Beauty Expert? Let's see about that | BALEA SKINCARE - REVIEW +DEMO

[@ArbuzoweMango]

Thank you for your honest review. I love the Liquid Peeling cleanser. Here in Poland it's almost 4 times cheaper than Paula's Choice and works just as good. Peeling Cleanser also made me break out. Keep up the good content 😊

[@angheladrian5766]

Thx for your honest review I bought some products from Balea Now i know that i don t regret buying it

[@KarlaVonSchwarz]

Also the Ceramide Serum and Peptide Day Cream (which I use at night) are superstars for the skin barrier if mixed with for example Uriag Cica Daily serum, or Vichy 89 Mineral Probiotic Fraction or the more affordable G&G Stress Less serum which is very good for barrier support and skin recovery. The ingredients and order of composition of the peptide cream are superb if we look at the cosmetology-dermatology-chemistry level. The selection of peptides is excellent, with some probiotics, prebiotics and other interesting ingredients. No HA which is often irritable these days if it's low or mid-low elemental weight. Both Retinol serum options disappointed me in every way and I only used it just a couple of times. The one that contains Bakuchiol is not pure retinol but retinyl palmitate which needs one step to become retinol and plus two more steps to convert into retinoic acid in our dermis to boost collagen production. There is a "catch" - the more conversions, the more risk of irritation, even with such low concentrations. Hyaluronic serum is ok, but I prefer one with a lighter texture, in a glass bottle with more types of HA, because molecular weight is important to me.

[@madeupmesearch]

Thanks for the insights. I don't have any experience with Vichy or Uriage yet so I can't really talk on those but I checked the ingredients and they seem like something I might put onto my list and look into. Honestly the retinol products are kind of hit and miss for me when it comes to these more affordable alternatives. As you mentioned, the ingredients are not that effective + the possible added irritation due to the transformations is there but with these products I feel like I had the other experience. By that I mean that they seem almost too diluted so they are certainly not as effective as my Geek & Gorgeous serum but in my personal experience not irritating at all. It's interesting how much is the HA sensitivity coming up recently, I never had problems with any molecular sizes but I certainly have friends who had weird reactions to products and it turned out to be HA. I like that there's more variety in hydrating products now so you can just skip HA altogether if it's causing issues. I don't think that was really an option a couple years back when HA was literally everywhere. But yeah, as I try to mention as often as possible that I'm not a cosmetic chemist or an esthetician so these reviews are just my observations and experiences + some basic level research to give people an idea about the products. I sure hope that if someone's looking to buy a product with any type of retinol they do their own deep dive or consult a specialist.

[@lukaslukasmarko9885]

tysm, one question about the bha peeling, do i use it after cleansing or before, or js after my whole routine? do i have to wash it off orrrr...

[@madeupmesearch]

I use it after cleansing as if it was a toner basically :) It's not meant to be washed off as far as I know

[@Blessingele640]

Thank you so much ❤️