Glycolic acid has quickly reached elite tier status in skincare—and The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Toning Solution is at the centre of all the chat. If you don't already know, AHAs (that's ) is known to be brilliant for , excess oil production and enlarged pores thanks to its exfoliating properties, which effectively remove dead skin cells. And The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Toning Solution is one exfoliating that has stolen all of the attention in recent months—but perhaps not for the reasons you may be thinking.
The Ordinary Glycolic Acid Toning Solution has recently gone viral for its multi-purpose abilities that mostly centre around armpits; yes, people have been forgoing their deodorant and picking this up instead to ward off and odour. But does it actually work, and why are people trying it? The first time I saw this trend was, quelle surprise, on TikTok. One user, named @vanilla_swirlxx (whose video now has 1.
1 million likes), said that after starting to use The Ordinary's Glycolic Acid on her armpits, she no longer experienced odour from sweating. She now hasn't worn deodorant in over a year. This is because, she points out, "What it does is it exfoliates your armpits so there's no bacteria.
.. because it's not your sweat that smells.
If your sweat smells it's the bacteria that's making it smell." Another user, stated in her video: "Every time I put this under my arms I never sweat..
. and if I do sweat, there's no odour." Even some dermatologists online have praised the pr.