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Ritual Renewal·04 · hølytreat
Bright Polish
Exfoliant.
Ritual Renewal·04 · hølytreat
A chemical exfoliant for face and body that brightens by dissolving dull surface skin — no scrubbing.
Glycolic Acid · Niacinamide · Vitamin C
Or continue with HØLY PASS — $6/mo, applied to any order.
The ritual it lives inside
Treat and polish, then recover and seal — alternate nights, never both actives at once.
The Read
Glycolic acid loosens dull surface cells; niacinamide and vitamin C support an even, brighter tone. A chemical polish — no grit, no friction.
Over months, glycolic-led alpha-hydroxy-acid use has been shown to thicken skin and improve photoaged texture. As an acid it can sensitise — introduce it slowly and wear SPF by day, since it leaves skin more sun-reactive.
Onto clean, wet skin two or three times weekly. Massage lightly, leave the moment the label allows, then rinse. Always follow with sunscreen in the morning.
The proof
Every claim pinned to its source.
Polish · the active
In a six-month study, alpha-hydroxy acids including glycolic increased skin thickness by roughly a quarter and improved photoaged texture, by loosening the bonds between dull surface cells. As an acid it raises sun sensitivity and can sting reactive skin — start slow, space it out, and protect with SPF.
Ditre 1996 · J Am Acad Dermatol
A companion, not a step
On its own it's a single act. Map your skin and we'll place it inside the full ritual — the steps it completes, and the ones that complete it.
Find the ritual it completes →Clinical Actives
The actives inside, and what each one is for.
Polish · the active
In a six-month study, alpha-hydroxy acids including glycolic increased skin thickness by roughly a quarter and improved photoaged texture, by loosening the bonds between dull surface cells. As an acid it raises sun sensitivity and can sting reactive skin — start slow, space it out, and protect with SPF.
Ditre 1996 · J Am Acad Dermatol
Your Ritual
Two or three evenings a week.
Polish · weekly
Massage the glycolic exfoliant over wet skin, then rinse.
05 · Hydrate
Press in a calm cream to recover.
07 · Protect
By day, sunscreen — non-negotiable after acids.
Two to three times weekly. SPF the next morning, always.
Compounds with
The pairings that compound this step's work.
Duo
Bright Polish Exfoliant + Pure Calm Cream
Polish, then calm — the glycolic exfoliant resurfaces, the cream settles skin after the acid.
Trio
Bright Polish Exfoliant + Pure Calm Cream + CBD Calm Oil
Resurface, recover, seal — a careful three-step for skin learning to take acids.
Set · with treatment
Active Renew Serum + Bright Polish Exfoliant + Pure Calm Cream + CBD Calm Oil
Treat and polish, then recover and seal — alternate nights, never both actives at once.
Make it yours
Map your skin in about a minute, and we'll place every step — including this one — for the skin you're actually in.
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