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Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum.

Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum
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About this product

A nighttime exfoliating serum formulated with mandelic acid and brightening peptides designed to address hyperpigmentation, dark spots, and uneven skin tone.

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Oily skinCombination skinNormal skin
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The Guru Index verdict

81%

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What the gurus are saying

The gurus found this serum genuinely effective at fading both old and new pigmentation issues, with mandelic acid delivering noticeable brightening results. What sets it apart is that it pairs the exfoliant with soothing ingredients and oils, so it tends not to leave skin dry or flaky the way some brighteners do, though those new to exfoliants may want to start every other day or every third day and work up to daily use. The main split is price: some found it worth repeated repurchases, while others noted the roughly $100 for 30 milliliters is steep, though watching for sales or promotions can help.
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Key actives & flags

RetinoidNiacinamideHyaluronic acidSalicylic acid (BHA)AHAVitamin EPeptidesFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Mandelic Acid (L), Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, Niacinamide, Lactic Acid (L), Rosa Canina (Rose Hip) Fruit Oil (Organic), Calophyllum Inophyllum Seed Oil, Superoxide Dismutase, Bakuchiol, Salicylic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate (D-Alpha), Camellia Sinensis (White Tea) Leaf Extract, Panthenol (D), Hyaluronic Acid, Resveratrol Dimethyl Ether, Rumex Occidentalis Extract, Ascophyllum Nodosum Extract, Nonapeptide-1, Palmitoyl Tripeptide-5, Acetyl Tetrapeptide-40, Diethylhexyl Syringylidenemalonate, Dextran, Xanthan Gum, Sclerotium Gum, Caprylic/​Capric Triglyceride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Gluconate, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Hydroxide, O-Cymen-5-Ol, Phenoxyethanol

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No BS Beauty
No BS Beauty
89k subs · 2k devotees
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"Finished this one, the Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum. I need all the help with brightening that I can get. Tough melasma, dark spots, all that good stuff. This stuff's really nice, really effective, efficient. No fragrance in it. It is on the pricey side, but mandelic acid can be really nice for brightening up skin. This stuff lasts forever. Just applying a little bit of it. This was a repurchase, so I've repurchased this two or three times now. It is expensive, but it does do a nice job. It's got some nice brightening ingredients in there. You just apply it at night, works great."
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"Finished this one, the Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum. I need all the help with brightening that I can get. Tough melasma, dark spots, all that good stuff. This stuff's really nice, really effective, efficient. No fragrance in it. It is on the pricey side, but mandelic acid can be really nice for brightening up skin. This stuff lasts forever. Just applying a little bit of it. This was a repurchase, so I've repurchased this two or three times now. It is expensive, but it does do a nice job. It's got some nice brightening ingredients in there. You just apply it at night, works great."
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"The Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum, which is a little bit more expensive than this one. With a 10 being a perfect score, this one a 9. The issue is the price."
Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum for Dark Spots Review
"I found it gentle enough for daily use and it does contain some nice soothing ingredients and oils so a lot of exfoliants can kind of dry your skin or make it feel irritated or flaky, but this one contains some nice soothing ingredients to help prevent that from happening. If you're new to exfoliants I don't recommend starting out using it every single day. I'd start using it every other day, every third day, and then slowly work your way up. This is one of my favorite brightening products. It just seems to work well for new and old pigmentation issues. And then the nice thing for acne prone skin is there's no ingredients of note which make it great for acne prone or blackhead prone skin. The price is a bit pricey, but in my opinion I've repurchased it multiple times. I would Google it and check out for prices because sometimes it's on sale at certain places. Last time I repurchased this it was buy one get one free at Allies. But otherwise if you're just purchasing this retail it's 30 milliliters for about a hundred bucks, so just do some digging and checking because I really like the buy one get one free especially when it's something else that you'd already be willing to try."
Dr Alexis Stephens
Dr Alexis Stephens
579k subs
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"Nanopeptide one which can be found in the Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum is one of my favorite peptides that is really well known for being great at brightening. These are super well-rounded products, they have tons of other brightening ingredients in there in addition to the brightening peptide."
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