The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture

Editor's Take

At this price, 10% lactic acid with cross-linked HA and Tasmanian pepperberry punches above the exfoliating-serum shelf without pretending potency is painless.

Four-pillar formula scores

• Performance: 8.8 / 10
• Innovative Ingredients: 7.2 / 10
• Clean Standards: 8.0 / 10
• Formula Sustainability: 9.1 / 10

The Verdict

The 10% lactic acid has enough muscle to visibly smooth rough texture, while cross-linked hyaluronic acid keeps the treatment from feeling needlessly austere. Tasmanian pepperberry is a sensible irritation buffer, though it cannot make a high-strength acid universally gentle. Most of the formula is low-persistence and readily biodegradable, but Isoceteth-20 keeps it outside stricter clean standards and COSMOS certification. For affordable, serious exfoliation, this remains a benchmark.

Is The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture clean?

DARE scores The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture by The Ordinary 8.0 / 10 on Clean Standards, the human-health pillar of the Formulation Architecture Model™. That reading comes from the published INCI list read as a system — preservative, fragrance and surfactant choices in context — not from flagging single ingredients in isolation.

What are the key ingredients in The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture?

The formula leads with Aqua, Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Hydroxide. DARE reads the full INCI list below in order, so position and pairing shape how each ingredient contributes under Performance and Innovative Ingredients.

How does DARE score The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture?

Under the Formulation Architecture Model™, The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA 2% High-Strength Exfoliating Serum for Uneven Texture by The Ordinary scores Performance 8.8 / 10, Clean Standards 8.0 / 10, Innovative Ingredients 7.2 / 10, and Formula Sustainability 9.1 / 10. Each pillar is scored from the finished formula rather than from isolated ingredient flags.

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Full INCI list

Aqua (water), Lactic Acid, Glycerin, Pentylene Glycol, Propanediol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium Hyaluronate Crosspolymer, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/leaf Extract, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Isoceteth-20, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Ethylhexylglycerin, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol.