5.0 out of 5 stars Love this !!

S. · October 26, 2024

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5.0 out of 5 stars 10% Azelaic Acid Booster

C. · February 5, 2025

I’ve just started using it, and I’m already noticing positive changes in my skincare. Remember to always test your product on a small spot, like your arm, before applying it to your face. 💪

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great and smells satisfying, but kind of expensive

P. · December 25, 2024

Very effective for redness and great for a gentle (at least as gentle as you can get) chemical exfoliant for acne or hyperpigmentation. It feels pretty great and smells medical/clean/chemically? which I don't know if I'm weird, but I like and doesn't peel unlike many other azelaic acids. Only problem is that you get a very small tube for 40 dollars and while it would be great if you used it for spot treating, if you use it on a lot of the face like me for my T-zone, it is pretty expensive. I used it sparingly (like once a week) and I'm almost out in about 4 months.

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressed

G.a.m.s.I.5.1.t.f.p. · February 20, 2025

I've been dealing with large pores my whole life... I've been using this product for about 3 months and omg I love it! I can see the difference, it definitely works!

5.0 out of 5 stars I’m so glad I found this product. It very slowly transformed my skin in the best way.

N.O. · August 27, 2019

I have acne. It’s mild now. four months ago (and for the last two years before that), my face was a swollen, blotchy mess much of the time.Then I started using this, and I took a photo of my face every day for all that time to see the progress, because here’s the thing about azelaic acid: It can behave like a (safe, non-resistance-forming) antibiotic for your skin, but it is very slow to show results. As I review my photos, I can see that for about two months of using this I didn’t really have a noticeable improvement. But then, after that, I can see a gradual improvement. By month four, my skin is so much better that I don’t think I’ll ever stop using this.No, my skin isn’t perfect. I have redness on my nose that appears to have resulted from acne, and I still get small zits here and there, but my days of deep, swollen, achy, itchy zits that last for weeks are gone. I haven’t had one like that in well, about two or three months.If you’re considering getting this, but you’re put off by the price, I get you. I thought so too. But this bottle lasts about two months if you use it twice a day, because you really don’t use a lot. So it isn’t as bad as it seems.I use this product as the very last in my night time skin routine — and I use it anywhere I can feel I will have a zit, anywhere I have one, and where I’ve recently had one — but I also just put a thin amount in the places I know have a tendency to breakout.I also use it in the morning, but then only a very small amount beneath sunscreen and makeup. It has a tendency to pill unfortunately, so you’ll need to be particularly careful with it. In the daytime use an extra tiny little bit of it. Moisturize the areas it will be on extra, let the moisturizer sink in, apply this, and gently pat products on top, don’t rub. For real, don’t rub or it’ll come right off (you can rub it in when applying it, just not once its been on your skin for more than about a minute).It can be a bit itchy. In my case its really only itchy when its on too thickly. This also gets better over time.I’ve found other spot treatments to be too harsh and drying, and/or not work well. This isn’t the fastest spot treatment, but if you can be patient, this is just awesome.

3.0 out of 5 stars Has Potential…

A.C. · March 17, 2025

I feel like this product has potential. I’ve used it for 3 days and it didn’t break out my skin. However, it made my skin feel like it was burning and it stings. I wanted to wait at least a week to see if the feeling would subside but it’s uncomfortable. I think it may be too strong for my skin.

5.0 out of 5 stars good

a. · March 8, 2025

it's amazing

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good for sensitive skin

C. · December 15, 2024

I gave this product a chance because my skin has done well before using azelaic acid and salicylic acid separately. I tried this product to see if it would help relieve my acne and lighten my PIE but it instead broke me out with large, painful cystic acne. I think the combination of mixing the 2 acids into one product irritated my skin.This reaction was only after one use. I was planning to use it again to see if it subsided, but after reading the reviews on the Paula’s Choice website, it seems like this is a common side effect for some people, and using it repeatedly only makes it worse. I won’t be using it again unfortunately and will go back to using these 2 acids separately.

But so small

V.n. · December 24, 2024

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ممتاز

B. · May 1, 2024

وصلني مغلف ونظيف يعطيكم العافيةاما بخصوص استخدامي للمنتج>ماشفت اي نتيجة رغم اني التزمت وزعلت كثير

Just what my skin needed

A.M. · October 16, 2020

I have oily skin and get hormonal break outs and maskne. I mix this with my moisturizer and it’s honestly helped calm my skin down SO MUCH. I find my complexion has improved too. And I’ve been using it less than a month! Don’t forget to wear sunscreen if you use it in the day like I do!

Completely useless for red spots.

M. · May 8, 2024

I am beyond disappointed by this product. After reading the reviews I expected this to remove red spots/acne marks from my skin. I didn't see any noticeable changes at the start so I waited... and waited... aaaand waited.It has been a month and a half and my skin still looks the same. I paid a ridiculous amount of money for a miniscule fragment of a supposedly effective treatment and let it slide, but enough is enough.I'm never buying this product (or any of Paula's Choice products for that matter) ever again.

I am not glad

H.P.d.f.m.s.a.f.I.w.w.i.f.a.l.t.f.w.t.t.d. · November 15, 2024

I hope I will choose different one