Exfoliating Polish — Reddit Reviews
by ZO
Updated September 30, 2026
Physical polish that helps flaky tret skin and ingrown hairs; pricey.
What the community says
A gritty physical exfoliant with sodium bicarbonate and tea tree oil, aimed at people who need to lift dead skin before shaving or calm tret flaking. It helps some dry, rough skins, but overdoing it can wreck an already irritated barrier.
What this means for you
What people love
Watch out for
- Pricey for a scrub
- Easy to over-exfoliate an already irritated barrier
- Can be rough on eczema or perioral dermatitis
Product details
Skin Type
Skin type data limited
Where to buy
Real Reddit threads — 6 mentions across 5 threads
ZO Exfoliating Polish on Reddit, in one place — 5 threads from r/tretinoin and r/30PlusSkinCare, summarized.
“2-3 times a week I also use ZO Exfoliating polish to remove dead skin and help ingrown hairs”
Positive
“I usually wash with a water based cleanser, exfoliate with ZO skin polish, let dry, then shave.”
Positive
“exfoliate with ZO skin polish”
Positive
“actual Zo polish”
Cautionary
“Agree I’ve done everything and it doesn’t work”
Cautionary
“constant sebum protruding out my chin.”
Cautionary
“ZO exfoliating polish (started this in June and actually helped the “pilling”)”
Positive
“aesthetician recommended physically exfoliating and that helped a ton.”
Positive
“I kept getting a pilling daily”
Positive
“The only thing that’s helped with my dry skin while on tretnoin is the ZO. exfoliating polish.”
Positive
“it’s the only scrub i’ve used that’s actually removed my flakey skin.”
Positive
“It’s quite pricey”
Positive
“- ZO exfoliating polish”
Cautionary
“your skin needs a break from over exfoliating & so many different acids/products”
Cautionary
“You will probably gleam that you need to chill on exfoliating and actives until you heal your skin.”
Cautionary
