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Ritual Renewal·04 · hølytreat
Glycolic Glow
Liquid.
Ritual Renewal·04 · hølytreat
5% glycolic acid you can use most nights — daily glow without the dryness stronger acids leave behind.
Glycolic Acid · Cranberry · Lingonberry · Betaine
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The ritual it lives inside
Cleanse, refine, hydrate — the glow routine.
The Read
Glycolic acid in a humectant base of betaine and sodium PCA, with cranberry and lingonberry antioxidants — a cotton swipe that refines the surface without drawing skin tight.
As the smallest AHA, glycolic penetrates fast to smooth and brighten the surface; sustained use has been shown to nudge collagen and hyaluronic-acid content in the dermis. At 5% the effect is gradual — built for most-night use rather than a once-in-a-while peel. Like all acids it raises sun sensitivity, so daytime SPF is required.
On clean, dry skin, avoiding the eye area. Start a few nights a week and build toward nightly as your skin tolerates. Always follow with moisture, and SPF by day.
The proof
Every claim pinned to its source.
Refining · the active
5%
The smallest alpha-hydroxy acid, so it penetrates fastest to loosen dead surface cells and reveal brighter skin. In controlled use glycolic acid increased type-I collagen and hyaluronic-acid content of human skin; at 5% the resurfacing is gentle and cumulative, made for daily rhythm.
Bernstein 2001 · Dermatol Surg
Hydration
Humectants that pull water into the surface so daily acid use doesn't read as dryness — the reason this can be a most-night liquid rather than a weekly treatment.
Pavicic 2011 · J Drugs 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.
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The actives inside, and what each one is for.
Refining · the active
5%
The smallest alpha-hydroxy acid, so it penetrates fastest to loosen dead surface cells and reveal brighter skin. In controlled use glycolic acid increased type-I collagen and hyaluronic-acid content of human skin; at 5% the resurfacing is gentle and cumulative, made for daily rhythm.
Bernstein 2001 · Dermatol Surg
Hydration
Humectants that pull water into the surface so daily acid use doesn't read as dryness — the reason this can be a most-night liquid rather than a weekly treatment.
Pavicic 2011 · J Drugs Dermatol
Your Ritual
Evening, after cleansing.
01 · Cleanse
Clean skin, patted dry.
Glow · evenings
A cotton swipe — surface refines, never stings.
06 · Hydrate
Follow with moisture to seal the glow.
Evenings, a few times weekly building toward nightly as tolerated. SPF by day.
Compounds with
The pairings that compound this step's work.
Trio
Gentle Cleanse Melt + Glycolic Glow Liquid + Pure Calm Cream
Cleanse, refine, hydrate — the glow routine.
Make it yours
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