This is a great product! I only used it once and i immediately saw results. My skin was not as oily the next day and my skin feels so soft. My acne scars were lighter. I will definitely keep on using

I have used this product for years. You get both lightening from hydroquinone & exfoliation from BHA. You do not need to use another exfoliant with this product. I have found the AHA exfoliants are to harsh for my sensitive skin. I am 54 & have great skin for my age, which I attribute liberal use of sunscreen & various Paula's Choice products. Someone mentioned a smell, I have used countless tubes & IMHO there is no scent whatsoever. This keeps the dark spots a bay & exfoliates very well.

Love, love love this product! My fair, dry skin responds extremely well to this BHA GEL. Lightens dark age spots on my face. Also effectively treats areas around my nose and chin to clear up little white bumps ; as well as getting rid of redness and uneven skin tone! Constantly receiving compliments on my beautiful flawless complexion. No one believes me when I tell them that I am 56! Thanks to Paula and her dedicated staff, I no longer have to worry about wearing foundation.

I wanted to like this and I really hoped that it would work for the stubborn acne scars on my extremely pale skin. And it might be an effective product, but the smell of it was so gross that I couldn't keep using it and wait for results.

I love that I can accomplish two steps with one product. I also use the the AHA version of this as well. This product (BHA version) I use for the face and sometimes my back, and the other version for the hands and arms.

I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE This stuff!!!! it's amazing at fading my freckles and balancing out the splotchiness in my skin tone. I use it at night as a night cream/treatment gel. It also tones and tightens my skin. When I get bored with it and decide to try something else I ALWAYS come back to this as my night cream because nothing else compares. AMAZING!!!

I so wanted this product to work as I have some dark spots that have appeared on both sides of my face. I first tried it and broke out. Thinking it was maybe just hormones I left it for a week and tried again, same thing. I love a bunch of Paula's products but sadly this one is not for me.

So I started using Paula's products a few months ago with great success. I have struggled with hormonal acne for a long time and was looking for something that would help get rid of my hyperpigmentation/brown spots. I was very excited to try this product. I have used it twice and my skin has had a horrible reaction. I applied a small amount but still my face ended up looking sun burned. VERY dissapointed. Love her products, BUT NOT THIS ONE

I am a big fan of Paula's effective, affordable products. Unfortunately, this lightening gel didn't work for me. I have generally clear skin, but a bout of hormonal acne left some discoloration on my jawline. I hoped this product would help even my skintone; sadly, it irritated my face and left me looking like a spotty teenager. This is the first time I've had an adverse reaction to a Paula's Choice product. This gel clearly benefits many people, and I'm sorry it does not agree with my skin.

I love this! Even though I am relatively young, I can tell exactly where my skin was exposed to the sun due to darkened and freckled areas. I began using this on my face twice daily to relieve the light freckling across my nose which looks mottled from a distance. I have now been using it where I obviously got burned in my vneck area. Wow! In a week, my skin is lighter and nearly back to its original pale but healthy, natural color. Thank you! Time to try those frecklely arms! So excited

Love this product. People are always complimenting me on how fair and even-toned my complexion is. This got rid of my dry, flaky skin and lightened up my freckles and sun damage. I now need much less foundation as my skin tone is very even. I know it is often recommended to use aha for sun damaged skin but aha always causes me to flake. Even with continued use aha still causes flaking.. but the bha in this product does a great job and no flaking!! Highly recommended!

I've been using this product for years. I have normal to oily combination skin. I like that you get two in one with this treatment, BHA for exfoliating, and hydroquinone for lightening sun induced spots. I use it on my face all over and followed by a lightweight serum and then sunscreen. I have really good skin for my age (54) and this product is one of the reasons why. Do not use it on the skin around your eyes - the skin there is too delicate. I would never be without it.

