Clear facial acne with mandelic acid

When you've tried product after product and your skin still isn't clearing, the problem usually isn't you, it's that most acne treatments are missing a piece of the puzzle.

Mandelic acid is different and better. It's a multi-tasking superstar that clears pores, fights acne-causing bacteria, and fades post-blemish marks, and because it absorbs slowly, it works gently enough to use every day without triggering the dryness and irritation. that cause more breakouts.

Clear body breakouts with mandelic acid

Most "body acne treatments" are just face products repurposed into bigger bottles, and at face-product concentrations, they don't have the strength to clear the thicker skin of the body.

Almond Clear's Level 2 Serum is formulated specificlly for the body with 15% mandelic acid, and it's one of the only treatments that clears both bacterial acne and fungal folliculitis at once. Most body breakouts involve both types of breakouts, which is why single-target treatments keep falling short.

Smooth, clear & refresh with mandelic acid

Rough texture and dullness are signs that dead skin cells are building up faster than your skin can shed them on its own.

Mandelic acid dissolves the bonds holding those cells together, revealing the smoother, brighter skin underneath, and most people are surprised by how much more radiant their complexion looks once that layer of buildup is gone. Because it works gradually rather than aggressively, it improves texture without stripping your barrier or causing the rebound dryness that makes rough skin worse.

Mandelic acid clears & prevents ingrowns

Ingrown hairs are one of those skin problems that feel impossible to fix: tweezers make them worse, scrubs cause irritation, and the dark marks they leave behind can last for months.

Mandelic acid tackles the problem by dissolving the dead skin buildup that traps hairs below the surface, clearing the path for hairs to grow out naturally. Its antibacterial properties calm the inflammation that turns ingrowns into bigger, darker bumps. Continuous use prevents new ingrowns from forming, leaving you with smooth, bump-free skin.

Fade dark spots with mandelic acid

Whether you want to fade post-acne marks, darkening in the bikini area or underarms from shaving or waxing, or discoloration on the knees and elbows, mandelic acid works on all of it.

Mandelic acid fades discoloration with its exfoliating properties, which causes increased shedding of pigmented cells. It also inhibits the enzyme that produces new melanin, so it's treating what's already there while preventing more hyperpigmentation from forming. Mandelic acid is widely considered the safest AHA for deeper skin tones, because unlike stronger acids, it works gradually enough not to trigger the inflammation that causes more hyperpigmentation.

Antimicrobial mandelic acid for folliculitis

If your breakouts itch, keep coming back no matter what you try, get worse with humidity, or showed up after antibiotics — you might not have acne at all.

Fungal acne (folliculitis) is caused by yeast overgrowth in the hair follicles, not bacteria, and most skincare products make it worse, but mandelic acid's natural antifungal properties target the yeast directly while gentle exfoliation clears the follicle so breakouts can't keep coming back.

All Almond Clear products are safe for fungal acne. Our treatment products and cleanser help to clear it, and our moisturizers provide hydration without feeding the malassezia yeast that causes fungal breakouts.

Clear keratosis pilaris with mandelic acid

Keratosis pilaris happens when keratin builds up and plugs the hair follicle instead of shedding normally, creating rough, sandpaper-like bumps that no amount of moisturizer will smooth out.

Mandelic acid addresses the actual cause: it dissolves the excess keratin plugging each follicle and gently exfoliates the skin around it, without the irritation that makes KP-prone skin inflamed and harder to treat.