
THE ROUTE The Party Peel - Golden Illuminizing Peel
Benefits
Promise: Evens skin tone
What does the product description say?
Brightens dull complexion Evens uneven skin tone Smooth skin texture Gentle, yet effective exfoliation without visible peeling in most users Medical grade skin care meets luxury beauty.
This product can help reduce hypepigmentation and even out the skin tone because it contains the following effective ingredients: mandelic acid
Keep in mind that you would need to apply any topical skincare targetted at hypigmentation consistently for a couple of months to get a result. No topical skincare product can help get rid of hyperpigmentation (including post-acne marks and age spots) instantly.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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mandelic acid | HIGH |
Promise: Exfoliation
What does the product description say?
Brightens dull complexion Evens uneven skin tone Smooth skin texture Gentle, yet effective exfoliation without visible peeling in most users Medical grade skin care meets luxury beauty.
This product can help exfoliate the skin. In other words, it helps break down the bonds between dead cells on the surface of the skin and speed up the skin turnover. Skin often appears softer and brighter after exfoliation, but overdoing it can result in disrupted skin barrier. The following ingredient is doing the exfoliating job in this product: mandelic acid.
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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mandelic acid | HIGH |
Other benefit: Moisturizing
This product contains good ingredients to attract water to the upper layer of the skin. These ingredients are called "humectants": glycerin, butylene glycol.
When humectants are on the surface of the skin, they “pull in” the moisture from the outside environment, or from within deeper layers of the skin. If the air is dry, humectants can speed up the moisture loss from the skin. This is why it is a good idea to use another product on top of this one to help "seal in" the moisture (look for ingredients like dimethicone, squalane, oils and butters).
Ingredient | Effectiveness | Concentration | Irritancy |
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glycerin | HIGH | ||
isododecane | MEDIUM | ||
vitis vinifera fruit extract | MEDIUM |
Honesty check
How honest is this product?
Promise | Can it deliver? |
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Exfoliation | |
Evens skin tone |
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Potential irritants

Ingredient | Irritancy | Skin Benefit |
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cocamidopropyl betaine | ||
mandelic acid | ||
decyl glucoside |
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Ingredients & concentrations
- glycerin
- mandelic acid
- polysilicone-11
- titanium dioxide
Ingredient | Estimated concentration |
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45% - 55% | |
Plain old water | |
7.2% - 8.8% | |
4.7% - 5.7% | |
An emollient that helps soften the skin and can decrease moisture loss. Helps create a nice product texture | |
4.3% - 5.3% | |
Helps water and oil mix together. Used as a cleansing ingredient. Could be an allergen | |
2.5% - 3% | |
A mineral that is used to improve the texture of cosmetic products | |
2.1% - 2.6% | |
Used to create a thicker product consistency and stabilize the product formulation | |
2.1% - 2.6% | |
Works as a UV filter when used in high concentrations. It is photostable and is effective mostly against the UVB light, with some protection in the UVA range. In small concentrations, used for its ability to improve the color of cosmetic products. Is usually well tolerated by the skin | |
1.6% - 1.9% | |
1.3% - 1.5% | |
Used to create a nice product texture and help delivery of other ingredients. Might be somewhat helpful in attracting water to the upper layer of the skin | |
1.1% - 1.3% | |
A silicone that forms a light film on the skin surface helping to bind water and temporarily absorb oils creating a matt and powdery feel | |
0.75% - 1.1% | |
0.65% - 0.95% | |
An alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA), but is mostly used to stabilize product formulations in cosmetics | |
0.6% - 0.9% | |
Helps adjust the product pH | |
0.55% - 0.85% | |
Helps shed the upper layer of dead cells from the surface of the skin revealing smoother, brighter skin. It can help to reduce hyperpigmentation. It has anti-bacterial properties, and might help to reduce blemishes, as well as fine lines and wrinkles. It is considered to be gentler than glycolic acid | |
0.5% - 0.75% | |
A plant extract that helps attract water to the upper layer of the skin. It might be helpful in neutralizing free radicals in skin, but is less potent than the extract from the seeds | |
0.6% - 0.9% | |
Helps oil and water mix together. Can be irritating | |
0.5% - 0.75% | |
0.55% - 0.8% | |
One of the best moisturizing ingredients. Naturally present in skin. It attracts water to the upper layer of the skin working as a humectant | |
0.5% - 0.7% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.4% - 0.6% | |
A preservative | |
0.4% - 0.6% | |
Helps oil and water mix together | |
0.35% - 0.6% | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Helps create a more spreadable product texture | |
0.3% - 0.6% | |
Helps preserve products and creates a nice product texture | |
0.3% - 0.55% | |
Used to improve the product consistency | |
0.25% - 0.4% | |
A preservative. It helps prevent bacterial growth in cosmetic products | |
0.25% - 0.45% | |
Used to stabilize mixtures of oil and water, and create thicker, gel-like product textures | |
0.2% - 0.35% | |
Used to adjust the product's pH | |
0.25% - 0.5% | |
A colorant that can add a pearl-like appearance to the formulation | |
0.15% - 0.25% | |
0.1% - 0.2% | |
An umbrella term for the following three colorants: CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499. They might be able to offer some protection against visible light, but the degree of the protection is not clear | |
0.1% - 0.15% | |
A red colorant made of iron oxide. Typically is not irritating | |
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Sources
- Cosmetic and dermatologic use of alpha hydroxy acids
- Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy and Tolerability of Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Mandelic Acid, and Phytic Acid Combination Peels in Melasma
- Summary of mandelic acid for the improvement of skin conditions
- Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy and Tolerability of Glycolic Acid, Salicylic Mandelic Acid, and Phytic Acid Combination Peels in Melasma
- Safety Assessment of Vitis Vinifera (Grape)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics