Finally, an AHA that feels good on the skin! A daily smoothing, exfoliating, clarifying, brightening, anti-aging face serum delivering the benefits of Alpha Hydroxy Acids & Hyaluronic Acid without the irritation and dryness.
Leaves skin feeling soft, silky and radiant. Looking more clear, even, smooth, youthful, and radiant. Enhance absorption of subsequent products in routine.
Oil-Free, Non-Comedogenic, Alcohol-Free, Fragrance Free. Formulated without drying irritating ingredients like Witch Hazel and Alcohol that are common in AHA products and toners. Instead, this product has a silky feel - while being oil-free!
10% Mandelic Acid delivers a range of benefits: brightening, gentle exfoliation, skin texture, and anti-aging. It also helps keep pores clear and remove dead skin and buildup that can cause breakouts.
Hydrating Hyaluronic Acid and soothing botanicals help prevent dryness and irritation.
It combines the actives of an exfoliating + clarify + brightening serum with the modern benefits of a toning, helping hydrate, balance, and prepare skin for next steps.
This modern serum helps:
- Clarify breakout prone skin
- Smooth rough texture
- Even skin tone
- Brighten and tone the skin → improve clarity and uniformity
- Helps reduce congestion in pores.
- Improve radiance
- Reduce appearance of fine lines
- Enhance absorption of later products
This is a leave-on product that can be used daily, if desired.
Use in the Serum step OR Pre-Serum, as an active treatment Toner with the actives and benefits of a serum. Whether it's the primary serum or used like a Toner and followed with serums, comes down to client routine and how you want to position in your custom branded skin care line. The main thing is to use after cleansing on dry skin.
Either way helps remove dead skin for enhanced product penetration, brightens, and clarifies. Our favorite way to use this is to make a fresh AHA pad by dispensing onto a cotton pad and then using pad to wipe face.
The feel is like silk, but it is water-based and oil-free. So skin feels comfortable and radiant, not dry or tight.
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What is Mandelic Acid?
Mandelic Acid is an Alpha Hydroxy Acid (AHA) that is a gentler alternative to Glycolic Acid for less irritation and redness. This is because of its larger molecular size. It is considered more suited to daily use than other AHAs.
Mandelic Acid is known for its exfoliating + clarifying properties and as an alternative to hydroquinone to help with the appearance of pigmentation. It helps clarify pores, reduce the appearance of pores, and improve skin texture.
Mandelic Acid is combined with humectants to help put the skin barrier first and keep skin hydrated, calm, and feeling good. Unlike other companies, this formulation leaves out drying irritating astringents ingredients like Alcohol and Witch Hazel.
Humectants Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin to help skin feel moisturized, comfortable and not irritated or “dried-out”. We use calming soothing Willowherb and Billberry. Billberry is an antioxidant rich sibling of blueberry that also soothes. Rather than dried out, skin feels soft and smooth.
This product gently exfoliates surface dead skin. Exfoliation helps prevent and remove buildup of dirt, sebum, dead skin, etc. Exfoliating dead skin buildup on the surface can help enhance product absorption of serums and moisturizers in remainder of clients' routine.
Mandelic Acid is a chemical exfoliator rather than a physical exfoliator. The goal is to support the skin and not leave it compromised or irritated.
Mandelic Acid also has anti-aging benefits. It brightens and evens skin tone, improves skin texture and the look of dull skin. It helps skin look smoother and firmer, reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
Mandelic Acid is generally well tolerated and beneficial across skin types.
Oil-free, alcohol-free, fragrance-free, silicone-free. Non-comedogenic.
Use for clearer, brighter looking skin + anti-aging benefits.
KEY INGREDIENTS
10% Mandelic Acid - a gentle AHA Alpha Hydroxy Acid that is anti-aging and exfoliating. Think of it like Glycolic Acid, but gentler on skin and more suitable for daily use.
- For smoother, clearer, more even, brighter and youthful looking skin.
- Helps prevent and remove buildup of dirt, sebum, dead skin, etc
- Helps skin look smoother and firmer, reducing the appearance of lines and wrinkles.
Hyaluronic Acid - humectant that helps promote hydrated plumper looking skin.
Glycerin - humectant that helps hydrate look of skin and help skin retain moisture. Supports skin barrier. Good for all skin types - whether dry or oily.
Propanediol - humectant (helps skin retain moisture) and emollient (soften and smooth look of skin). It can help other ingredients better absorb into skin to improve product effectiveness. Works in synergy with glycerin to help skin feel moisturized. Antimicrobal properties for clearer looking skin.
Dimethyl Isosorbide: enhances delivery and penetration of actives. Emollient. Helps lock in moisture and reduce dryness and flaking. Non-comodogenic.
Willow herb: soothing antioxidant.
Bilberry: calming antioxidant. May help reduce look of redness. Soothing variation of blueberry.
Sugar Cane: humectant that helps skin attract and retain water, which promotes moisturized skin
HOW TO USE
Directions: After cleansing, apply to dry skin in the evening. Leave-On. Follow with serums and moisturizer. Use sunscreen in the AM.
Can be used daily if skin tolerates. If daily is too frequent for an individual, use every other night or 2x per week.
Rinse-off if skin feels sensitive to it.
Tip: Clients can make a fresh AHA pad by dispensing onto a cotton pad and then using pad to wipe face.
Cautions: Avoid contact with eyes. Do not apply to red, irritated or peeling skin. If irritation occurs, discontinue use. Patch testing prior to use is advised.
Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear protective clothing, and limit sun exposure while using this product and for a week afterwards.
Scent: Fragrance-Free. The is slight acidic scent coming from Mandelic acid. It is the scent you'd associate with glycolic acid and almonds.
Feel: Silky water texture that almost feels like a light oil, but is water-based and oil-free.
Skin types: All skin types
Time of day: Evening
Tips: Can be used multiple ways:
1. As an alternative to Toner - with more actives results - and reduced irritation with this swap.
2. As a serum.
FULL INGREDIENT LIST
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CLINICAL - CLEAN - VEGAN - CRUELTY FREE
Vegan. Cruelty Free. Clinical. Clean
Formulated without parabens, phthalates, sulfates, PEGs, mineral oils, drying alcohols, formaldehyde, artificial fragrance or dyes, silicones, and more. We aim for an EWG score of 1.
