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Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum.

Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum
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About this product

An Allies of Skin overnight serum combining mandelic acid with brightening peptides and actives to fade pigmentation and even skin tone while you sleep.

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Oily skinCombination skinNormal skin
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The Guru Index verdict

84%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus consistently repurchase this serum and praise its effectiveness on tough pigmentation and melasma, noting it works for both old and new discoloration. The ingredient list earns repeated praise for its blend of exfoliating, brightening, soothing, and hydrating compounds. The universal gripe is the price (around $100 for 30ml), though reviewers emphasize checking for sales or buy-one-get-one deals at Allies. Gurus note it's gentle enough for regular use without typical exfoliant irritation, making it suitable for acne-prone skin.
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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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What the gurus are saying.

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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
"This is one of my favorite brightening products. It just seems to work well for new and old pigmentation issues. 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, and the ingredients in here also fight that. It's a bit pricey at a hundred bucks for 30 milliliters, but I've repurchased it multiple times. I'd Google it and check out prices because it's sometimes on sale at certain places or there might be buy one get one free deals at Allies. The mandelic acid is a light sensitive AHA derived from bitter almond that can gently lift off dead surface skin cells and make skin more soothing in the evening, and it also has antibacterial properties promising against acne and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. It has niacinamide, a skin brightening anti-acne ingredient, and lactic acid, an AHA exfoliating ingredient with hydrating benefits and skin firming and anti-aging benefits when you use it regularly in larger percentages."
Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum for Dark Spots Review
"It's effective enough that I've repurchased this product a couple times, I've purchased it now three times, repurchased it twice. It does help with tough melasma, which is pretty tough hyperpigmentation. It's a tough one to deal with, it's a tough one to treat. I found it gentle enough for daily use and it does contain some nice soothing ingredients and oils. A lot of exfoliants can make your skin feel irritated or flaky, but this one contains some nice soothing ingredients to help prevent that from happening. This is one of my favorite brightening products, it just seems to work well for new and old pigmentation issues. For acne prone skin, there's no ingredients of note which make it great for acne prone or blackhead prone skin, and the ingredients in here also fight that. It's a bit pricey, but in my opinion I've repurchased it multiple times."
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."
Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum for Dark Spots Review
"I absolutely love this serum. Most products I purchase and review are nothing I'll ever repurchase again, but the fact that I've repurchased this multiple times, especially given the price of it, says something huge about this, especially for people with melasma and pigmentation and brightening issues. It just seems to work well. The ingredient list is amazing, I love seeing bakuchiol or superoxide dismutase in an ingredient list. It's a wonderful ingredient list with white tea and several soothing and hydrating ingredients, peptides, vitamin and panthenol. Very impressed with this great brightening and exfoliating product, and the combination of brightening and exfoliating all in one as well as anti-aging, soothing and hydrating."
Allies of Skin Mandelic Pigmentation Corrector Night Serum for Dark Spots Review
"It's a brightening and exfoliating product, and the combination of brightening and exfoliating all in one as well as anti-aging, soothing, and hydrating. If you're looking for a minimalistic routine, you can cleanse, tone, apply this and a moisturizer and I think you're good to go because it does everything else for you. I gave this a nine out of ten. The only issue I had was the price, it's expensive, but it is worth it. A little bit does not go a long way, but a bottle lasts me two to three months, and it basically does everything I need it to do, so it's wonderful."
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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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