PRODUCT REVIEW: SUNDAY RILEY GOOD GENES LACTIC ACID TREATMENT – BEST ACID BRIGHTENING SERUM
SUNDAY RILEY | GOOD GENES ALL-IN-ONE LACTIC ACID TREATMENT
First, let me say that this stuff isn’t cheap! At $85 for 1 oz. (30mL), I had high expectations for the Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment.
Like anyone else.
What was I expecting? A solid exfoliating effect, minimal irritation.
I really pushed the envelope to start, using Good Genes nightly for three straight nights. I gotta say I was surprised that I saw no irritation on any of the following mornings. I dialed it back anyway to every other night.
Why? Because I don’t believe skin needs or can often tolerate daily exfoliation. In fact, our skin doesn’t need us to do anything when it comes to exfoliation. Hydration, sure. Cleansing, sure. But exfoliation? Nah, skin is good.
In fact, every skin cell originating in the lower levels of the skin rises to the surface within 28 days where it’s freed from the body like pollen cast into the wind from a wild poppy.
That said, gentle exfoliation like the kind that Sunday Riley’s Good Genes Lactic Acid — one of the best exfoliating serums I’ve tried –– helps to speed up that process, leaving the complexion free of dead skin so it glows. I get a bit of that glow I was expecting with this stuff, yet without the irritation common to acid treatments.
I think the reason for that more gentle effect is the product’s blend of soothing ferments and healing aloe and arnica. All of these at higher concentrations than the Lactic Acid itself.
Not that it’s such an exact science, but Sunday Riley has clearly the right balance. What makes it iconic? Well, it’s gentle, yet effective, has a great name (hah!) and is a whole sensorial experience. It smells great! (Maybe as a result of the Lemongrass Extract.) Plus, I gotta admit that it’s priced like it’s iconic.
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The Ingredient List of the the Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Treatment:
so|h, Blue Agave Extract, Lady’S Slipper Orchid Extract, Opuntia Tuna Fruit, Cactus Extract, Aloe Leaf Extract so|emo|h, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae (Yeast) Extract h, Lactic Acid 
exf|h|buff, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride emo, Butylene Glycol h|solv|vc 0 1, Squalane sii|emo 0 1, Cyclomethicone emo|h|solv|vc 0 0, Dimethicone emo 0 1, PPG-12/Smdi Copolymer emo, Stearic Acid emo|vc 0 2-3, Cetearyl Alcohol emo|vc|emu|surf 1 2, Ceteareth 20 emu|surf 3 2, Glyceryl Stearate emo|emu 0 1-2, PEG-100 Stearate surf|emu 0 0, Arnica Extract 
, PEG-75 Meadowsol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract so|sb, Lemongrass Extract so, Triethanolamine buff 0 2, Xanthan Gum vc|emu|surf, Phenoxyethanol pres, Steareth-20 emu|surf 1 2, Dmdm Hydantoin pres
