Ingredient record

Mandelic Acid

CAS

90-64-2 Opens the substance record on PubChem

Status

Not listed in the restriction annexes

In brief

Mandelic acid is an alpha-hydroxy acid, originally derived from bitter almonds, though it can also be made synthetically. In cosmetics it's used as an exfoliant, helping to remove dead skin cells from the surface of the skin.

Appears in

1 catalogue product

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