I've been using this product for 4 months now. I have a patch of melasma on my face from preganancy and I have moderate to severe adult acne. I thought this would be a great combination product, and it has mostly lived up to my expectations. In the first few weeks, my melasma seemed to get darker rather than lighter, but I continued to use the product because the acne improvement was dramatic - best over the counter product I've ever used for acne. After a couple of months the melasma began to improve as well. It is not completely gone yet, but I think it will eventually be eliminated with the continued use of this product. However, I would continue to use this product on the acne results alone. Bottom Line: Dramatic acne improvement, along with much slower dark spot improvement.

I've been using this with the complete Resist Skin Care System, and am very pleased with the results. My pores are noticeably smaller and my skin is clearer. I haven't been using it long enough to have full effect on my few, small discolored spots, but I understand that can take some time. I wanted to address some concerns that have been noted in other reviews. The product does have a smell (from the raw ingredients) but it dissipates quickly and doesn't linger. Personally I don't find it problematic. Others have commented on the product's consistency being too runny or watery and difficult to control the volume when dispensing. To solve this issue I do not remove the foil safety seal, and instead poke a hole in it with a pin. That makes it much easier to control/dispense the amount you want to use. Thanks Paula for a great product!

LOVE love love Paula's choice products. Very disappointed in this one, used for a bit less than a year, then switched to another product, hoping it will work better. If anything, my brown spots just got more pronounced, and I do make sure to wear sunscreen with this. Customer Care Response: Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear results are coming along slowly. You may consult with a dermatologist to see if a higher concentration of hydroquinone would work faster for you. In the meantime we will pass along your comments and feedback to Paula. Please contact customer care with any questions and for help with your routine.

I love waking up in the morning and seeing my skin look healthy and radiant. This product does a great job at reducing pore size and making the skin look youthful. I have only been using it for a week and already see the difference. I need more time to tell the difference in brown spots appearance but I don't have a serious discoloration problem so even a little help is help. I'm going to keep using the product till it's all gone. The two negative qualities: the product is too runny and it's annoying to put it on my fingers before putting it on my face and it smells bad. I know that Paula said that fragrance free products are better for the skin so I'll just suck it up. Another quick point. I have oily skin and use gentle cleanser and still feel skin get tight after using this product. So make sure you use a moisturizer. Customer Care Response: Thank you for your review. We will be sure to pass your comments along to Paula and her Product Development Manager. If you have any questions or concerns please contact customer care, we are always happy to help.

LOVE paula's products and especially this one. Fades sun spots! I wish there was a larger bottle so I could use it on more of my body!

After about a week of using the product I did notice my marks to begin diminishing (only slightly). But after about a month of using the gel consistently it just did not improve my skin and my marks began to show again. After using this product for 3 months it is not as good as I hoped it would. Paula's Choice products work better than anything I have tried before but this BHA gel does not do what is advertised. Customer Care Response: Thank you for taking the time to review this product. We are sorry to hear the product did not produce more favorable results for you personally. While our lighteners do work for many consumers, we understand that each person will respond differently to products and ingredients. If you would like to contact customer care to discuss your skin type and how the product was being used, we are happy to assist you. Additionally, remember that we not only offer products, we also offer thousands of product recommendations in case ours don’t meet your needs. These can be viewed on www.Beautypedia.com. If you have any other concerns, please contact customer care, we are happy to help.

I have a mark on my back from a sunburn and this product did not help lighten it at all. It is exactly the same. I am truly disappointed. I'm a huge paula's choice products user and have been very happy with her products except this one. It didn't even help prevent back breakouts, I actually got a few more spots once I started using this. Wish it could've worked. Customer Care Response: Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you have not noticed better results. The amount of time it will take to see improvement really can vary from person to person and ultimately depends on the extent of the condition or concerns they are trying to address. Some consumers will notice results promptly while others will notice results over a period of time such as months. If this mark is a scar then sadly only cosmetic lasers would provide a noticeable improvement but we may certainly help by analyzing how this product was being used as well as evaluating the rest of your routine to achieve the best results. Please contact customer care so that we may help.

