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mandelic

mandelic

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Describing medicines and skin products made from mandelic acid
  • adjective
  • /mænˈdɛlɪk/
  • Specialized
: mandélico
  • So before I go in with my mandelic scrub, I make sure all my makeup is off.

So before I go in with my mandelic scrub, I make sure all my makeup is off.

Examples

  • There we go now I'm going to use my trusty mandelic pigmentation corrector night serum.

  • Then I use the Allies of Skin mandelic pigmentation Corrector night serum.

  • And I found this one, which is the Youth to the People Mandelic Acid Plus Superfood Unity Exfoliant.

  • Many skincare products contain mandelic acid for its exfoliating properties.

  • The dermatologist recommended a mandelic treatment to help with my skin pigmentation.

  • I bought a mandelic acid serum that is said to improve skin texture and tone.

Surface Forms

mandelic positive

Morphology

mandelic = mandelic acid (opaque) = mandel + ic

The word 'mandelic' is derived from 'mandelic acid', which is not a common base word in English, making the derivation opaque for most learners.

Etymology

Mandelic comes from the old German word mandel meaning 'almond', because chemists first found mandelic acid in bitter almonds. So mandelic now describes things made from mandelic acid, which is used in medicine and skin care.