Sunday, July 24, 2022

Naturopathica Sweet Cherry Brightening Enzyme Peel Review

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Not Sponsored: I've been reviewing products from skincare brand Naturopathica. I've tried products from their Chill Chocolate Vine, Marshmallow and Sweet Cherry Skincare Collections (all reviews are linked below). The last product I have for review for you today, is Naturopathica's Sweet Cherry Brightening Enzyme Peel (Terrain, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus). This brightening enzyme peel is part of the Sweet Cherry Reveal Set. This is an exfoliating peel that helps brighten, even skintone and smooth sun-damaged skin. This peel contains sweet cherry puree (rich in antioxidants and vitamins to help nourish the skin), lactic acid (at 5% concentration, our lactic acid solution helps lighten darkened areas for a brighter, more even skin tone) and bromelain (derived from pineapple, this enzyme is known to digest dead surface proteins for gentle, non-invasive smoothing). To me, this peel has a sour smell. It wasn't that appealing to me. You are to mist your face before application or apply in the shower for 3-5 minutes so the steam can activate the cherry enzymes. It spreads thinly on your face. You can see it on my skin in the picture below. After using this peel, my skin felt very dry. I already have super dry skin and this just made it feel drier. But usually brightening products and peels do not work for me. I will let you know what brands do work great for dry, sensitive and reactive skin in a minute. So, I would caution anyone with those issues about using this peel. I think this would work best on oily and combination skin types best. My skin didn't look any better afterwards, nor did it feel softer. For exfoliation, let me suggest Dr. Dennis Gross Ultra Gentle Daily Peel and Sunday Riley Good Genes. For dark areas and fine lines, I like Mad Hippie Vitamin A Serum. For all my skincare favorites, read this post. I hope these reviews help.