Tag: Is salicylic acid or glycolic acid better for acne?
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Skincare Products With Salicylic Acid
Welcome, to another new series, this time it’s all about helping you find products that contain your favourite skincare actives and today it’s products with Salicylic Acid in them. This time it’s less educational and more about helping you navigate skincare with real world options. However, if you do want to learn more about salicylic…
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What Is Glycolic Acid? The Essential Skincare Alphabet
If you’ve been following me for a long time, you’ll know that glycolic acid is one of my favourite ingredients. When it came to picking an ingredient for letter G, the brainstorming didn’t take long. There are still so many people who are confused about this acid. Today, I’m going to attempt to create a…
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Mandelic Acid Vs Glycolic Acid
Mandelic acid vs glycolic acid is the first versus post I have done in months! I know you guys love these and I’m excited to be able to share this one with you, because you’ve been asking for this one for ages! The basic structure for these posts are simple. We will look into what…
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What Is Inflammatory Acne?
Inflammatory acne is pretty much what is says on the tin. It’s acne with inflammation. It has a variation of forms and can be severe (like painful cysts) or relatively painless (pimples). To identify this kind of acne is quite easy. Just look for any sign of irritation that comes with your acne breakout. These…
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Is Glycolic Acid An AHA or BHA?
Welcome back to my series of quick fire skincare questions asked directly by you! Today is a super simple one to answer, is Glycolic acid an AHA or BHA? Glycolic acid is actually the most common type of AHA. It’s made from a widely available plant, sugar cane. Glycolic acid is a very effective exfoliant, and because…
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Can Salicyclic Acid Cause Acne?
If you’ve found this article I’m going to guess that you’ve heard about all the wonderful benefits of acids and decided to take the plunge and buy some. But much to your dismay your skin, instead of finally getting glowing skin, your skin broke out. In some cases even worse than you’ve seen before. What…
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What Does Glycolic Acid Do To Your Skin?
Glycolic acid is THE acid that started the chemical exfoliation craze way back when but there is still SO many questions about what it is and how it works. The thing that, I think, confuses people is that acids have the ability to completely transform your skin but you can’t actually see it happening. So,…
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Skinformation: What Is Acne?
Acne causes spots, oily skin and sometimes skin that’s hot or painful to touch. It is usually associated with hormonal fluctuations experienced during your teenage years, but adults can experience acne, too. In fact, it is one of the most common skin conditions among both children and adults.
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Is Glycolic Acid Good For Acne?
Glycolic Acid is alpha hydroxy acid that’s derived from sugarcane and it can help those with frequent breakouts and a number of other skincare concerns. However, there’s a lot to consider about glycolic acid, including how much to use and if it’s right for your skin.