This Paula’s Choice exfoliant is the key to soft and glowing skin

Updated Mar 6, 2025 2:14 am ET


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When it comes to skincare, we sometimes forget about exfoliation. However, it makes all the difference in your routine. The best exfoliators do so much more than cleanse; they also leave your skin baby-smooth. If you’re looking to add an exfoliant to your skin routine, this Paula’s Choice exfoliant is an Amazon best-seller and a favorite in the skincare community. Here’s why you need to add it to your cart.

Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant, $35

photo of the Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant
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This Paula’s Choice exfoliant visibly reduces blackheads, whiteheads and pores. It controls oil and improves the skin barrier, so it works on all skin types including sensitive, dry, oily and combination. Not only does this exfoliant unclog pores, but it also clears blemishes and smooths rough and bumpy skin.

This product is lightweight and infused with 2% salicylic acid (BHA) that leaves the skin clear and glowing. Apply it one to two times per day after cleansing, using either a cotton pad or clean fingers, and do not rinse.

Over 78,000 Amazon reviewers have given five-star ratings to this product, with customers calling it a “game changer” and an “excellent blackhead extractor.”

“I have very sensitive skin that’s on the dry side and I always seemed to have blackheads on my nose. I get facials occasionally, and the only way I’ve known to deal with blackheads is by extraction during a facial, which are both pricey and time-consuming. But then I learned about this product,” says one reviewer. “After only the third day of use, all of the blackheads on my nose were completely gone and my pores were invisible. This really is a great product that does what it says it will do.”

So, if you’re ready to slough away dead skin, blackheads and enlarged pores, grab this Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting Exfoliant.

Lauryn Jiles

Lauryn Jiles

Author McClatchy Commerce

Lauryn Jiles is a Content Commerce Assistant at McClatchy. She is based in South Carolina and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism. Lauryn has written for numerous brands and is well-versed in the fashion, beauty, health, and lifestyle verticals. She enjoys yoga, coffee, fashion museums, sushi, and traveling.

Kayleigh Drake

Kayleigh Drake

Editor McClatchy Commerce

Kayleigh Drake is a Commerce Content Editor at McClatchy. She’s based in Birmingham, Alabama, and holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Kayleigh has written and edited content for numerous publications, with a particular focus on the food, kitchen, home and lifestyle verticals. When she’s not fulfilling her editorial duties, she loves record shopping, playing guitar, baking and buying entirely too many plants.