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These pads have some of the ingredients I love - Niacinamide, Azelaic Acid, Glycolic Acid, and Salicylic Acid. It claims to help with acne and dark spots, both of which are an issue for me. So, I was excited to give these a try!?Comes in a basic jar with a twist off top. The jar didn’t have a safety seal, which surprised me. I guess they felt since it came in an outer product box, a safety seal wasn’t necessary? But, I would expect it to have a safety seal, especially at this price point. I was also surprised because the jar looked half empty! There was 30 pads, but why use such a big jar when it’s only half filled? It’s weird!?Pads are pretty thin, which can make it hard to get just 1. It’s easy to accidentally grab 2 or 3. I definitely recommend making sure you only have 1 so you’re not wasting them! They have a quilted kind of pattern, which seems to provide a slight exfoliating effect. It doesn’t feel rough at all. The pads are moist enough, but there isn’t much product in the bottom, so I really hope these don’t dry out before I get a chance to use them all! I’ve had that happen in the past with other pads that just didn’t have enough product in the jar.?For use it says to leave on for 10-15 minutes and then rinse off with tepid water and wash cloth. If you’re u have sensitive skin or during dry cool weather, leave it on for 3-5 minutes instead. After use, follow up with a moisturizer. Wait 2 days between each use. Once your skin gets used to the product, you can increase frequency.?The product on the pads has a serum type consistency, but does feel slightly oily. I liked it though. It provided a nice slip to move the pad around on my face and felt moisturizing. It didn’t leave my skin feeling oily at all.?I have normal to dry skin, more on the dry side with some extremely dry areas. I don’t have sensitive skin at all. So, I decided to leave it on for the 10-15 minutes, depending how it felt as I was waiting. Initially I could feel a slight tingling. At around the 6 minute mark, I could definitely tell it was working and started to reconsider the 10-15 minutes wait time! It wasn’t uncomfortable at all, but I didn’t want to irritate my skin either. So, at that point it had been about 8 minutes and I rinsed it off. My skin didn’t look red or irritated at all. It felt nice and smooth. I applied a moisturizer and went to bed. The next morning my skin felt so soft and smooth and looked brighter! I waited the 2 days and then used it again, this time keeping it on for the full 10 minutes. I’m not sure if I’ll move up to the 15 minutes or if I’ll just use the pads every other day instead. But, for now, I’ve been liking using a pad every 2 days and keeping it in for 10 minutes.?FINAL THOUGHTSI like products where I can actually FEEL them doing their thing! With skin care, it takes time to really see results. But, it’s hard to wait for that because most of the time you don’t physically feel the skin care working. So when I use products where I do feel it working I’m excited to see what the results are! I can really feel these pads working! I can see and feel how soft and smooth my skin feels! They don’t dry out or irritate my skin at all. A lot of pads like these can make my skin feel dry and stripped, but these pads don’t. My skin feels moisturized, soft, and smooth and looks brighter. I’m excited to see what continued use will do! These are pretty darn expensive, especially for only 30 pads. Since the pads are moist enough, I recommend cutting them in half so you get 60 pads! I did that and I hope that they don’t dry out before I finish them!
