PSA - LIQUID CLARITY BHA & Bakuchiol Blemish Recovery Booster | Zinc PCA, Willow Bark, Black Cumin Oil | Suitable For All Skin Types (15 ml | 0.5 oz)

This serum has been such a nice addition! I love the texture, the combination of ingredients, and the results. I use Tretinoin at night but I'm still struggling with milia and some hormonal breakouts. I really like how soothing this serum is while also still being effective. The addition of bakuchiol is a fantastic bonus. The serum does have an interesting smell, but for the benefits I can ignore that. I really like pairing this serum with the PSA Silver Lining Cream. I've tried a few products from the PSA line by Allies of Skin and I'm so impressed with the ingredients lists and formulations. My skin is combo leaning dry and more sensitive with the Tretinoin use.

I really love this product. It really helps calm my skin and have been using it morning and night. I’ve seen in the past two weeks a reduction is red marks from past acne. Only complaint is the bottle, while I looks really cute the pump doesn’t always work.

I would have liked it if it didn’t have broken hard little pieces of plastic in it. I couldn’t get product to come out so I took the lid off to see if I could and little hard pieces of what I assume was plastic was all in it. Not a few pieces but a lot!

PSA, which stands for Purposeful Skincare by Allies, is Allies of Skin's new, lower-cost skincare line, with each product designed to tackle a specific skin issue.This Clarity Booster uses Retinol alternative Bakuchiol along with BHA, Zinc, Willow Bark Extract and Licorice Root to treat blemish-prone skin, both to prevent future breakouts and smooth evidence of older outbreaks. It's designed to reduce the appearance of pores, smooth skin and fade discoloration. It also contains Hyaluronic Acid, Lecithin Phospholipids, and Bisabolol to help hydrate and soothe skin and prevent redness and flakey from over-drying.It's a nice combo for those with occasional hormonal breakouts or sensitive skin that also gets blemishes. Not too harsh, yet still effective this is great for a teen or young adult, or during the times of months most women continue to have breakouts.It only takes a few drops, and this should be applied to bare skin (or after toning), like a serum. It also can be combined with other serums or daily creams to create a skin cocktail of sorts, to add a "blemish-busting boost" to other products.Like other Allies products, the PSA website provides an FAQ for each product about which other products it works well with and how to use them, while warning of potential interactions. Since cost is one of the biggest dings against Allies, otherwise one of my favorite lines, really look forward to further exploring this new lower-cost branch.Full ingredient list from the PSA/Allies website: Aqua (Water), Propanediol, Glycerin, Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Salicylic Acid, Zinc PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Nigella Sativa Seed Oil, Bakuchiol, Salix Alba Bark Extract, Dimethyl Isosorbide, Leuconostoc/Radish Root Ferment Filtrate, Cetearyl Isononanoate, Glycol Distearate, Caprylyl Glycol, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Allantoin, Bisabolol, Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Hyaluronic Acid, Sclerotium Gum, Sodium Gluconate, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol.

I have acne-prone skin that's been sensitized from prescription tretinoin. I need skincare that's hydrating, non-irritating, soothing, and EFFECTIVE. I like that this is packaged in an opaque bottle to keep the ingredients from light degradation, and the pump is not only convenient, but sanitary. Nothing is more disturbing than being expected to repeatedly expose great ingredients to light and air, and bacteria from repeatedly dipping fingers into a jar. None of the PSA products I've tried have this issue. The formula contains salicylic acid, a BHA, which is oil soluble. This means it breaks up excess oil, but can also penetrate into the pores- this in turn leads to clearer pores, and allows better penetration of other ingredients. BHA also acts as a light exfoliant. Zinc is a great anti-inflammatory, and also helps lock in moisture. The addition of glycerin, tocopherol acetate (vitamin E), and natural oils helps the skin stay hydrated. The serum is kind of like a lotion, it has very light, fresh smell that dissipates quickly. It goes on easily, absorbs quickly, and works well with other products. The best part is the reasonable mid-range price point for a well-formulated product.

I love using this blemish recovery serum so much that one bottle last me less than a month because it was a little bit small. But it is some very good stuff very potent and healthy to use. I have oily acnegenic skin, and the sermon was honestly one of my favorite sermons I’ve ever used. I was sad to see the bottle run out. I liked that it was made with completely pure ingredients. I also really love that the bottle came in glass and has a screw top lid. I like that I could pour another sermon side of it Because I just really enjoyed the bottle and how small it is. I like that it’s great for traveling in a carry-on bag. It did really help with my acne and balancing my skin before applying moisturizers.

I use some sort of exfoliate every night-- sometimes this one or another product. If my skin is looking dull at night, using this product seems to work pretty well. In the morning, my skin looks refreshed and much better.It is pretty gentle, but I can still start peeling and itching if I use it too often. I wind up using this one for a few days and then have to skip a few days, and start again.I do like how this absorbs into my skin quickly-- I can layer whatever else I'm using only a minute or so later.Recommended.