Tata Harper Resurfacing Serum | Review #TataHarper

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Tata Harper Resurfacing Serum is an ultra-effective exfoliating serum that gently exfoliates dead skin cells, with a blend of Alpha Hydroxy and Beta Hydroxy Acids, to reveal healthy luminous skin. Unlike many AHA and BHA skin treatments, that can have a tendency to dry skin, Tata Harper has formulated this special serum to hydrate and condition the skin without compromising its ability to exfoliate dead skin.

Tomato Carotenoids, which are found in this serum and are known to absorb UVA and UVB, when exposed to sunlight, are not a replacement for a high SPF sunscreen. Whenever one exfoliates the skin, it is imperative to give the skin extra UV protection, and I therefore never leave the house with anything lower than an SPF30. Additionally, since this is a resurfacing serum that exfoliates dead skin cells, it really should be used alone, and not in conjunction with other products known to exfoliate (i.e. exfoliating scrubs, exfoliating pads, peels, exfoliating serums, retinoids and retinol-based products etc.). Not only does the Tata Harper Resurfacing Serum, which is based upon her wildly popular Resurfacing Mask, exfoliate the skin with impressive efficacy, but it does so efficiently and quickly. I saw a brightening effect after only a couple of uses.

I have neither experienced redness, nor peeling, and my normal/combination skin has never felt irritated or sensitive after use. Furthermore, I don't feel any discomfort or tingling. I should note, however, that I exfoliate regularly and generally do not see the obvious signs, such as peeling or flaking skin, after use. If you don't exfoliate often, you will likely experience dead cells pilling and rolling off of the skin as you massage in the serum. I patch tested it on a spot on my hand where I had not exfoliated in a while, and I was able to get the dead skin cells to ball up.

The serum boasts a lightweight and fast-absorbing texture that hydrates, brightens and leaves skin unbelievably soft, smooth and unmistakably luminous. I use it either day and night, or at night, and I am quite impressed by my results. Like other Tata Harper products, this has an earthy aroma that I find quite pleasant, but it is neither overpowering, nor does it linger.

According to Tata Harper,

Born from our fan favorite Resurfacing Mask, this serum gives your daily dose of glow. Made with a special blend of AHAs, BHAs and antioxidants, this formula gives you bright, healthy-looking skin. AHAs provide gentle chemical exfoliation on the surface of the skin to slough off dead skin cells to help retexturize skin and even skin tone, BHAs provide gentle chemical exfoliation that fights through oil and buildup to help clean, clear and minimize the look of pores and improve overall skin clarity. Natural antioxidants help fight the damaging effects of free radicals from daily pollution that diminish your glow and can make you look older than you are. Skin quenchers provide an instant surge of moisture to restore softness and smoothness and keep skin hydrated without leaving an oily residue.

Directions: Massage one to two pumps onto face and neck. Follow with eye treatment. Use AM and PM.

Precautions: Avoid direct contact with eyes. Sunburn alert: this product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin’s sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear protective clothes, and limit sun exposure after using this product for a week afterwards.

Select ingredients and Their Attributes:

• Tomato Carotenoids: Absorb UVA and UVB and, when exposed to sunlight, they emit a green light that immediately cancels out redness to make skin look lighter and brighter; Israel-grown tomatoes.

• Kakadu Plum: Enhances radiance and luminosity to brighten the overall look of skin; helps fight the damaging effects of free radicals that can diminish glow and make you look older than you are; Australian superfruit is a naturally powerful antioxidant and is known to be the world’s highest source of fruit-based vitamin C (100 times more than orange).

• Squalane: Conditions skin to restore softness and smoothness and helps keep your skin hydrated without leaving an oily residue; derived from olives.

Ingredients: Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Juice*, Propanediol, Aqua/Water/Eau, Silybum Marianum Ethyl Ester, Galactoarabinan, Glycerin, Salix Alba (Willow) Bark Extract, Cetearyl Olivate, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Squalane, Sorbitan Olivate, Cupuacu Butter Glycerides, Isopropyl Shea Butterate, Lactobacillus Ferment, Leuconostoc Ferment Filtrate, Solanum Lycopersicum (Tomato) Fruit Extract, L (+) Lactic Acid, Vaccinium Myrtillus Fruit/Leaf Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Acer Saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Citric Acid, Terminalia Ferdinandiana Fruit Extract, Lithospermum Erythrorhizon Root Extract, Hippophae Rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn) Oil*, Plukenetia Volubilis Seed Oil*, Saccharide Isomerate, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit/Leaf Extract, Arnica Montana (Arnica) Extract*, Borago Officinalis (Borage) Leaf Extract*, Calendula Officinalis (Calendula) Flower Extract*, Medicago Sativa (Alfalfa) Extract*, Spiraea Ulmaria (Meadowsweet) Extract*, Sambucus Nigra Fruit Extract, Olea Europaea (Olive) Oil*, Tocopherol, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cetyl Palmitate, Sorbitan Palmitate, Sclerotium Gum, Aroma**, Sodium Phytate, Sodium Citrate, Mica, Alcohol, CI 77891, CI 77491, Citral, Limonene, Linalool, Geraniol, Benzyl Benzoate.

Overall Assessment: I am so happy that I bought this exfoliating serum, and like most of the Tata Harper purchases that I have made, this one will also likely result in a repurchase.

$92.00 for 1 oz. from Tata Harper, Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Credo Beauty, Cult Beauty (Affiliate Links).

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