SACHI Skin: Triphala Pigmentation Corrector & Complexion Clarifying Accelerator

• Enzyme Acid complex: A next generation 12.5% Enzyme Acid blend formulated with Dioic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid & Pomegranate Enzymes helps retexturize and resurface the skin to help smoothen the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, stimulate renewal, refine pores and lift stubborn discolourations.
• Dioic Acid & Mandelic Acid pair together as excellent multi-taskers for breakout prone, hyperpigmented skins. Helping balance sebum, target blemish causing bacteria and hyperpigmentation. Dioic Acid alone is shown to be a powerful tyrosinase inhibitor when compared in studies against Hydroquinone.
• Multi-Pathway brighteners Licorice Root, Rumex Extract are potent inhibitors of the melanin enzyme tyrosinase, an enzyme present in human skin that is responsible for the formation of hyperpigmentation in skin.
• Ayurvedic Soothing Botanicals & Hydrators such Manuka Honey UMF 20+, Aloe Vera, Saccharide Isomerate and Glycerin work to combat the drying effects of exfoliation as Boswellia Serrata and Centella Asiatica calm and soothe, creating a pro-healing environment.
• Ayurvedic Clarifying botanicals Organic Neem and Thyme target blemishes as Organic Black Cumin helps boost the skin's regenerative process.

Ingredients

The packaging is a nice slim airless pump jar. Same SACHI Skin design I loved of the retinal. The texture is a light medium gel. It's not sticky and layers well. We'll call Complexion Clarifying Accelerator CCA to make it easy. CCA is designed to be a leave on exfoliant/treatment product that addresses a multitude of issues: blemishes, hyperpigmentation, sun damage and aging. So think brighter skin, smoother texture, help with blemishes and regulating sebum production, reduction in post acne red marks as well as dark spots plus help with lines and wrinkles. Sounds good right?

CCA has a 12.5% acid enzyme blend with dioic, mandelic and salicylic acids plus pomegranate enzymes. Mandelic acid is great for pigmentation. It's a larger alpha hydroxy acid molecule so it's more gentle on the skin as it doesn't penetrate as deeply hence less chance of irritation. It's one of my favorites in the AHA family and I'm glad it's getting the attention it deserves lately. We all know salicylic acid is the pore unclogger so fits it would be in this clarifying formulation. Dioic acid may be unknown to some. Octadecenedioic acid aka dicarboxylic acid or dioic acid is vegetable derived, structurally similar to azelaic acid and it helps target hyperpigmentation as well as reduce sebum and combat blemishes. This also has Manuka honey (great for blemishes as it's anti-bacterial), hydrators, brightening extracts like licorice and rumex extract, soothing gotu kola plus neem, thyme and black cumin (good for blemishes).

You can see why CCA is great for clarifying and how it would help in the areas it targets. CCA is a great multi-focal formulation, it just ended up being too strong for my rosacea prone skin as a leave on treatment. When I was more oily with problematic skin a few years back this would've been fantastic. While I can't tolerate this as a leave on treatment, when used as a wash off treatment or mask it's fantastic. The wash off method for this one is where it's at. It allows CCA to work for me while ditching the irritation I was getting from it as a leave on. The end result gives nice smoother skin. If you like acids and tolerate them well then this one is for you, If you're on the less acid routine like me this might be the one you skip. I am unable to use this often enough to really say it does what it says as it's more a monthly treatment for me (I exfoliate once a week right now at most). The scent is a light citrus meets earthy for the natural ingredients. I enjoy the scent.

It's not one on my repurchase list, but really because I gave up most my acids the last year so it's nothing to do with this formula. I think the formula is great. If you have more oily, congested skin than this is for you. If you're more sensitive it might not be for you. You can use it as a wash off if you're wanting a less intense version of it but I'm quite lazy at masking and tend to forget I have it. That reason plus I have a dozen acid products that are going to go bad on me before I can use them all, so I can't see myself purchasing an acid mask anytime soon. I could really just keep my OSKIA and Omorovicza Blue Diamond lactic acid masks and I'm set for the year and beyond. I would check out some of the other reviews where some have used it as a leave on to see how they felt about it as a more consistent product. I just couldn't be consistent enough using it to really give you the yes it helps me with all the things it promises so go buy it. As a wash off treatment it's nice though. I tried it last night again and my skin is pretty smooth and happy today.

