In the beauty economy, the mandelic acid market has great potential for development

Mandelic acid, also known as mandelic acid, phenylglycolic acid, α-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, etc., is an alpha hydroxy acid. It appears as white rhombic flake crystals and is easily soluble in hot water, ether and isopropyl alcohol. , insoluble in ethanol. Mandelic acid is a lipophilic acid with high skin affinity, strong permeability, mild action, and antibacterial properties. It is widely used in medicine, cosmetics, personal care products, pesticides and other fields.

In the field of medicine, the chemical structure of mandelic acid is similar to that of antibiotics, and it can inhibit the proliferation of bacteria such as Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, as a pharmaceutical intermediate, mandelic acid can also be used to produce cefadroxyzole, cyclomandelate, and hydroxybenzyl. Azole, pemoline and other drugs; in the field of cosmetics, mandelic acid has good lipophilicity and permeability, which can help improve pigmentation, photoaging, dullness, etc., and achieve the purpose of acne and whitening.

According to the “2022-2026 China Mandelic Acid Industry Market Monitoring and Future Development Prospects Research Report released by the Industrial Research Center, In recent years, thanks to the rise of the beauty economy, the global market demand for mandelic acid has been continuously released, and the industry has developed rapidly. By 2020, the global mandelic acid market will have reached US$200 million. With consumption upgrading, the mandelic acid market has large room for growth. It is expected that the global mandelic acid market will grow to US$380 million in 2026.

According to different sources, mandelic acid can be divided into natural mandelic acid and synthetic mandelic acid. Natural mandelic acid is mainly extracted from peach leaves and willow leaves. Synthetic mandelic acid can be made through the reaction of benzaldehyde and dibromide acetophenone. The output of natural mandelic acid is low. With the increase in market demand, natural mandelic acid can no longer meet market consumption demand. Against this background, the market share of synthetic mandelic acid has gradually increased. There are optical isomers of mandelic acid, mainly including three types: L-mandelic acid, L-mandelic acid and D-mandelic acid. Among them, DL-mandelic acid is the mainstream product in the market, accounting for about 50% of the market.

In the international market, mandelic acid suppliers mainly include German companies such as Evonik, BASF, Alfa Aesar, and Merck of Germany. Leading companies occupy a major share of the global high-end mandelic acid market by virtue of their advantages in technology and quality. In the domestic market, mandelic acid suppliers mainly include Jiangxi Keyuan Biology, Wuhan Yuante Technology, Zhongshan Chemical Industry, Shandong Chengxu Chemical Industry, etc. Compared with international companies, my country’s mandelic acid companies still exist in terms of technology, scale, quality, etc. There is definitely room for improvement.

Industry analysts said that mandelic acid has good antibacterial properties, permeability, lipophilicity, etc., and is used in medicines, cosmetics, pesticides, etc. It is widely used in various fields. In recent years, with the release of downstream market demand, the global mandelic acid market has continued to expand. Mandelic acid helps improve pigmentation. Under the beauty economy, the mandelic acid market has broad room for development. However, at the same time, as a pharmaceutical intermediate and cosmetic raw material, mandelic acid market supervision will become increasingly strict.