.

“I’ve used AHA/BHA Peel and had no issues personally but my skins quite tough imo, not a holy grail for me.”

Hasn't harmed their dark skin and helped hyperpigmentation and texture.

“Darkskin woman here, I have the TO AHA/BHA mask and it hasn’t harmed my skin at all. In fact it’s helped quite a bit with my hyperpigmentation and texture.”

Weekly use left a white patch and red skin that hurt.

“I use it only once a week, only on Sundays and this time also, just like before I used it and my skin has white a patch and is really red !!”

Their acne-prone chin turned red and splotchy after using it.

“my chin (where I get the majority of my acne) became really red and splotchy after using”

Developed a rash and bumpy skin on cheeks after using it for chin acne.

“I now have a rash and bumpy skin on my cheeks which I don’t normally break out.”

Doesn't get wow results but may be expecting too much.

“I do have the TO one and actually used it last night. I don’t get WOW results (but that might just be me wanting too much haha)”

Felt way too tingly and warm right away, so they washed it off.

“I put some on my face but it felt way too tingly and warm right away so I washed it off really quickly.”

Had to give it up and switched to a 2% BHA gel.

“I ultimately had to give up the peeling solution and switched to 2% BHA gel”

Dislikes the stinging feel but it leaves skin very smooth.

“I can only keep it on for 8 minutes the longest cause I hate the feeling of it on my skin. However, it makes my skin feel SO smooth after so I still keep using it.”

Sensitive near the nose and mouth so avoids lips and nostrils.

“I do have some sensitivity to it around my nose and mouth, so I don’t apply close to my lips or nostrils.”

One of the TO products they love and will keep buying.

“The matrixyl, niacinamide, peeling solution & azelaic acid are the ones I will continue to buy. Love them!”

Next morning skin is glowing and smooth; early uses purged pores.

“Now whenever I use it, the next morning my skin is glowing and so smooth.”

More white pustules appeared the day after first use.

“I have noticed today that there’s more little white pustules/blemishes/bumps that came up?”

Had a big breakout after the second use.

“I just had a big break out after using it for the 2nd time and I was so sad and frustrated.”

Stung within three minutes and caused a reaction on tretinoin-sensitive skin.

“I think It’s too strong and honestly I probably don’t need one THAT strong anyways.”

Using it once a week helped their acne-scarred skin heal tremendously.

“I use The Ordinary's AHA + BHA peeling solution once a week which I think helped tremendously.”

A game changer on sensitive skin: cysts and most closed comedones are gone.

“I have pretty sensitive skin and this was a game changer for me as well. I can no longer feel any cysts under the surface of my skin and the majority of my CC's are gone.”

Weekly full ten minutes leave skin baby smooth with noticeably cleaner chin pores.

“I really love it. My skin feels baby butt smooth afterwards. The biggest difference I've noticed from the peel is the pores on my chin.”

Irritated badly after three uses, so they stopped and gave it to a sister.

“i had to stop using it because my skin was irritated AF the next day. I used it three times, and the third time was the worst.”

Three weeks in and already seeing a difference on chin breakouts and scars.

“I’ve been using TO peeling soliton for maybe 3 weeks and already seeing a difference.”

Hyped as a game changer but their sensitive skin did not agree.

“So many people were hyping it as a game changer when I first tried it, sadly my sensitive skin did not agree.”

Feels nothing at all after weeks of Saturday use and sees only marginal improvement.

“That may be true, but . . . when I use it, I feel absolutely nothing, hence the title.”

Despite many safe uses, a scab-like burn appeared on the chin after ten minutes.

“I’ve used this many times before with no issues and I only had it on for 10 mins.”

Great stuff but it took two months to work up to ten minutes.

“It took me two months to work up to 10 minutes. It’s great stuff but not something I would want to play around with”

Brighter at once, acne subsided in a week and softer after a month.

“Within a week, my acne had subsided quite a bit. A month in, and my face feels significantly softer, a burst blood vessel in my nose (that I've had since elementary school) is less noticeable,”

Immediate softness and a PIE mark on the forehead started to fade.

