Alpha-H
Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment with 5% Glycolic Acid and Vitamin C
face neck exfoliator
Alpha-H
face neck exfoliator
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Take the skin testLiving up to its name, the Alpha-H Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment With 5% Glycolic Acid + Vitamin C (100ml) brings you a healthy-looking glow and supple skin. This renowned one-step wonder combats the look and feel of dullness, uneven tone and texture, fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation, and impurities. This AHA powerhouse is clinically proven to increase luminosity, improve elasticity, and even tone and texture with glycolic acid. What's more? This super serum is now boosted with brightening Vitamin C and skin-loving silk proteins, licorice root, and pepper tree. Enhanced by its unique low-pH delivery system for maximum efficacy, Liquid Gold stimulates the skin's renewal process for visibly brighter, more radiant skin. You'll be good as gold in no time!
Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment with 5% Glycolic Acid and Vitamin C is a watery-light exfoliator from Alpha-H, a brand based in Australia. The ingredient list runs to 11 ingredients, each broken down in full below.
By its ingredient list the formula reads as very light — essentially a water-and-humectant base with little emollient weight. With almost no emollient load it should absorb quickly and finish close to matte.
Brightening: Moderate. Ingredients that act on uneven tone and post-inflammatory marks, and here that comes from 3-o-ethyl Ascorbic Acid, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract and Glycolic Acid.
Hydration: Moderate. Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin, and here that comes from Hydrolyzed Silk and Alcohol.
Cell renewal: Moderate. Retinoids, acids and enzymes that speed surface turnover, and here that comes from Glycolic Acid.
On richness alone it suits Combination (oily) and Oily skin best, and is the least natural fit for Dry and Combination (dry) skin. Several ingredients carry irritation flags. If your skin is reactive, this is one to patch test carefully or approach slowly.
The formula contributes little or nothing on barrier support, oil control, soothing and firmness signalling. That is not a fault — most products are not meant to do everything — but if one of those is your priority, this is not the product that will address it.
Reading the full list, the formula is fragrance-free, essential-oil-free, paraben-free, silicone-free, microplastic-free and sulfate-free. Those claims come from the ingredient list itself, not from the packaging. It does contain drying alcohol, worth knowing if your skin reacts to any of them.
Use it in the evening. In a routine it goes after cleansing, before serums. Start at once or twice a week and build up only if skin stays comfortable. Wear sunscreen the next morning — fresh exfoliation raises UV sensitivity.
This summary is generated from the product's ingredient list. It is not a review, it is not the brand's own marketing claims, and it does not replace advice from a dermatologist.
Drawn purely from the ingredient list
Scored on how rich or light the formula reads from its INCI order.
Several ingredients here carry irritation flags. If your skin is reactive or you have rosacea, introduce this slowly, or ask a dermatologist first.
Based on the curated benefits documented for this product's ingredients.
Boosts collagen and cell turnover to reduce fine lines and wrinkles
Brightens and balances complexion for a more uniform appearance
Attracts and locks in moisture to keep skin plump and dewy
Fades hyperpigmentation and evens out dark spots over time
Refines texture by gently exfoliating rough, uneven patches
None of the ingredients in this formula are associated with these benefits. This is not unusual, as most products are designed to target a limited number of concerns.
The actives, UV filters and benefit-carrying ingredients in this formula, in the order they are listed.
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Acetic acid, hydroxy-
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Protein hydrolyzates, silk
5th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is the organic compound.
9th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Ethanol
10th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract is the extract of the fruit and leaves of Tasmannia lanceolata, Winteraceae.
Each axis is scored from the ingredients present and how high up the list they sit.
Ingredients that pull and hold water in the upper layers of skin
Lipids and repair signals that support skin barrier integrity
Ingredients that mop up free radicals from UV and pollution
Ingredients that moderate sebum or absorb shine
Ingredients that act on uneven tone and post-inflammatory marks
Ingredients aimed at visible redness and reactivity
Retinoids, acids and enzymes that speed surface turnover
Peptides and growth factors that signal for collagen support
"Active" here means an ingredient carrying a recorded active type or a recognised UV filter.
Solvents, emollients, texture agents and preservatives — the formula that carries the actives.
Read from the full ingredient list. A brand's own claim may differ.
