You Don’t Have to Give Up Glycolic Acid This Summer

There’s one simple shift that lets you keep exfoliating all season without worrying about the sun.

If you’ve been quietly wondering whether you need to pause your glycolic acid until fall, you’re not overreacting. Acids do make skin more reactive to sun, and that’s a real thing worth respecting, not ignoring. But giving up an active you’ve built a routine around, and seen results from, isn’t actually the fix. The fix is smaller than that. It comes down to when you use it and what you put on the next morning. Once that shift is in place, glycolic acid can stay exactly where it’s always been, part of your routine, all summer long. Reviva Labs has worked with glycolic acid for over 50 years, so this isn’t a workaround we’re guessing at, it’s how the ingredient has always been meant to be used. Here’s what that looks like with our Glycolic Acid Facial Cleanser, Toner, and Creme.