“While I appreciate the immediate softness of my skin I also noticed that a PIE mark on my forehead has started to fade”

A godsend on acne-rosacea skin; never so smooth.

“Just like you OP, its been a god send, that and a few other bits and pieces but my skin has never been so smooth.”

Hormonal acne scars almost gone and dry patches knocked out.

“My hormonal acne scars are almost completely gone, and that stuff knocks out dry patches like crazy.”

A year in, still on the first bottle, and it cleared stubborn CCs and PIH.

“I use it once per week (and going on 12 months I’m still on my first bottle!) I highly recommend it to anyone with stubborn CCs and PIH.”

Inflamed cheek pimples are almost healed but new ones keep appearing.

“But as the weeks are passing, They're almost healed but having new pimples too.”

Days later their face looked hyperpigmented with a line where application stopped.

“This was days ago and I feel like my whole face is hyper pigmented now and I can see a line just past my jaw bone where I stopped the product application.”

Weekly ten minutes as a first AHA with some stinging that fades.

“I started using it after my sister bought it, I use it once a week for ten minutes and I’ve never used an AHA before. I have experienced some stinging but it does go away”

Very stingy even after a year of BHA, tolerating only four to five minutes.

“It is stingy as hell and could only leave fir 4-5 mins.”

Tried many times and it did little for them; their mom loves it.

“Yeah, tried many times, didn't do much for me. But my mom loves it”

Months of beautiful skin until one use burned a red mark under the eye.

“I used this mask once or twice a week for months with no problems and it would always give me the most beautiful skin in the mornings.”

After two months of weekly use it suddenly burned badly, leaving a burn mark.

“it burned more than the normal tingly feeling. I stupidly left it on for almost the whole ten minutes before I washed it off and when I did, it burned more.”

Skin looked worse after a first 5-minute use, with sensitivity afterwards.

“I really felt like my skin didn’t look that great. I wasn’t expecting a miracle but it kind looked worse than when I had started.”

Made them break out and look textured every time.

“I hate this, used a few times and every time it made me break out and made my skin look so textured”

A month without issue, then after a shower their chin was burnt.

“I've been using it for a little over a month no problems, but tonight I used it after a shower. and my chin is now burnt.”

Second use left itchy red skin that burned like a sunburn.

“i used the peel for the second time and i think it may have burned my skin? It is itchy and red in some places and it feels and burns like a sunburn!”

After one five-minute use skin felt molecular-level smooth.

“It’s as if I sanded down my face with 600-grit sandpaper. It’s as if someone took my regular old skin off and put better skin on in its place.”

Feels burning every time they apply it.

“I think my skin needs time adjusting to the ingredients. I always feel a kind of burning feeling when I apply it.”

Loved it after only a single use of the peeling solution.

“I love love love love it too and I've only used it once!!”

Made their face super soft and bright.

“Love this stuff!!! Made my face super soft and bright too!!”

Stocks up yearly and calls it magical stuff.

“I stock up on a few bottles once a year, it's magical stuff.”

Limits their breakouts and gives glowing skin the next day.

“I love this solution so much it really limits my breakouts and gives me glowing skin the next day”

Weekly use for a month showed visible progress.

“1 month on TO's Niacinamide serum and TO's 30% AHA + BHA 2% Peeling Solution! Skin is still not perfect but I can see progress!”

Saw and felt a difference after consistent use.

“personally i saw and felt a difference with my skin after using it consistently”

Weekly use makes skin feel smoother but no huge difference.

“I’ve been using it 1x week, I haven’t seen a huge difference but it makes my skin feel smoother.”

The BHA does nothing for acne; any effect comes from the AHA.

“From my experience, no, the BHA is not effective in TO's peeling solution, since it does nothing for acne/SFs. The effect I see is from its AHA concentration.”

Gave them cysts and closed comedones that took five months to clear.

“My last experience with high active concentrations (TO AHA + BHA peeling solution) was disastrous. It gave me cysts and CCs everywhere, which took 5 months”

Used on arms and shoulders and it was fine.

