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Home/Products/exfoliant/Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant
mid-rangeexfoliant

Paula's Choice

Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

Active Ingredients

mandelic acidlactic acid

2 active ingredients identified. We flag active ingredients based on common cosmetic-use and formulation patterns. This is informational only and not medical advice.

Full Ingredient List

aqua3-butanediolmandelic acidlactic acidsodium hydroxidemyrica cerifera bayberry fruit extractakebia quinata chocolate vine stem extractprunus lannesiana cherry blossom flower extractlactobacillus ferment lysatesaccharomyces lysateachillea millefolium extractsaccharide isomerateargininehydroxyacetophenonebutylene glycolsodium phytatepentylene glycolxanthan gumcitric acidsodium citrate2-hexanediolcaprylyl glycolsodium benzoate
23 total ingredientsActive ingredients highlightedIngredients recorded from Open Beauty Facts · July 2026

No pricing data available yet for Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant

Product Details

Brand
Paula's Choice
Tier
mid-range
Category
exfoliant
Size
3 oz
SKU
BC-2000000152356
Data source
Open Beauty Facts ↗data & photos under ODbL / CC BY-SA
Data Quality
65%

Top Active Matches & Dupes

Exact science-based dupes appear first. When a strict dupe is not available yet, we still show the closest active-match alternatives from the same product category.

Science-Led
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Dr. Dennis Gross · prestige

Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 91%Matched on actives — full INCI not on record

It does contain both mandelic and lactic acid, but they're diluted among glycolic acid, salicylic acid, and retinol, so the exfoliation profile is much more aggressive and multi-acid rather than mandelic-led.

⚠ adds retinol (irritation risk)⚠ adds glycolic and salicylic acid⚠ concentrations not disclosed, likely different ratio
mandelic acidlactic acid
C62%

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The Ordinary Lactic Acid 10% + HA

the ordinary · mid-range

Lactic Acid 10% + HA

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 73%Formula Similarity: 13%

This has lactic acid but no mandelic acid at all, so it's missing half the hero acid blend that defines the Paula's Choice formula.

⚠ no mandelic acid⚠ different feel due to HA and glycerin base
lactic acidMissing: mandelic acid
C55%

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The Ordinary AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution

the ordinary · mid-range

AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 70%Formula Similarity: 18%

This is a glycolic-acid-led peel with only minor lactic acid and no meaningful mandelic acid presence, so the core actives don't match in type or dose.

⚠ glycolic acid is the main acid, much stronger/different from mandelic⚠ no real mandelic acid⚠ higher irritation potential
lactic acidMissing: mandelic acid
D45%

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Cattier Gommage Argile - Argile blanche Aloe Vera

cattier · drugstore

Gommage Argile - Argile blanche Aloe Vera

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 65%Formula Similarity: 10%

This is a clay-based scrub with just a trace of lactic acid and no mandelic acid, so it's a physical exfoliant in a completely different category.

⚠ clay/physical scrub, not a liquid chemical exfoliant⚠ no mandelic acid⚠ contains fragrance/essential oils (linalool)
lactic acidMissing: mandelic acid
F20%

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L'Oréal PureActive exfocepillo

L'Oréal · drugstore

PureActive exfocepillo

Closest Alternative
Active Match: 61%Formula Similarity: 7%

This is a salicylic-acid cleansing brush product with no mandelic or lactic acid in the ingredient list, so it shares essentially no relevant actives.

⚠ no mandelic acid⚠ no lactic acid⚠ different product type (cleanser/scrub tool)
Missing: mandelic acidMissing: lactic acid
F15%

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We rank results with INCI-level analysis first, then fall back to the strongest active matches and closest alternatives so every product page still shows comparable options. Fallbacks stay within the same category as the source product, so cleansing balms only surface cleanser dupes instead of adjacent product types. Active Match % measures shared science-backed actives. Formula Similarity % measures total ingredient overlap when full INCI lists are available.