Is-acid ye-Mandelic, eyisilungu sezifamili ye-alpha hydroxy acid, isithuthukisiwe kubizana laba-“bitter almonds” futhi isithunywa ngokwengeziwe ngokwakho kuzo zonke izinhlangano zezokusebenza nezokuphatha iskin. Izinkundla zakho ezihlukene ziyakusiza kakhulu abantu abaneminyaka emoyeni, njengoba iyaphatha iskin ngaphandle kokuthi yenza ubudlekelo obukhulu. Le-acid isebenzisa ngokuvula izihlukaniswa phakathi kwamadoda amadala we-skin, okuyakuvumela ukuthi aqondwe ngokushesha futhi akhombise iskin esisha esikhundleni sakho. Le ndlela yasendulo ayakubusa iskin kodwa ayakubusa iskin esishisayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, izinkundla zakho zokuvikela i-bacteria ziyakusiza kakhulu ekulungiseni i-acne, njengoba iyakuvikela ukuthi amapores ayabulawa futhi iyakunciphisa ubudlekelo. Ekupheleni kwezinhlangano zokusebenza, is-acid ye-Mandelic isithunywa ngokuthi yasendulo kubeka ubukhane bempilo yezinto zokusebenza kwezokuphatha iskin nasezintshabalaleni. Njengoba isinqumo sokuthi sifuna izinto zokuphatha iskin ezenzekile kanye nezincinci ziyakwanda, is-acid ye-Mandelic ibonakala njengento eyenziwe ngokuhlukeni eyakusiza abantu abaningi.