What it is
Benefits
Concerns
Mandelic Acid helps exfoliate skin. It also contains antioxidant properties.
As an AHA, Mandelic Acid removes the top layer of skin cells from the newer layer of skin underneath. This helps skin to remove dark spots and look more even.
Mandelic Acid may be an alternative to Glycolic Acid for those with sensitive skin.
Mandelic Acid may help reduce wrinkles, acne, and hyperpigmentation.
Read more about some other popular AHA's here:
Also known as: Amygdalic Acid
Mandelic Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.8% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Community Data
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Where it's used
Mandelic Acid is most often found as ingredient number 9 within an ingredient list.
Of the 2 products in our database that have a known concentration of Mandelic Acid, we've seen concentrations from 1% to 5% specified within their ingredient lists.
These are the categories of products that use Mandelic Acid the most:
References
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6017965/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3834725/
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Evaluation-of-the-efficacy-and-tolerability-of-for-DÈ©bowska-Kaszuba/82b2b83f4227b862625a68ea8129e71d11c23dd3
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Effects-of-Topical-Mandelic-Acid-Treatment-on-Skin-Jacobs-Culbertson/5328f64ab408c137ba56186fda29fb641f792fc1
Products with Mandelic Acid
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 35152
- INCI Name: MANDELIC ACID
- INN Name: mandelic acid
- EC #: Â 202-007-6
- All Functions: Antimicrobial
