Illuminate 10% Mandelic Serum

Finally, an AHA that feels good on the skin! A daily exfoliating, clearing, brightening, hydrating, toning potion made to deliver the benefits of Alpha Hydroxy Acids & Hyaluronic Acid without the irritation and dryness.

Leaves skin feeling soft, silky and radiant. Non-Comedogenic, Oil-Free, 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 toner / clarifying exfoliator serum helps:

- Clarify breakout prone skin

- Smooth rough texture

- Even skin tone 

- Brighten and tone the skin → improve clarity and uniformity

- Helps unclog pores.

- Replenish hydration (with humectants like Glycerin, Hyaluronic Acid)

- Soothe and rebalance (with ingredients like Willowherb and Bilberry)

- Enhance absorption of later products

This is a leave-on product that can be used daily, if desired.

It helps remove dead skin for enhanced product penetration, brightens, and clarifies.

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.