This product is basically unusable. I can live with the smell (oh it's BAD) because it does pass eventually, but it's really runny and makes a mess. Customer Care Response: Thank you for your comments. We will be sure to share your feedback with Paula and her Product Development Manager. They do take customer feedback seriously. We have issued you an in-house credit for this product which can be used towards your next Paula's Choice phone order. In the meantime we encourage you to contact customer care so we can discuss your skin type and make other product recommendations.

I am new to Paula's Choice and really love, love several of the products I have tried but this one did not work out for me. I've had it for a month now and tried using it on 2 consecutive occasions but within a few days my skin gets dry, flaky and feels irritated. The smell is not so great either. I'm going to keep using the 2% BHA lotion instead and I want to try the RESIST skin brightening treatment to see if that works better. Customer Care Response: Thank you for your review. We do wish this could have produced more favorable results for you. This product does contain an exfoliant, which in some cases when used to often may result in dryness and flaking. We encourage you to contact customer care so we can discuss your skin type, and send out samples for you to try of some other options. We look forward to hearing from you and assisting you further.

I love this product, it goes on so smooth without flaking.I noticed a difference after one use and a vast improvement in an akward skin condition I developed after a laser treatment. I developed cystic acne on my chin and it's almost completely disapeared. Also, this feels so comfortable on my face I don't need a moisturizer. I wear a PC sun block after applying a small amount and it's a great primer. I love this product and it has evened out my skin tone as well as remove whatever was in my chin.

Been using this for a few weeks to a month. Was hoping for it to fade a few spots because I've seen this recommended for that by a couple different people. I have sun damage on the upper part of my cheeks, obviously where the sun hits. So I use this twice a day, concentrating on one area, and smoothing it down to the rest of my cheeks. I have noticed a slight fade in the brown spots. And over all, my skin looks brighter and more even across the board. So I will continue to use this until I run out. And after that, if my skin loses it's brightness, I will definitely be ordering more. I have young, pale, sensitive skin. I rarely go in the sun. It's more prone to being oily and prone to breaking out than anything else. But this stuff does not cause breakouts for me, so that's a huge reason for me to stick with it. My skin looks and feels great with this stuff, on top of the daily liquid 2% bha. I rarely use my concealer anymore. This stuff smells strong for the first few seconds you apply it, but that's fine with me since it doesn't irritate.Would definitely recommend this stuff.

I have been a long-time Paula's Choice user, and most of her products have done an amazing job of keeping my skin looking healthy and young. However, I've used this product faithfully for over a year, and I have not seen any improvement on my age-related discolorations. I wonder if the formulation with the 7% AHA would work better...Customer Care Response: Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you have not noticed better results. The amount of time it will take to see improvement really can vary from person to person and ultimately depends on the extent of the condition or concern they are trying to address as well has how they are using the products. Some consumers will notice results promptly while others will notice results over the course of a few weeks or months. You may want to consult with a dermatologist to see if a higher concentration of the hydroquinone would offer better results for you. The lightening gel and lotion have the same amount of hydroquinone. We have left an in house credit for the product on your account which may be used on a future phone order. Please contact customer care with any questions.

This is the best of both worlds, IMO. I was using the BHA gel and switched to this, and I am thrilled! Yes, it does come out fast - I just store the tube upside down and manage the amount that way. Yes, whatever product you put on afterwards (in my case, the skin balancing antioxidant serum) balls up. I got around that my mixing my antioxidant serum in with my Resist Skin Brightening Serum in my palm and then applying that to my face. I follow with the Clear Skin Hydrator and have no trouble with balling up of any products applied thereafter. I have worked with several skin regimes over the years (philosophy, SkinCeuticals, Neutrogena, Aveeno, Dermalogica, etc) and have never seen such results - my skin is just divine. Considering the sun damage and acne scars I have, that is really saying something. I FINALLY have 'good skin'!!