Review: Youth To The People Mandelic Acid + Superfood Unity Exfoliator

This is the Youth To The People Mandelic Acid + Superfood Unity Exfoliator (PR). It retails for $48 CAD/ 4.0 oz. It features a Gentle Triple-Acid Complex to help improve the appearance of the skin and YTTPs vitamin-rich Superfood blend: Kale, Spinach, Green Tea.

Key Ingredients

  • 3% Mandelic Acid (AHA) for skin texture and Pigmentation

  • 2% Salicylic Acid (BHA) unclogs pores and helps dissolve excess oil

  • 1% Gluconolactone (PHA) gentlest acid out of the 3 that both exfoliates and hydrates the skin

  • Licorice Root (antioxidants) anti-inflammatory, soothes the skin


I am someone with sensitive acne-prone skin so it’s important to me that my actives that are not too harsh on my skin. This is a gentle exfoliator that will help smoothen your skin, get rid of whiteheads and uneven skin texture, and help to fade those hyperpigmentation spots left behind from post-acne.

In the PR box sent to me from YTTP, I also received a deluxe travel size of their Superfoods Cleanser which you guys know is one of my favourite clenasers.

The box also came with YTTPs re-usable cotton rounds that are so sturdy and cute. It has its own mesh bag so it can go straight into the wash!

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I’m so happy to be a part of this launch and have been impressed with its performance so far. I’ve used this for 3 weeks as part of my evening routine after cleansing I love how lightweight this is on the skin. It leaves your skin feeling plumped and it’s non-drying. I know a lot of exfoliants (especially BHA) can be a little bit drying to the skin but with this, there’s none of that feeling whatsoever. I have some large pores around my nose and when I do use this they look significantly diminished!

Will you be trying this?