Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant
Not sure. We can't tell if Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant is vegan.
Lactic Acid and Caprylyl Glycol can be plant or animal derived (lactic acid can be fermented or milk-derived) and the label does not say.
- Lactic Acid
- Caprylyl Glycol
Why
Vegan means no animal-derived ingredients: no beeswax, honey, lanolin, carmine, collagen, silk or milk. Some ingredients like glycerin can come from plants or animals, so a vegan claim on the label matters.
We can't tell if Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting 6% Mandelic Acid + 2% Lactic Acid Liquid Exfoliant is vegan. Lactic Acid and Caprylyl Glycol can be plant or animal derived (lactic acid can be fermented or milk-derived) and the label does not say.
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.
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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 2000000152356.