New-age acids
lycolic, hyaluronic, salicylic and ferulic acids are now commonplace in our skincare lexicon, but prepare to welcome a host of new skin-benefiting acids to your beauty regimen. The key call-out? While acids of decades past stripped the skin with hard-hitting exfoliants, a new wave of acids are taking a gentler approach to common skin concerns. Enter mandelic acid: an exfoliating alpha-hydroxy acid powerhouse, which has been gaining traction for its slow and steady method of nixing dead skin cells. With a higher molecular weight than other acids, the almond-derivative slowly penetrates the
