🫐 A chemical exfoliating facial mask built around a dual-AHA system — lactic and mandelic acids — paired with a concentrated complex of three native Australian super-berries, purpose-designed for dry, dehydrated, and dull-skin clients who can't tolerate more aggressive exfoliants.
Mandelic acid's larger molecular weight means slower, more controlled penetration than glycolic acid — making this a practical first-choice for reactive or sensitivity-prone skin without sacrificing visible results. Lactic acid broadens the exfoliation action and contributes to a more even-looking tone through tyrosinase inhibition. Meanwhile, Pepperberry, Muntries, and Riberry extracts deliver an anthocyanin-rich antioxidant load that helps support the skin surface through the exfoliation process, contributing to a calmer, more settled post-treatment complexion. Glycerin keeps surface hydration from dropping during the contact period.
✨ The immediate post-treatment smoothness and glow make removal a natural retail moment to reinforce the value of consistent professional exfoliation.
Worth a standing place in the facial treatment rotation for clients with dull, dry, or dehydrated skin.
Benefits
- Chemical Exfoliation for Smoother, Brighter Skin: The dual alpha hydroxy acid system — mandelic and lactic acids — loosens bonds between dead surface cells during the 10–15 minute contact period, revealing a smoother, more refined skin texture and a visibly brighter, more radiant complexion.
- Even-Looking Skin Tone: Both lactic and mandelic acids function as tyrosinase inhibitors at the skin surface, helping to diminish the appearance of uneven pigmentation and dullness with regular professional use.
- Australian Super-Berry Antioxidant Protection: Pepperberry, Muntries, and Riberry extracts — three native Australian botanicals — deliver a concentrated anthocyanin-rich antioxidant complex that helps neutralize free radicals at the skin surface, supporting a more protected and healthy-looking complexion.
- Surface Hydration During Treatment: Glycerin acts as a humectant within the mask matrix, drawing moisture to the skin surface during the contact period and helping to counterbalance the drying potential of chemical exfoliation, leaving skin feeling softer after removal.
- Calmer, More Comfortable Post-Treatment Complexion: The anthocyanin and rutin content of the Pepperberry and Muntries extracts contributes to a more settled, comfortable-looking complexion following exfoliation, supporting the skin's visible recovery during the service.
Active ingredients
Lactic Acid - known as Lactic Acid (AHA): An alpha hydroxy acid that chemically loosens the bonds between dead skin cells at the surface, promoting exfoliation and a smoother, brighter appearance. At effective concentrations it also functions as a tyrosinase inhibitor, helping to reduce the look of uneven pigmentation. Its larger molecular size relative to glycolic acid means a gentler exfoliation profile, making it well suited to dry and dehydrated skin types.
Mandelic Acid - known as Mandelic Acid (AHA): An alpha hydroxy acid derived from bitter almonds with a larger molecular weight than lactic acid, resulting in a slower, more controlled penetration rate that is especially suitable for sensitive, dry, or reactive skin. It exfoliates at the skin surface, supports a more even-looking tone through tyrosinase inhibition, and complements lactic acid by broadening the dual-AHA exfoliation system.
Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit Extract - known as Pepperberry Extract: A standardized botanical extract from the Australian Pepperberry, concentrated in anthocyanins and rutin. Anthocyanins are potent antioxidants that help neutralize free radicals at the skin surface. Rutin, a flavonoid glycoside, contributes to the extract's antioxidant profile and supports a calmer-looking complexion. According to the brand, the antioxidant activity (TEAC) is approximately three times greater than that of blueberries.
Kunzea Pomifera Fruit Extract - known as Muntries Extract: An extract from the native Australian Muntries berry, rich in cyanidin 3-glucoside anthocyanins. The brand reports TEAC antioxidant activity approximately three times greater than blueberries. In a leave-on mask context, the extract contributes antioxidant protection and helps support a skin surface barrier against moisture loss.
Glycerin - known as Glycerin: A humectant that draws moisture to the skin surface from the environment and underlying skin layers. At functional concentration (above the 1% line at position 3), glycerin helps counterbalance the potential drying effect of AHA exfoliation, supporting the mask's hydration and nourishment profile during the 10–15 minute contact period.
Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract - known as Riberry Extract: An extract from the Australian Riberry fruit, providing antioxidant activity from anthocyanins and vitamin E forms alongside skin-relevant minerals. Contributes to the product's overall antioxidant protective profile and rounds out the Australian super-berry complex.
Ingredients
Aqua/Water, Rubus Strigosus Seed, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Glycerin, Mandelic Acid, Lactic Acid, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Titanium Dioxide, Triethyl Citrate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Kunzea Pomifera Fruit Extract, Syzygium Luehmannii Fruit Extract, Tasmannia Lanceolata Fruit Extract, Pyrus Malus Fruit Extract, Rubus Idaeus Fruit Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Rubus Fruticosus Fruit Extract, Vitis Vinifera Fruit Extract, Phenoxyethanol, Polysorbate 20, Ethylhexylglycerin, Sodium Hydroxide
How to use
- Cleanse the client's skin thoroughly and pat dry before beginning the treatment.
- Dispense 1–3 teaspoons of mask into a clean portion cup, adjusting the quantity to the size of the treatment area.
- Using a fan brush, apply an even layer of the mask to the client's face, avoiding the eye area.
- Allow the mask to remain on the skin for 10–15 minutes.
- Remove the mask completely using a warm damp towel or 4×4 gauze, gently wiping away all product.
- Pat the client's skin dry.
- Follow with appropriate post-treatment finishing products — toner, serum, and moisturizer — suitable for the client's skin type and condition.
Service integration and client type considerations
This mask performs best as part of a structured facial protocol for dry, dehydrated, or dull skin clients. Position it after a gentle enzyme or steam step to pre-soften the surface if the client has significant buildup, as this can improve the AHA's ability to act evenly. For first-time AHA clients or those with sensitivity history, keep contact time closer to 10 minutes and monitor throughout; for clients accustomed to regular exfoliation treatments, a full 15 minutes will deliver more visible results. Because mandelic acid has a larger molecular weight and a gentler penetration rate than lactic acid, this formula is a practical choice for skin types that do not tolerate glycolic acid well.
Retail moment: after removing the mask and applying post-treatment products, this is a natural point to discuss the client's at-home exfoliation routine. The visible immediate smoothness and glow are a compelling demonstration of the AHA effect — use this moment to introduce a complementary home-use product and reinforce the value of consistent professional exfoliation services.
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