OTC Acne Solutions: Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel by Skin Laboratory

Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel, 100ml (Professional)

Salicylic Acid is one of the most popular and effective anti-acne active ingredients in the market today. It's a beta hydroxy acid (BHA) which acts as both a keratolytic and comedolytic agent. As a keratolytic, it softens and loosens the keratin, a major component that makes up the outer layer of the skin. Loosening of keratin causes the top, usually dead layer of the skin to slough off and and allows new skin to surface.

As a comedolytic, it helps to dissolves the comedones (acne are comedones), open clogged pores, and allows the pores to "breathe" by allowing oxygen in. When oxygen gets inside the pores, it neutralizes the acne-causing bacteria, thereby eliminate the acne formation. Once the inflammation subsides, salicylic acid constricts the diameter of the pores, making them appear smaller.

This Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel, 30ml (Professional) banks on the effectiveness of salicylic acid. It promises to be an effective acne solution by completely treating acne, eliminating acne marks, reducing large pores, minimizing areas of discoloration, which helps to even out the skin tone--giving you a smooth, healthy and acne-free skin.

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Natural Acne Solutions: Lemon

Lemon is another old and effective acne cure that's been passed on from generations to generations. Lemon juice extract contains citric acid which is good in exfoliating the skin, by removing dead skin cells and allowing new cells to grow. Applying it directly on the skin leaves you with a clean and fresh feeling as it is said to flush out dirt from the pores. To use it topically, just wet a cottonball with a freshly squeezed lemon juice and dab it on your pimples. It might sting especially if the pimple is scarred. You can dilute it with water if pure lemon juice is too strong or stingy. Leave it on for a few minutes or even overnight, then rinse. You can also squeeze lemon juice in water and use this as a rinse after cleansing your face. A glass of fresh lemon juice daily is not only a cool refreshing drink but also a great detoxifier. It cleanses the liver of toxins, allowing to effectively process vitamins and minerals that our body needs.

Homemade Acne Solutions: Green Clay Cleanser

Here's another recipe from Charles Silverman N.D. Ingredients: 1 teaspoon French green clay powder 1 teaspoon honey or water 1 drop geranium oil 1 drop lavender oil 1 drop tea tree oil Instructions: Mix all the ingredients into a paste in your palm. Massage the paste into your skin until it feels clean. Rinse. Repeat if necessary.

OTC Acne Solutions: AcneFree Severe Acne Treatment System

AcneFree Severe Acne Treatment System claims to be "significant better, faster and 4x more potent and powerful than ProActiv". Now that's saying a lot because as we all know, ProActiv is a popular OTC acne treatment, with celebrities and other famous people endorsing the product. To say that you can deliver better results than something as popular and well-advertised can put you in a very bad light if you don't match people's high expectations. But it seems, this product is up for the challenge, boasting of maximum strength time-released 10% Benzoyl Peroxide and Retinol , a tried and tested formula that continuously (meaning 24/7) attacks the three levels of severe acne formation . These three (3) levels or stages are: Overproduction of an oily substance called sebum by the skin glands. Blockage of pore caused by the accumulation of dead skin cells. Skin bacteria attack, breaking down the sebum & cells within the pore, which leads to the inflammati

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