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These Liquid Peels from The Body Shop have been out a few months now. The brand clearly thought they were onto a winner as they introduced them into the Vitamin C, Drops of Youth and Drops of Light skincare collection.
They’re a relatively new product concept on the wider skincare market, but do run the risk of seeming a little gimicky. But are they?
All the peels are pretty much the same formulations with the exception of a few ingredients that relate to each range. They’re both lightweight and nicely fragranced gels that you apply to the face and work in using gentle circular motions. They start to ‘clump’ up and ball up on the skin – this is their design. The residue is then to be removed afterwards using a facial cloth or muslin cloth.
Sadly and rather disappointingly, the first shared ingredients are very poor and don’t particularly do anything. At their most basic, the’re very, very mild exfoliators that are frustratingly loaded with a huge amount of alcohol. Once the alcohol evaporates, the carbomer then starts to clump up giving a ‘peeling’ effect.
Skin feels smoother afterwards simply because you’ve very midlly exfoliated and also wiped the skin down with alcohol. Try wiping the back of your hand with a spot of rubbing alcohol and notice how smooth it feels; same thing with these.
The Body Shop claims that this effect of peeling lifts and unclogs dead skin cells and impurities in the skin and pores. I just don’t see it, either with my eyes, hands or looking at the ingredients.
Now I’m a huge fan of both of these ranges and have been for a long while; I particularly love the Vitamin C 10 Day Glow Boosting Concentrate that I reviewed very recently. However with the Liquid Peels – both of them – I just didn’t feel they did a thing at all. They’re fun products and smell great but from looking at the ingredients and testing them out with extreme hope; nothing.
I’m really disappointed in the Liquid Peels and I can’t stress any more how much I didn’t want to be. Their full ingredients are at the bottom of this post. If you’re looking for gentle chemical exfoliation that cleanse and help unclog pores, check out the following great options:
- La Roche-Posay Effaclar Purifying Micellar Water
- Bioderma Hydrabio H2O Cleansing Micelle Solution
- Bioderma Micelle Solution Micellar Water
- REN Clarifying Toning Lotion
The Body Shop Liquid Peels Drops of Youth Full Ingredients
Aqua, Alcohol Denat., Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Carbomer, PPG-26-Buteth-26, Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Quaternium-80, Parfum/Fragrance, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Mel/Honey/Miel, Limonene, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetrimonium Chloride, Benzyl Salicylate, Hexyl Cinnamal, Isopropyl Alcohol, Linalool, Myrciaria Dubia Fruit Extract.
Do you know that feeling when you see something and you instantly need to have it? What am I saying – you’re reading a beauty blog – this probably comes naturally to you. When I saw Poppy Deyes raving about this one, I knew it was something I needed to try. Introducing The Body Shop Drops of Youth Youth Liquid Peel.
The product
Quite a mouthful, this The Body Shop Drops of Youth Youth Liquid Peel. In short, it’s a gentle exfoliant that lifts dead skin and peels impurities from your skin. The gel-to-peel formula is infused with three plant stem cells [edelweiss from the Italian Alps – can you say ‘fancy’?] and promises to leave skin feeling fresh and looking smooth, luminous and youthful.
The review
The Body Shop Drops of Youth Youth Liquid Peel comes in a convenient pump bottle. The products itself looks green but is colourless once applied to the face.
The cool thing about this is that you apply it on a clean face and massage it in – allowing the gel to catch all dead skin and residuals [‘ello, gross] and quickly seeing it transform into little white rolls. It’s fascinating, really. I’ve never seen anything like it.
But does it work? To be honest, I’m a little underwhelmed. Since I’ve read many positive reviews, I thought this would be a miracle worker. I like the special effect, but it’s anything but effective. I do believe that it’s a gentle peel – but it might be too gentle for me. It leaves my skin feeling soft, but not looking smooth/luminous/radiant in any way.
On top of that, this is probably the worst product I’ve ever tried rinse-wise. It just doesn’t come off easily using only water – which is what it says to do. I end up having to follow up with a facial wash and tbh it just stops me from using this product on a regular basis.
What does the body shop liquid peel do?
It exfoliates and helps remove impurities from your skin, lifting dead skin cells. Infused with edelweiss extract, this clever gel-to-peel helps leave skin cleansed and refreshed from the day's grime. Regular use helps see a fresher, smoother and more luminous looking visage.
How do you use the body shop Vitamin C Liquid Peel?
How to use.
Squirt two pumps of our Vitamin C Liquid Peel onto your fingertips and massage into clean, dry skin. ... .
Continue the fun of massaging it in for 20 seconds until soft, squidgy noodles start to form and peel off..
Rinse it all away for the most refreshing feeling. ... .
Pop this on 2-3 times a week for best results..
Do you wash off liquid peel?
Once all the gel has completely noodled, you're ready to rinse off with water. A good wipe with a damp Muslin Cloth will get rid of any remaining residue.