Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel is a seemingly unique product from a fairly new company known as Tanda (a brand of Pharos Life Corporation) out of Ontario, Canada. The company’s line of products is based on light therapy and they sell an LED unit that emits blue and red light that is intended to help clear acne.
Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Ingredients and Potency
This anti-blemish gel contains the following ingredients as cited by the company:
- 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
- Potassium Lauroyl, Palm Glycerides, Capryloyl Glycine, Boron Nitride, Ethylhexylglycerin, Carbomer, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Triethanolamine, Propylheptyl Caprylate, Oligopeptide-10, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Pentylene Glycol
This is certainly one of the most “exotic” list of ingredients we’ve encountered, though with a lot of experience in this industry we are well aware that “exotic” doesn’t always translate into “effective”. The most effective of the ingredients listed is tea tree oil, though the concentration isn’t listed. Ingredients like lapacho bark and tamarind extract have been used traditionally as skin disinfectants and may help kill some of the bacteria though much of antibacterial effect probably comes from the alcohol and the tea tree oil.
Though it appears that there will be enough moisturizers to keep your skin from drying out too much, the majority of the “natural” ingredients here don’t traditionally have any application to skin care. Taraktogenos kurzii oil was used in ancient times to treat leprosy (ineffectively) but let’s face it, you probably don’t have leprosy.
Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Results
This product is still very new and consistent results are not clear at this point. It is also meant to be used in conjunction with the LED unit, and from our research it appears as if the phrase “light-optimized” simply means that they want you to buy the LED unit, not that it actually is optimized by light.
Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Side Effects and Safety
From the ingredients, it doesn’t appear that there should be any serious side effects, but long-term use of many of these ingredients on the skin has not been studied.
Tanda Light-Optimized Anti-Blemish Gel Value and Guarantee
This product is priced individually for $50 a bottle, though we have not been able to find a dealer that sells it outside of the $250 Tanda skin care package that includes the LED unit. The company offers a guarantee, but you may be taking a pretty big risk on what is largely an unproven and unknown formula.
