This exfoliating cleanser dissolves pore congestion and promotes skin clarity, effectively priming skin for treatment serums that follows.

Renewal cleanser targets dullness and rough skin texture for a clear and bright complexion. Formulated with Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid, and Mandelic acid, Renewal Cleanser gently smooths away dead skin, improving the appearance of skin tone and texture.

The Renewal cleanser has a thick, gel-like consistency that may vary between batches. This does not affect the quality and efficacy of DermExcel products in any way.

Sizes: 100ml & 175ml

Active ingredients

Full ingredient list

Aqua, Polyethylene Glycol, Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate, Cocoamidopropyl Betaine, Glycolic acid, Salicylic acid, Mandelic acid, Glyceryl Cocoate, Phenoxyethanol & Ethylhexylglycerin, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Disodium EDTA 

• Aging and sun-damaged skin
• Dry and dehydrated skin
• Dull and lifeless skin
• Pigmentation
• Acne
• Keratosis pilaris
• Shaving bumps

Topical salicylic acid is pregnancy-safe, according to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists. It is always advisable to confirm with your healthcare practitioner. 

Resistant skin - able to tolerate the product in its most potent form:

• Use morning and evening.
• Apply on dry skin. You may slightly damp your fingers to help with spreading. If you apply your cleanser to dry skin, you are able to circulate the cleanser over your eyes without burning or stinging. 
• Keep the cleanser on for 3 minutes or longer.
• Remove the cleanser with a clean, lukewarm face cloth or the microfibre face sponge. This will also help to remove excess makeup and loose peeling skin.

Sensitive skin - not able to tolerate the product in its most potent form yet:

• Use only in the evening. Rinse your face with clean water in the morning. If you have loose peeling skin, wipe your face with a lukewarm face cloth or the microfibre face sponge in the morning. That will help to remove this loose dead skin.
• Apply cleanser on wet face. This will help to neutralize the cleanser to decrease the potency. Do not apply over your eyes.
• Keep the cleanser on for 1 minute or shorter.
• Remove the cleanser with a clean, lukewarm face cloth or the microfibre face sponge. This will also help to remove excess makeup and loose peeling skin.

SALICYLIC ACID

Exfoliation: Salicylic acid works by loosening and breaking apart desmosomes (attachments between cells in the outer layers of the skin). This action encourages exfoliation of dead and damaged skin and unclogging of pores.

Blackheads and Whiteheads: Salicylic acid is lipophilic, which means it can penetrate oily skin and clogged pores, resulting in deep cleaning.

Acne and Inflammation: Salicylic acid can reduce sebum secretion, which is another way it can help reduce acne. Salicylic acid reduces inflammation by modulating COX2 gene expression to decrease the formation of pro-inflammatory

GLYCOLIC ACID

Exfoliation: Glycolic acid facilitate progressive weakening of cohesion of the intercellular material of the outermost layers of the skin (stratum corneum), resulting in uniform exfoliation.

Pigmentation: 

• Inducing chemical exfoliation removes dead, damaged, and discolored skin cells from post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation faster. 
• Drive new skin cells to the surface of the face. This spurred cell renewal helps to reveal the healthier, underlying skin, and promotes a more even skin tone overall.
• Suppress melanin formation by inhibiting tyrosinase activity.

Acne:

• Reduce acne-related inflammation.
• Exhibit pH-dependent antibacterial activity against C. acnes. At a pH of 3-3.5 glycolic acid kills C. acnes cells by disrupting bacterial cell membranes.

Aging skin:

• Exfoliate dead skin cells and reveal the newer, brighter layers underneath by acting on the stratum corneum (the outermost layer of skin). Normal, intact stratum corneum consists of tightly packed layers of dead skin cells that are tightly bonded together. Glycolic acid loosens these bonds. With their glue dissolved by glycolic acid, those tough, rough layers of dead skin cells can more easily slough away.
• The small molecular size of glycolic acid allows for deeper penetration in the skin layers where it stimulates fibroblasts to produce increased amounts of collagen. By stimulating collagen production, it helps skin feel firmer and minimizes fine lines and wrinkles.

Click here to be directed to the comprehensive clinical trials page

Receive a free Microfibre Face Sponge with any 175ml DermExcel cleanser.

Click here for more information and usage instructions on the Microfibre Face Sponge.

Normal reactions that may occur include stinging or burning, skin peeling, or skin irritation.

Follow the below guidelines to manage initial irritation reaction:

• Use only in the evening. Rinse your face with clean water in the morning. If you have loose peeling skin, wipe your face with a lukewarm face cloth in the morning, that will help to remove this loose dead skin.
• Apply cleanser on wet face. This will help to decrease the potency. Do not apply over your eyes.
• Keep the cleanser on for shorter periods. Gradually increase the timeframe, as your skin becomes more tolerant.
• Remove the cleanser with a clean, lukewarm face cloth or microfibre face sponge. This will also help to remove excess makeup and loose peeling skin.