“I used this peel on my arms and shoulders. It was fine on my skin.”

Had success on oily skin where glycolic caused oiliness.

“For me, (27f oily) I used the AHA BHA and have had success.”

Long-standing scarring and dark marks disappeared after weeks of consistent use.

“my scarring and dark marks I’ve had for months to years disappeared after a few weeks of consistent use!”

Red splotches from a surface burn cleared within a day.

“Update: the red splotches are completely gone! Yay! Now I know to be careful or that crap will burn my skin again. Thankful it was just a surface level burn.”

It turned into a huge inflamed whitehead so they're tossing it.

“This happened to me too after using it! I’m tossing it.. it turned into a huge Whitehead that is now super inflamed and red.”

Saw a big difference in overall tone and brightening.

“I definitely saw a big difference in overall skintone and brightening.”

Every use has left skin brighter and clearer.

“Every time I've used it n the past I've gotten brighter clearer skin.”

A few uses showed no difference compared with the glycolic toner.

“I've used it a few times and haven't really noticed a difference :( I'm comparing it to their glycolic toner”

Holy grail: reduces post-blemish redness and brightens.

“HG product for me. A day or two after using it, there’s a noticeable reduction in post blemish redness. Makes my skin brighter.”

Burned their face, even though they didn't leave it the full time.

“Burned the shit out of my face and made it so even Cerave burned for a few days.”

Favourite TO product, leaving skin ridiculously soft and bright.

“My absolute favorite TO product! It leaves my skin ridiculously soft and bright.”

Stung a little but no purge, though no big differences after four weeks.

“Overall after using it once a week for 4 weeks I haven’t really noticed any big differences though.”

Resets their face when it's breaking out or dull.

“I like it to kinda reset my face. When I feel like my skin is breaking out or just not looking bright and plump I use this and feel normal again.”

Their top pick from the whole line, smoothing chin bumps overnight.

“If i had to pick a single product to use out of their entire line, this would be it.”

Instantly smoother face and good for rough winter skin.

“I do really love it it works very well for me! My face is instantly smoother and was good for my rough skin during the winter!”

Skin ultra smooth, soft and glowy; huge difference.

“I really love this product. It actually makes a huge difference. My skin in ultra smooth, soft and glowy after using this.”

Skin less angry and soft, with closed comedones smaller or gone.

“Everything in general looks less angry and my face is super soft. Also, it might just be me but I feel like some of the CC's I had are also way smaller/some even gone.”

Favourite TO product and everyone they recommended it to loves it.

“This is certainly my favorite product from TO. Recommended it to all of my friends and everyone of them is loving it.”

Easily irritated and the effects weren't that good.

“I found that it was easy for my skin to get irritated by it and the effects were not that good.”

The only effect has been irritation.

“The only effect I've had from using the AHA+BHA Peeling solution has been irritation.”

Glowy and smoother after weekly use for a month.

“my face definitely looks glowy after and a bit smoother. i like it. i’ve been using it once a week for the last month or so”

Helped closed comedones and leaves skin smooth and bright.

“I love it, I think it has helped with closed commodones and makes my skin very smooth and bright the next day.”

The one TO product they wouldn't replace with another brand's.

“I love it. It's the one TO product that I wouldn't even bother looking for a replacement from another brand.”

Alright and cheaper than Good Genes but they'd choose Good Genes.

“I thought I would like it more than I do. If I had to choose between this and good genes I would pick good genes every time.”

After two uses spots fade and breakouts fall significantly, though skin got drier.

“The spots are fading and the frequency of breakouts is going down significantly. My skin also feels very, very soft.”

Leaves rough congested skin much better and smoother.

“I love it! I like to use it whenever I feel like the texture on my skin gets to be rough and congested, and it leaves my skin feeling much better and a lot smoother.”

Didn't see much and it stings.

“I didn’t bother finishing the bottle - I didn’t see much from it. And it stiiiiiings!”

Holy grail even on very pale, very sensitive skin.

