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6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants	Leave-on Chemical Exfoliants
Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...	Formulations with exfoliating ingredients to gently dissolve dead skin cells. Once applied, these...
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6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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No. of common ingredients = 0
Water, 2,3-butanediol, mandelic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, myrica cerifera (bayberry) fruit extract, akebia quinata (chocolate vine) stem extract, prunus lannesiana (cherry blossom) flower extract, lactobacillus ferment lysate, saccharomyces lysate, achillea millefolium extract, saccharide isomerate, arginine, hydroxyacetophenone, butylene glycol, sodium phytate, pentylene glycol, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate 6	Aqua (water), propanediol, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, sarcosine, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, glucose, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol.

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 23

Total Number of ingredients = 14

Water, 2,3-butanediol, mandelic acid, lactic acid, sodium hydroxide, myrica cerifera (bayberry) fruit extract, akebia quinata (chocolate vine) stem extract, prunus lannesiana (cherry blossom) flower extract, lactobacillus ferment lysate, saccharomyces lysate, achillea millefolium extract, saccharide isomerate, arginine, hydroxyacetophenone, butylene glycol, sodium phytate, pentylene glycol, xanthan gum, citric acid, sodium citrate, 1,2-hexanediol, caprylyl glycol, sodium benzoate

Aqua (water), propanediol, mandelic acid, salicylic acid, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol, xylitol, sarcosine, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, glucose, xanthan gum, sodium hydroxide, phenoxyethanol.

Notable ingredients

6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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Soothing: Achillea millefolium extract

Antioxidant: Hydroxyacetophenone

Exfoliant: Lactic acid, Mandelic acid

Anti-acne: Salicylic acid

Exfoliant: Mandelic acid, Salicylic acid

Solvent: Aqua (water), Butylene glycol, Propanediol, Pentylene glycol

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Ingredients with their functions

6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

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Water

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

2,3-butanediol

Function: Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Mandelic acid

Function: Exfoliant, Anti-microbial

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.