Murad Rejuvenating AHA Hand Cream combines the skin tone-improving alpha hydroxy acid glycolic acid in a pH-correct formula that allows it to exfoliate while offering smoothing moisture to dry hands. Those are the highlights, and they're balanced out by some low points that make this hand cream difficult to recommend.
If you're wondering how much glycolic acid this hand cream contains, so were we! We contacted Murad and were told that the information is proprietary. Although we can respect that response, the research about glycolic acid's concentration to benefit skin is really clear, so we feel strongly consumers deserve to know if the product they're considering contains an effective amount or not.
Based on the ingredient list and our knowledge of skincare formulas, we suspect this hand cream contains between 3-5% glycolic acid. This range coupled with the pH of 3.8 means you can count on skin-smoothing, texture-enhancing exfoliation to occur, and this ably moisturizes hands without feeling too slick or greasy (but do keep in mind that without sunscreen this isn't a good hand cream choice for daytime use).
Murad peppered this hand cream with some intriguing antioxidants such as Tremella fuciformis, a type of mushroom that's a natural source of catechins, powerful antioxidants also prevalent in green tea.
On the downside, this hand cream contains only a small amount of innovative hydrating ingredients like trehalose and amino acids. Still, the core ingredients do a good job of softening dry hands.
We wish this hand cream didn't contain fragrance and fragrant sandalwood extract. Although these scents might please your nose, fragrance doesn't help skin—it can be a source of irritation which is why we prefer hand creams that are fragrance free
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