Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant
Yes. Yes, Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant is silicone-free.
No silicones in the list. We checked every name ending in methicone, siloxane or silanol.
Why
Silicones give slip and a smooth finish. On a label they end in methicone, siloxane or silanol: Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane, Amodimethicone.
Yes, Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant is silicone-free. No silicones in the list. We checked every name ending in methicone, siloxane or silanol.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Water, 3-butanediol, Mandelic Acid, Lactic Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Myrica Cerifera (Bayberry) Fruit Extract, Akebia Quinata (Chocolate Vine) Stem Extract, Prunus Lannesiana (Cherry Blossom) Flower Extract, Lactobacillus Ferment Lysate, Saccharomyces Lysate, Achillea Millefolium Extract, Saccharide Isomerate, Arginine, Hydroxyacetophenone, Butylene Glycol, Sodium Phytate, Pentylene Glycol, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Sodium Citrate, 2-hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Sodium Benzoate.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 2000000152356.