Put this on in the morning and your makeup will pill like old cheese. Plus you’ll look weirdly shiny by noon — not in a cute way.
The 20% acid blend needs darkness to work. Sunlight + this = irritated skin within hours. It’s not a suggestion.
It’s Olehenriksen‘s Dewtopia 20% Acid Night Treatment — $54 for 1 oz. The claim: resurface and plump overnight without the sting most acids bring.
20% Acid Complex
A blend of AHAs + PHAs — strong enough to work, gentle enough you won’t cry.
Squalane Base
So it doesn’t feel like you’re rubbing sandpaper on your face. Actually moisturizing.
Night-Only Formula
Contains no SPF. No photosensitizers. Designed to be washed off in the AM.
Three acids + one hydrator. That’s it. No 50-ingredient list to impress you. The lactic acid does the heavy lifting — glycolic is there to speed things up, and PHA keeps irritation low.
- Lactic Acid: Smooths texture without the burn of straight glycolic
- Glycolic Acid: Penetrates deeper for fine lines
- PHA: Gentle exfoliation for sensitive zones
- Squalane: Locks moisture so you don’t wake up flaky
It’s a gel-cream. Absorbs in 15 seconds flat — no sticky residue. Smells faintly like cucumber, not like a chemistry lab.
Week two my chin peeled. Not dramatically — just enough to remind me this is real acid. But by week three? Skin looked like I’d used a filter.
My pores are visibly smaller. Like, I stopped checking them in bathroom lighting. But my dark circles? Same as before. This won’t fix everything.
Use it at night, keep sunscreen on standby, and don’t expect overnight miracles. But by week three? You’ll see it.