Last summer I heard about SR Skincare and decided to try a few products. This review is based on my opinions of this purchase. They appear to have revamped the website recently so not all of this may effect your future purchases.

I bought the Lumineux moisturiser, Alpha Bright toner (no longer available it seems), Salicylic acid peel and Mandelic acid peel.

First Impressions

Not all products had full (or even partial) ingredients lists on the site. This is a big factor for me but I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt. All the products I wanted had ingredients listed so I went ahead with my purchase.

Their Facebook page was mainly just posts with updates on shipping delays due to supplies being slow to arrive. This didn’t particularly bother me as I wasn’t in a rush but I can see why it would affect whether others purchased.

The packaging is very cheap looking which is actually something they boast

Our emphasis is on the quality of the products – not the packaging as we feel that the customer would rather have great skin care without spending on fancy packaging!

Saving money in this way is a great idea, and they also have the option to upgrade to nicer packaging. I was completely on board with this strategy but in hindsight I think I’d prefer nicer containers that guaranteed product longevity.

Something that really annoyed me was that when I received my order the majority of products didn’t have ingredients lists on them. It would be such a simple thing to add and it’s definitely affected my opinion of the brand.

I got the toner because my skin seems to be sensitive to Glycolic acid but loves Salicylic acid. As this is sort of in between (whilst still being an AHA) I was excited to try this. Some of the other ingredients (namely Mandelic acid and liquorice root) were also a selling point due to their ability to help prevent and lighten and brighten blemishes and pigmentation.

However, I didn’t find it did much (if anything) and after only a couple of months it went yellow. I am assuming this was oxidation due to either poor formulation or the packaging. I am going to chuck this in the bin and not look back.

This moisturiser… Wow. I’ve never experienced anything like this.

Ingredients galore

Water, Niacinamide, Glycerine, Apricot Kernel Oil, Methylpropanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenylpropanol, Safflower Oil, Hazelnut Oil, N-acetyl Glucosamine, Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Cetearyl Alcohol and Polysorbate 60, Hyaluronic Acid Solution, Water & Vaccinium myrtillus Fruit Extract & Saccharum officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract & Acer saccharum (Sugar Maple) Extract & Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract & Citrus limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Cetyl Esters, Lysolecithin (and) Sclerotium Gum (and) Xanthan Gum (and) Pullulan, Sodium Acrylates Copolymer (and) Lecithin, Phenethyl Alcohol, Sweet Orange Oil.

The Niacinamide and Hyaluronic acid are why I was so keen to try this moisturiser. But when you touch it with your finger it feels watery, even though it’s pretty solid for a moisturiser. It does not apply well at all. When I rub, it just buffs round my finger and moves round my skin. I was looking forward to using this as a daily moisturiser but I didn’t want to put it on my face. I almost feels waxy but I can’t work out what ingredient(s) would make it feel so strange.

I gave it to my boyfriend when he ran out of his own moisturiser and he asked why it felt so weird and why it smelt so horrible. It has that slightly acidic vinegar-esque scent which does fade after a while but… No. I will probably use this on my legs after I epilate to help prevent ingrown hairs but there’s no way it’s going on anyone’s face in my house!

The peels are good. The Salicylic is blindingly full of alcohol which makes it difficult to apply without my eyes and nose stinging from the fumes but it’s very effective. I’m not using it at the moment but it’s great for blemishes – I spot treat any new spots or cysts with this daily until they whither away! However as expected it’s very drying so make sure you test patch before use and be prepared to lather on the moisturiser in the following days. I’ve noticed since my purchase they’ve switched from Alcohol Denat. to Isopropyl.

Salicylic Acid, Isopropyl Alcohol, Glycerine, Propylene Glycol, TEA.

The Mandelic peel seemed to be good for evening my skin tone but I think it also broke me out. AHAs and I have a very love/hate relationship. I may try this again once I have a solid skincare routine that I can rely on.

Mandelic Acid, Malic Acid, Glycerine, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Sodium Hydroxide

The neutralising gel is the only redeeming packaging – a nice, hygienic, airless pump. These are given with the peels for free, which I was thankful for as it meant I didn’t need to make my own.

Water, Panthenol, Allantoin, Hydroxyethyl Cellulose, Sodium Hydroxide, EDTA

It feels very cool and soothing when you apply it and I will keep these to use with future peels that don’t provide their own.

Final Thoughts

On their About Us section they write

We manufacture all the products on sale here and we insist on using natural ingredients. Our aim is to use organic or Ecocert approved ingredients wherever possible. We do not use synthetic ingredients in our lotions, serums, and cream bases. We avoid mineral oils and silicones preferring to use natural plant oils and esters. We do not use artificial preservatives, fragrances, or colorings in any of our products and you will never see parabens in any of our ingredients listings

I don’t personally see this as a positive as I haven’t jumped on the all-natural bandwagon but I don’t see any harm in it. However, perhaps if more preservatives were included I would have been able to use the toner.

I’m not too sure what qualifications or experience the owners of SR Skincare have but overall they seem to know their stuff. The pH seems to be as required for their products and they have some great actives available. I am glad that their website has been updated as it really needed refining to showcase what they have to offer and possible reformulation is sorely needed for the moisturiser. The Alpha Bright toner looks like it has been discontinued but a gel is now available in its place.

I don’t think I’d order again but it’s only because there are so many more brands to try and none of these won HG status for me.

If you’ve tried SR Skincare I’d love to hear your thoughts on it too – please feel free to leave a comment.

Thanks for reading,

Daisy