“This product is definitely my HG product, I have very pale very sensitive skin so I'm surprised it works so well for me.”

Overuse killed their barrier but results reduced pores and small scars.

“But! My skin was very smooth and supple, it reduced pores and faded small scars I had as well.”

Saw no difference and no pore clearing.

“Personally, i dont see any difference when i use this product. Hoped it would help unclog some of my nose pores but nothing comes out :(”

Reduced pores, smoothed skin and evened tone.

“It's reduced the size of my pores, smoothed my skin, stopped getting the small pimples from blocked pores, cleared my pores, less sebum buildup, evened my skintone.”

Strong but did a lot for texture and fine lines used every other week.

“It’s amazing! It’s also very strong so you have to be very careful with it. I only use it once every other week but it has done a lot for my skin texture and fine lines.”

Made their face break out badly so they gave it to a friend who loves it.

“Made my face break out bad so i gave it to my friend and she loves it!”

Favourite TO product and the only peeling mask they use.

“I love this stuff. It’s my favorite product from them and it’s the only peeling mask I use. It helps my face feel nice and fresh again after not exfoliating for a while.”

Skin super smooth when used weekly, with breakouts returning when they skip.

“The weeks I forget to do the mask or only do it once, I notice a lot of new breakouts and the little spots I have come back.”

Most pimples went away with weekly use and their skin is less oily.

“It made most of my annoying pimples go away (i use it once a week) and since using it my skin isnt as oily anymore”

Wasn't super impressed and gets better results from Drunk Elephant Babyfacial.

“I used this as my first chemical mask and I wasn’t super impressed by it. I get much better results from DE Babyfacial.”

First use was awesome but the second left red, scaly, flaky skin and acid intolerance.

“The first time, it stung but it was awesome and my face was SO SOFT after using it. The second time, it pretty much destroyed me. Red, scaly, flaky skin.”

Face feels very smooth using it once or twice a week.

“This stuff actually made my face feel soooo smooth. makes it so temping to apply all the time LOL but i used 1-2 times a week.”

Loves it weekly: stings a little but no breakouts, peeling or redness.

“I use it once a week and love it. It can sting just a little, but it doesn't break me out or make me peel or cause redness.”

Weekly ten minutes leaves skin as smooth as a baby's.

“10 minutes once a week and my face is as smooth and soft as a baby’s behind.”

Helped lighten dark spots on back acne.

“Also I used it on my bacne when It got really bad after a camping trip, and it def helped with the lightening of dark spots!”

Great reboot for dull skin and their favourite TO product.

“It's great as a reboot for when my skin's feeling dull. I've tried a bunch of TO products and this one is my favorite.”

Fell in love with it: great results, no problems.

“But like everyone else, I fell in love with it. Great results, no problems.”

First use left both of them loving it, with a smooth face.

“I used it on myself and my boyfriend for the first time last night and we both LOVED it. My face is so smooth today”

Burns and gave no results even though they tolerate other strong actives.

“Burns like hell and I haven’t seen any results. And I regularly use tretinoin, glycolic, vitamin c serum, other ahas and BHAs without issue.”

Left skin baby soft for a day but no lasting change after months.

“I used it weekly for a few months, definitely made my skin feel baby soft for the next 24 hours or so but can’t say I noticed any long term change”

Face turned slowly red after use, likely due to Retin-A.

“I just tried it on Sunday though and I’m pretty sure it caused my face to turn slowly red.”

Loves it weekly while on tretinoin, almost ready for something stronger.

“I'm also on Tretinoin and absolutely love the Peeling Solution. I use it once a week.”

Tingles on dry skin initially then calms as it dries.

“so the solution stings/tingles a bit when I initially apply it but it calms down as it dries out.”

Only stings on open cuts; otherwise mildly itches for a minute or two.

“It only stings for me if I get it in an open cut/acne/whatever. Otherwise it sort of mildly itches for the first minute or two then I almost forget it's there”

Mostly useless for them since their skin tolerates stronger products.

