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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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: OLAY Regenerist Microdermabrasion & Peel Kit

This product does not boast of any active ingredients. No benzoyl peroxide, no salicylic acid, no sulfur. What it does is slough off dead skin cells and allows for skin regeneration to happen. Dead skin cells makes your skin look dull, clogs and makes your pores look bigger, which may lead to pimples when excess skin is trapped together with bacteria inside the pores. This DIY microdermabrasion kit allows new skin to surface. The key ingredients are the derma-crystals and a specially formulated serum that conditions, moisturizes and peels away dead skin cells to reveal a young-looking, evenly tone skin. It's more of a preventive product that makes sure that your pores stay clean and your skin stays clear. Now, isn't that what we all want? A lot of people re raving about this product. Read the reviews on OLAY Regenerist Microdermabrasion & Peel Kit to see if it's something that will work for you. Read more...

Natural Acne Solutions: Honey

It has been said that honey inside sealed Egyptian jars have remained unspoiled for thousands of years. This is because honey absorbs moisture, living no room for mold and bacteria to thrive and it also has antimicrobial properties, which prevents it from spoiling. During the early times, honey has been used to treat infected wounds and heal burns. Ancient Egyptians also used it for embalming the dead. Today, medical experts are rediscovering the potent antibacterial and antiseptic properties of honey. For those who suffer from acne, the word "antibacterial" is also almost synonymous to "anti-acne" because acne are skin inflammations that are most often caused by the bacteria trapped in the skin. And honey, being a natural antibacteria that it is, can indeed help in clearing up one's face with acne. However, not all honeys are the same. Maybe you've heard or read honey being termed as raw, comb, crystallized, etc. What you would want to use on your fac...

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