• Triphala, (composed of three Ayurvedic superfruits Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Chebula and Terminalia Belerica) works to diminish the appearance of hyperpigmentation, sun damage, fade dark spots and improve yellowish skin caused by high levels of glycation whilst preventing the breakdown of Hyaluronic acid in the skin. The Trio of fruits help deliver a glow that will not go unnoticed.
• Amla (Emblica Officinalis) is shown to have a high level of antioxidant activity via high amounts of Vitamin C, tannins, polyphenols, ellagic acid, regulating melanin production in the skin, reducing and preventing age spots.
• Microalgae actives encapsulated in a liposome delivery system gently and effectively fade dark spots and even skin tone without changing the colour of the skin.
• Hexylresorcinol & Innovative Peptide fades appearance of hyperpigmentation and prevents new pigmentation from forming by inhibiting melanosome transfer. A clinical study shows that Hexylresorcinol has comparable effects to Hydroquinone.
• Gallic Acid: in an optimised blend of botanicals helps restore skin tone, control inflammation, UV induced sun damage, skin redness whilst also balancing blemish prone skins.

Ingredients

Think creamy textured pigmentation corrector serum. It has a nice glass pump bottle so good packaging wise. It has a light slightly fruity scent from the natural ingredients. This serum focuses on pigmentation with three ayurvedic fruits, antioxidant amla, encapsulated microalgae, Hexylresorcinol and gallic acid. The three ayurvedic fruits are: Emblica Officinalis (aka amla or gooseberry) is packed full of antioxidants and flavonoids as well as vitamin C which make it a great antioxidant and brightener; Terminalia Chebula (native to South Asia 'The King of Medicine') is rich in phenolic compounds (gallic and ellagic acids) so think potent antioxidant; Terminalia Belerica I honestly don't know anything about but we'll go with it's likely similar to the others as being antioxidant rich. Encapsulated plankton extract sounds interesting. Hexylresorcinol is a tyrosinase inhibitor. That means it helps keep the enzyme tyrosinase from producing more melanin (darker spots). Diglucosyl gallic acid is getting more attention. It's super interesting as it's activated by the skin's microbiome then converted into a tyrosinase inhibitor. So far this ingredient has been promising for me. I really like it in NIOD RE:PIGMENT. 

So this serum also has niacinamide and gluconolactone (a poly hydroxy acid or light cousin to alpha hydroxy acids). It has brightening, antioxidant rich fruit extracts, tyrosinase inhibitors, encapsulated microalgae plus tried and true niacinamide. The ultimate question for me no doubt is did this work for me? Unfortunately no. Not for the reasons you think though. The only reason it didn't work for me was my skin became irritated by it. I have rosacea prone skin and it's been extra super sensitive since masking for covid started (well more like 6 months into it but that's irrelevant). I barely can use acids and a lot of more active style products have become harder for me to use. I used this once a week just fine separated from my retinoids, but I could barely get it up to 3x a week a night and when I did my skin was super irritated around the nose (nasal ala) so I had to back down. A pigmentation product like this needs at least 3x a week (or more) to really be effective. If you can't get there due to sensitivity you'll never see the benefit others see who can use it daily.

I've heard and seen results online about this product being phenomenal especially for people with more melanin to their skin. I've heard many with deeper skin tones struggle to find products that really work well for pigmentation issues like PIH (post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation tends to be more common in Fitzpatrick Type III-VI). I've also seen many talk about how it helped their PIE (post-inflammatory erythema usually in fairer skin like Fitzpatrick Type I & II). So naturally I was super bummed it didn't work for me. I spoke with the founder who is an online friend and she said maybe there was a way to change it and make it work for more sensitive skin. I said why? It works for the many, why change it for the few. Why would you change a good product to fit a small percentage who might be sensitive to it. Leave it be and let the majority enjoy it. It obviously works for them. I've seen testimonials from many I trust. I believe the product works well, it just wasn't for me. And that's ok. Not everything works for everyone. 

The product does have a low pH and maybe that's part combined with the PHA and fruit extracts (more acidic maybe?). I used to be that person who could use anything but alas my skin just hates acids right now, it is what it is. However, if you're not sensitive and you're skin tolerates most things please go for it. I believe in the brand 100% and let me know how it works for you. I think the line is well thought out and beautifully done. These two products in this post may not be my go-tos due to recent and situational sensitivity, but that retinal is fantastic. I look forward to seeing where SACHI Skin goes in the future, it's a brand to watch for sure. Hands down get the retinal and if you like acids, congestion products and don't have sensitivity then these ones are for you.