Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist
For Skin’s Sake (FSS) Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide
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Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist Versus For Skin’s Sake (FSS) Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide

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Updated on January 30, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both cruelty-free and reef safe . They have a total of 0 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain AHA and hyaluronic acid

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, common allergens, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist 39 ingredients

For Skin’s Sake (FSS) Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide 17 ingredients

What's inside (and what isn't)

What's inside (and what isn't)

At a glance

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Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist 39 ingredients

For Skin’s Sake (FSS) Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide 17 ingredients

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist

Water

Skin Conditioning

Methylpropanediol

Solvent

Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil

Skin Conditioning
Oil IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Triethylhexanoin

Masking

Hydroxyacetophenone

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Octyldodeceth-16

Emulsifying

Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate

Skin Conditioning
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Butylene Glycol

Humectant
1 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

1,2-Hexanediol

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Sodium Phytate

Dipropylene Glycol

Masking

Lactobacillus Ferment

Skin Conditioning

Portulaca Oleracea Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation Icon

Coptis Japonica Extract

Antimicrobial

Vigna Radiata Seed Extract

Skin Conditioning

Phosphatidylcholine

Emulsifying

Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate

Skin Conditioning
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract

Bleaching
Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Dark Spots Icon

Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water

Antioxidant
Antioxidant Icon

Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Madecassoside

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Ethylhexylglycerin

Skin Conditioning

Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract

Skin Conditioning
Helps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Asiaticoside

Antioxidant
Antioxidant IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

Masking
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid

Humectant
Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Hydrogenated Lecithin

Emulsifying
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Ceramide NP

Skin Conditioning
Ceramide IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce irritation IconHelps with Anti-Aging Icon

Glyceryl Stearate Citrate

Emollient
Not safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Cetearyl Alcohol

Emollient
2 / 1 Fatty Alcohol IconMay worsen Oily Skin IconBad for Acne Prone Skin IconNot safe for Fungal Acne Icon

Glyceryl Caprylate

Emollient

Glycyrrhizic Acid

Humectant

Parfum

Masking
Fragrance IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Water, Methylpropanediol, Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil, Saccharomyces/Rice Ferment Filtrate, Glycerin, Triethylhexanoin, Hydroxyacetophenone, Octyldodeceth-16, Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate, Butylene Glycol, Panthenol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phytate, Dipropylene Glycol, Lactobacillus Ferment, Portulaca Oleracea Extract, Coptis Japonica Extract, Vigna Radiata Seed Extract, Phosphatidylcholine, Polyglyceryl-10 Laurate, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Extract, Glycyrrhiza Glabra Root Water, Hyaluronic Acid, Madecassoside, Ethylhexylglycerin, Centella Asiatica Leaf Extract, Asiaticoside, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Hydrolyzed Hyaluronic Acid, Hydrogenated Lecithin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Ceramide NP, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Cetearyl Alcohol, Glyceryl Caprylate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Parfum

Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide

Water

Skin Conditioning

Mandelic Acid

Antimicrobial
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Propylene Glycol

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconMay worsen Eczema IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Glycerin

Humectant
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Niacinamide

Smoothing
Niacinamide IconGood for Oily Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconHelps with Anti-Aging IconGood for Dark Spots IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps fight Acne IconHelps brighten skin Icon

Biosaccharide Gum-1

Skin Conditioning
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11

Emulsion Stabilising

Phenoxyethanol

Preservative
Preservative Icon

Saccharide Isomerate

Humectant
Helps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Emulsion Stabilising

Allantoin

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane

Emollient

Panthenol

Skin Conditioning
0 / 0 Helps hydrate Dry Skin IconHelps reduce Skin Redness IconHelps reduce irritation IconGood for Scar Healing Icon

Triethylene Glycol

Masking
Fragrance Icon

Sodium Hyaluronate

Humectant
0 / 0 Hyaluronic Acid IconHelps hydrate Dry Skin Icon

Citric Acid

Buffering
AHA IconGood for Oily Skin IconGood for Skin Texture IconGood for Minimizing Pores IconGood for Scar Healing IconHelps brighten skin IconMay worsen Rosacea Icon

Sodium Citrate

Buffering

Water, Mandelic Acid, Propylene Glycol, Glycerin, Niacinamide, Biosaccharide Gum-1, Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-11, Phenoxyethanol, Saccharide Isomerate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Allantoin, Bis-PEG-18 Methyl Ether Dimethyl Silane, Panthenol, Triethylene Glycol, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate

Ingredient Ratings

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Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist
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10
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Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide
10
10
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When to use

Acwell Licorice pH Balancing Essence Mist 39 ingredients

For Skin’s Sake (FSS) Mandelic Acid Gel 5% With Niacinamide 17 ingredients

2 Routines
100% use in am
0% use in pm
100% use every day
16 Routines
6% use in am
94% use in pm
44% use every day
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