Anti-Acne Serum

A lightweight serum for oily and blemish-prone skin, with mandelic acid to exfoliate gently and tea tree oil, balanced by sodium hyaluronate so it hydrates rather than strips. It helps keep pores clear, helps reduce the look of blemishes, blackheads and post-acne marks, and helps skin look smoother and more even.

The product that starts a skincare habit

Oily, blemish-prone skin is the concern that brings many young Pakistani customers to skincare in the first place, so a serum for it often becomes the product that builds a brand's following. This formula suits a pharmacy brand building a blemish-care shelf, an online seller reaching students and young professionals, and a clinic that wants a gentle take-home serum between sessions. On your label, a name such as Clarifying Serum or Serum for Acne-Prone Skin keeps the wording cosmetic.

Mandelic acid, tea tree and a hydrating base

Mandelic acid is a larger alpha hydroxy acid than glycolic, so it moves into the skin more slowly and exfoliates gently, which is why it is often chosen for sensitive and deeper skin tones. It helps keep pores clear and the surface smoother. The formula pairs it with Sallic 210 and tea tree oil, the classic botanical for blemish-prone skin. Sodium hyaluronate and glycerin keep the serum hydrating, so oily but dehydrated skin is not left feeling stripped or tight.

Introducing an exfoliating serum slowly

Because it exfoliates, the serum is best introduced in the evening, three nights a week at first, then nightly if the skin stays comfortable. A few drops go on after cleansing, followed by a light moisturiser. Mandelic acid can make skin more sensitive to the sun, so a morning sunscreen belongs in the routine. Customers should keep it off nights when they use retinal or another strong exfoliant, and patch test first. A line on the insert asking customers not to pick at blemishes is worth including.

Building a blemish-care range around it

In humid Pakistani summers, sweat, dust and heavy makeup sit on oily skin all day, and customers want products that feel light. Pair this serum with the Salicylic Anti-Acne Face Wash or the Tea Tree & Aloe Face Wash, the Oil-Free Gel Moisturizer and the SPF 50 Invisible Gel Sunscreen for a four-step routine, or include it in the Acne Care Kit. The Niacinamide 10% Pore Serum works in the morning for customers who want a second serum. Keep captions to clearer-looking skin and less visible marks.

Strength, scent and botanical choices

The serum is made in 30 ml, in a dropper bottle or an airless pump. Brands aimed at sensitive skin often ask for the fragrance to be removed, which is straightforward. The mandelic acid level can be set lower for a gentle first serum or higher for a stronger night product, within levels suited to home use, and tea tree can give way to another botanical if your brand story calls for it. Each version is sampled for you before the batch is made.

This is one of our ready formulas from the serums range, made under your own brand. If you want the texture, actives or fragrance changed, or something that is not on this list at all, our chemists will develop it with custom formulation, and packaging and printing is handled in the same building.

• Mandelic acid
• Sallic 210
• Tea tree oil
• Sodium hyaluronate

Full ingredient list

Sodium hyaluronate, Mandelic acid, Tea tree oil, Sallic 210, Glycerin, Propylene glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Aqua, Fragrance.

This is the formula as we make it today. It can be adjusted for your brand, and the full specification comes with your quote.

• Gently exfoliates with mandelic acid
• Helps keep pores clear and reduce the look of blackheads
• Helps control the look of excess oil
• Helps reduce the look of post-acne marks
• Hydrating, for skin that is oily but dehydrated

We source the bottles, jars, tubes, droppers, airless pumps, compacts and palettes, and print your labels, cartons and boxes in-house at Dermis & Dosis Print. Because printing runs alongside production, colours match and nothing waits on an outside supplier.

Available for this product: dropper, airless pump.

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Every batch passes in-house quality checks, and products are tested at PCSIR for physical, chemical and microbial parameters, with stability data compiled for your files. Manufacturing is Halal certified and runs under ISO and GMP practice. Where a product needs DRAP enlistment we prepare the product file and guide you through the brand-owner documents.

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