“It depends on your skin. I find it to be mostly useless. But i also use retin a with zero irritation so my skin is used to stronger stuff.”

Only irritated around the nostrils and acne so they avoid those areas.

“Only tingled/irritated my skin around my nostrils, and where i have acne.”

Likes it on sensitive skin after a slow weekly build-up.

“I have sensitive skin and I really like it! I slowly worked up to it though, only once a week”

Loves how it feels and has to stop themselves from using it too often.

“I’m probably sick because I love the way it feels. I have to refrain from wanting to apply it more often than I should.”

Tried to burn their face off but works great on elbows and hands.

“My skin's surprisingly hardy, rosacea and all, but that stuff tried to burn my goddamn face *off*. Works great on my elbows and the backs of my hands, though!”

Does nothing for them even after ten minutes on dry skin.

“Am I the only one that this really doesn’t do anything for? Like I’ll leave it on dry skin for 10 mins and my skin will feel the same.”

No immediate difference but skin was softer later that night after hydrating.

“Though after hella hydrating, I noticed my skin was softer later that night”

Tiny annoying pimples appeared after each session so they stopped.

“that I started getting these tiny little pimples that are barely noticeable from far away, but are fairly visible up close and are very very annoying.”

Face baby-smooth with some redness already fading.

“Update! This stuff is amazing! My face feels like a baby’s butt and I swear some of the redness is fading already!”

Helped a cheek breakout fade and gives an amazing glow.

“I had a break out last month on my cheek and using this has definitely helped! It gets less noticeable every time I use it. And the glow is amazing!”

Looks patchy but works; used in the shower it burned badly, so apply to dry skin.

“One PSA that I somehow missed when I started using it is always apply to dry skin. I attempted to use it in the shower and it BUUUUUURNED.”

Used it a couple of times and was happy with the results.

“I used the same one a couple times and I did not try to make it more even. I was happy with the results.”

Loves it but learned it irritates thinner skin when too much goes on the cheekbones.

“However, I learnt at my expense that it can be very irritating in spots where the skin is thinner. At least twice, I applied too much on my cheekbones,”

Happy after two months though it burns for a few minutes at first.

“I've been using the product for over 2 months now and so far Im happy with the product. It does gives me the burning, irritating feeling but the discomfort will soon go away in 2-3 mins.”

Neutralises the peel afterwards to stop irritation within seconds.

“I neutralize the peel personally. It stops the irritation in 5 sec.”

No burning, just a little tingle the first time, even as a first acid.

“I didn’t find it burned at all! A little tingle the first time I used it but that was it.”

All three uses turned their face red, irritated and hot.

“So it turns out my face hates The Ordinarys AHA and BHA peeling solution. I’ve used it three times and all three times it turned my face red, irritated and hot.”

Uses it only on trouble areas as the nose and lip would be too irritated.

“I dont use it on my whole face, just my trouble areas. It would be way too irritating to put on my nose, upper lip etc.”

Always wrecked their barrier and gave more closed comedones, however they used it.

“it would always wreck my moisture barrier and give me even more CCs, no matter my routine or how frequently I used it.”

Pretty good results on very sensitive skin using it sparingly on congested areas.

“YMMV but I have ridiculously sensitive skin but I saw pretty good results with the peeling solution.”

Great results for leftover CCs and tone with weekly use though it burns every time.

“I use the peel weekly and it gives me great result for my remains cc and overall tone of the skin. It burns everytime but I power through it.”

Makes their skin dewy soft with weekly use.

“Makes my skin dewy soft. I use it once a week.”

Amazing and worth every penny, preferred over DE Babyfacial.

“It’s amazing. Worth every penny. I love this more than the DE Babyfacial.”

Really likes it, letting skin get used to it slowly.

“Yes I rly like it! Let your skin get slowly used to it though”

Feels nowhere near as strong as it technically is.

“It's feels nowhere near as strong as it technically is.”

After one 3-minute use skin was very smooth and hyperpigmentation slightly better.

“Regardless, the next morning, my skin was SO smooth. My makeup applied so beautifully. And I swear after just that one application, my hyper-pigmentation was slightly better.”

Fantastic for their skin after five weeks of weekly use.

“I love it! Have been using it weekly for 5 weeks. It has been fantastic for my skin.”

Felt totally fine and their skin is looking better.

“I put it on pretty thin and left it on for about 6 minutes because I was nervous too, it felt totally fine and now my skin is definitely looking better”

Loves it, using it once or twice a month.

“I love this stuff. I use it whenever I remember, so once or twice a month.”

A year of weekly use and the best skin of their life.

“I've been using it once weekly for over a year and I've had the best skin of my life.”

Pitted scars from a breakout have been fading and slowly filling in.

“I've been using it on my face once a week for about a month, the scars from a previous breakout that had pitted have been fading over time and slowly started filling it.”

Slight tingle then glowy, smoother skin the next day.

“My skin looks a lot more glowy today and smoother.”

Milia on their cheeks of 10+ years popped out with no scarring.

“I used this peel for a few weeks and the milia just started popping out of my skin, no scarring or anything.”

Does nothing for them; other AHAs work better.

“I used like 40% of it and it really does nothing to my ski. I get better effects with almost any other AHA product, and most have much lower concentrations.”

Intense; needs deep moisturising or it breaks them out, but helps clear skin and lift scars.

“But i need to DEEPLY moisturize afterwards or it makes me break out. I use Simple De Stress mask afterwards and it works wonders. It’s really helped in clearing my skin and lifting scars.”

Looks forward to weekly use despite the first application being uncomfortable.

“I use it weekly and look forward to it all week! The first time I used it, it was uncomfortable the entire 10 minutes”

Unimpressed with no significant change.

“I'm finishing the bottle and I'm unimpressed. No significant change.”

A few months of weekly use and nothing noticeable.

“I've been using it for a few months once a week and I don't feel like it has actually done anything for me.”

A big fan: face very smooth the morning after.

“I'm a big fan, it was the first acid that I tried. It makes my face very smooth the morning after.”

Really likes it on normal skin with comedones; not as harsh as it sounds.

“I actually really like it! I have pretty normal skin with some comedones. It isn’t as harsh as it sounds and doesn’t leave you feeling really dry or anything.”

Burns so good: it finally cleared closed comedones they'd had for three years.

“I like it, it burns... but it burns so good, ya know?! I swear it’s what finally cleared these ridiculous cc’s I’ve had on the sides of my face for (no joke) 3 years!!”

Very underwhelming after one use.

“It was very underwhelming which made me sad haha. I expected to be blown away but I guess my skin is either too used to acids or it’s not very strong.”

Loves it though intense; only up to 8 minutes every 2-3 weeks, helping texture and CCs.

“I have the peeling solution and while I love it, it's pretty intense for me! I've only made it up to 8 minutes and I use it every 2-3 weeks.”

First use with only slight tingling brought up some whiteheads; overall a good experience.

“Slight tingling, nothing unbearable. Dried me up a bit. Lathered on my oils and night cream. Woke up fine, although I did notice it brought up impurities, small white heads. Overall good experience.”

The purge faded and their skin is now soft and glowing.

“Now I don’t really purge and my skin is soft and glowing after!”

Glowing after one use but more than weekly would destroy their barrier.

“I have sensitive skin and after one use my skin was GLOWING but it would completely destroy my moisture barrier if I used more than once per week”

No negative experiences when followed by a moisturising sheet mask.

“I use a moisturizing sheet mask immediately after washing off the solution. I haven’t had any negative experiences with it”

Each use left shiny skin and one or two huge cyst-like lumps the next morning.

“I've used this product for about 3 times and every time i use it I wake up the next morning with really shiny skin but also with one or two huge lumps, almost like cysts.”

Once their cheek itched during the peel and a bump popped up.

“There was one time that I applied the peel and my cheek started to itch, then the bump popped up.”

Purged but it improves with consistent weekly use.

