Acne Serum Reviews

Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel is a leave-on acne treatment from a new skin-care company that extols the benefits of light therapy.  They sell this gel along with a blue and red light-emitting device.

Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Ingredient Analysis

One of the first things we were curious about with this product is the claim of being “light-optimized”.  It is well known that some prescription acne treatments can cause your skin to be more sensitive to light, but we’ve never heard of an acne treatment being made more effective by exposure to light.  Here are the natural ingredients included in the product:

• Magnolia Bark Extract
• Pink Lapacho Bark Extract
• Rice Bran extract
• Indian Frankincense Extract
• Honey Extract
• Tamarind Seed Extract
• Taraktogenos Kurzii Seed Oil
• Nigella Sativa Seed Oil
• Tea Tree Oil

The formula also lists at least 16 other chemically-derived ingredients including

• Potassium Lauroyl
• Capryloyl Glycine
• Boron Nitride
• Ethylhexylglycerin
• Carbomer
• Caprylyl Glycol
• Phenoxyethanol
• Sorbic Acid
• Triethanolamine
• Propylheptyl Caprylate
• Oligopeptide-10
• Glycerin
• Butylene Glycol
• Pentylene Glycol

Most of the synthetic ingredients act as moisturizers or drying agents to clear away oil.  After researching the numerous ingredients here, we’ve concluded that none of them really have anything to do with being “light-optimized”.  It appears as if this is only a marketing gimmick.  Even so, the formula does include some excellent ingredients to help cleanse the skin and reduce the occurrence of acne – namely tea tree oil, tamarind, and lapacho oil.  The effect of the rest of the ingredients with relation to acne is pretty unclear.

Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Effectiveness

As this product is still very new, the widespread results of the formula have still yet to be seen.  There are certainly enough alcohols and other antiseptics here to make some difference in acne when compared to regular soap, but many of the ingredients appear to be irrelevant.

Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Safety Concerns

Though long-term use of this formula has not been studied, at first analysis there aren’t any serious concerns. Triethanolamine is the most common allergen, but is still not that common.  With any product, you should obviously check for components to which you are allergic.

Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Value Rating

This product is sold separately for $50 per bottle or as part of the $250 Tanda skin care package.  At this point it doesn’t appear as if there is any real justification for the price other than their marketing strategy which is apparently meant to convey “high-end” and “cutting-edge technology”.  There really isn’t enough proof to make this product worth the money at this point.