Alcohol Denat., Alcohol
Hydrolyzed Silk
Judged by the same curated rules our routine checker uses. It reads the ingredients, not the label.
Best kept to separate routines — one in the morning, one at night, or on alternate days.
Can be layered, but the combination raises the irritation risk. Go slowly.
Can be layered, but the combination raises the irritation risk. Go slowly.
Can be layered, but the combination raises the irritation risk. Go slowly.
Can be layered, but the combination raises the irritation risk. Go slowly.
Can be layered, but the combination raises the irritation risk. Go slowly.
This product is the "Exfoliate" step.
Flags to check, not verdicts. None of this is medical advice — if you are pregnant, breastfeeding or treating a skin condition, ask a doctor.
Most ingredients do more than one job, so these counts add up to more than the 11 ingredients on the label.
Keeps the product free of microbial growth
Dissolves and carries everything else
Changes how skin behaves rather than how it feels
Softens and smooths by filling gaps between skin cells
Sets the acidity the formula needs to work
Botanical material, usually for antioxidants or scent
Sets the thickness, spread and stability of the formula
Neutralises free radicals from UV and pollution
Calms visible redness and irritation
Draws water into the upper layers of skin
Every ingredient on the label, in order, with what it does and roughly how much of it is likely to be there.
1st on the list, which puts it at an estimated 30–80% of the formula.
Water
2nd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Alcohol Denat. is ethyl alcohol that is denatured with one or more denaturing agents in accordance with the national legislation of each European Community (EU) country.
3rd on the list, which puts it at an estimated 5–20% of the formula.
Acetic acid, hydroxy-
4th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
Protein hydrolyzates, silk
5th on the list, which puts it at an estimated 2–10% of the formula.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is the organic compound.
6th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
2-Phenoxyethanol
7th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Octane-1,2-diol
8th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Potassium hydroxide
9th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Ethanol
10th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract is the extract of the fruit and leaves of Tasmannia lanceolata, Winteraceae.
11th on the list, below the 1% line — present at under 1%, which for most ingredients is the level they work at.
Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract is an extract of the roots of the Licorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra L., Leguminosae
Products in the same category that share this formula's distinguishing ingredients.
The Ordinary
Shares 2 key ingredients with Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment with 5% Glycolic Acid and Vitamin C: Glycolic Acid, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/leaf Extract
BE THE SKIN
Shares 2 key ingredients with Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment with 5% Glycolic Acid and Vitamin C: Alcohol, Glycolic Acid
Alpha-H
Shares 2 key ingredients with Liquid Gold Exfoliating Treatment with 5% Glycolic Acid and Vitamin C: Glycolic Acid, Hydrolyzed Silk
AQUA, ALCOHOL DENAT., GLYCOLIC ACID, HYDROLYZED SILK, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID, PHENOXYETHANOL, CAPRYLYL GLYCOL, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, ALCOHOL, TASMANNIA LANCEOLATA FRUIT/LEAF EXTRACT, GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA ROOT EXTRACT.
GLYCOLIC ACID, 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID.
Apply to cleansed skin up to three nights per week. Introduce gradually. Moisten cotton pad with solution and apply to face, neck and décolletage. For an intensive treatment do not follow with a moisturiser or serum.
Judged on how rich the formula reads from its ingredient list, it suits Combination (oily), Oily skin best. It is the least natural fit for Dry, Combination (dry) skin.
Some ingredients here carry irritation flags, so sensitive skin should patch test on the jawline for a few days before applying it to the whole face.
No ingredient in this formula is a recognised food source for malassezia, the yeast behind fungal acne.
Nothing in this formula is on the standard pregnancy-caution list. That is not medical clearance — check anything you use daily with your doctor or midwife.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is fragrance-free.
Yes — it contains Alcohol Denat., Alcohol.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is silicone-free.
No. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is essential-oil-free.
Yes. Reading the full ingredient list, this formula is paraben-free.
It layers well with Azelaic acid, Copper peptides, Bakuchiol, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic acid, Ceramides. Take more care combining it with Retinoids (retinol, retinal), Vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), AHAs (glycolic, lactic), BHA (salicylic acid), PHAs (gluconolactone), Benzoyl peroxide — use them in separate routines or on alternate days.
Use it in the evening, after cleansing, before serums.
It lists 11 ingredients, of which 2 are recorded as actives.
Alpha-H, a brand based in Australia.
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