“For me personally, yes I definitely purged with this product. It gets better but I recommend making sure you use it every week”

Left it on over an hour without peeling or other effects.

“I have left that mask on my face for over an hour and didn’t peel or anything of the sort.”

Weekly use for months has smoothed texture and tiny bumps are going away.

“have definitely noticed a difference in my skin texture. I have a lot of tiny little bumps (not sure if they're technically CCs) and they're going away for sure.”

Holy grail: cheap, efficient and not that aggressive unless overused.

“This is my holy grail. It is cheap but efficient. It is not *that* aggressive unless you use it too frequently. I can leave it on my face for an hour.”

Never noticed a difference and it just irritates their skin.

“I have used the mask a number of times now and I never notice a difference in my skin. I feel like the mask actually just irritates my skin.”

Really good; stings on damp skin but fine on dry sensitive skin for ten minutes.

“It's really good but do take care to apply it on (really really) dry skin, otherwise it can sting like hell. But otherwise i have sensitive skin and no problem leaving it on for the whole 10 min.”

Makes their neck itch and upper lip swell, probably an allergy.

“I think I'm allergic to something in it; it makes my neck itch like crazy and makes my cupid's bow swell up.”

Hyperpigmentation reduced after use though some areas ached.

“This morning I checked my hyperpigmentations had reduced significantly and soreness is gone, except for the pimple soreness.”

No reaction in three uses but no visible results yet.

“I've used the same product three times now and didn't have that reaction. My skin didn't feel any different really, perhaps a tad tender. But I haven't seen any results yet either”

Weekly weekend use works great once they used a richer moisturiser.

“It's working great for me, the only thing is I really had to up my moisturizer to something super rich and hydrating as I did start to get dehydration with my standard moisturizer.”

Liked the first use but a repeat four days later was a firm no.

“Did it again 4 days later. My skin said HELL NO.”

Amazing: used every Sunday for ten minutes for smooth, radiant skin.

“I've been using TO AHA/BHA Peel and it is amazing!! I use it every Sunday night for 10 minutes. After using it my skin looks so smooth and radiant.”

Loves it but never dared the full ten minutes weekly for months; it stings.

“I have The Ordinary AHA BHA and love it, but I did not dare use it for the full 10 minutes/every week for months, despite using acids before. It does sting.”

Sometimes wakes up with a pimple where a clogged pore was.

“Sometimes when I use it (I leave it on for 5-7 minutes) I will wake up the next morning with a pimple where I had a clogged pore”

No peeling and a slight breakout but skin looked very smooth and soft.

“In my case, no peeling, a bit of a breakout, but the rest of my skin looked really smooth and soft.”

Great for texture; skin softer and pores happier.

“It does do great for texture though. I definitely feel softer and smoother after use. My pores seem happier as well.”

Very mild with no itching or stinging, suitable even for beginners, though no PIH change after two uses.

“I feel that the peel is very mild for a peel (no itchiness, stinging, tingling, etc.). It's a pretty suitable peel for even a beginner”

No tingle or reaction and skin felt great the next day; great for the price.

“I didn't get a tingle or any normal reactions for a strong acid, which may be because of the ph being higher than normal at home peels.”

Brighter next day, some PIH fading, though tender enough to avoid twice weekly.

“the next day my skin looks a lot brighter and my discoloration seems to have faded some. It's not a miracle product by any means, but it seems to have some effect on fading PIH”

Likes it, nothing drastic but it sped up their purge.

“I like it. It doesn't do anything drastic but it seems to have sped up my purging process.”

First use gave a result they like and slightly tingly during the peel.

“I just received the peeling solution today and used it for the first time. So far I am liking the result.”

No dryness or stinging and it started clearing their horrible acne.

“I had no dryness or irritation. It didn't even sting! It did an amazing job starting to clear this horrible acne I've been dealing with,”

Fine weekly and can wear makeup the next morning.

“I've been fine using it once a week and going straight back to wearing makeup the next morning!”

Three days after use they had dry, flaky patches.

“However, after using the AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution I have noticed some dry, flaky patches.”