July
2008
Salicylic Acid the Better Solution for Aging Skin with Acne
When it comes to OTC acne fighting ingredients that are commonly found in the best products for fighting acne, whether adult acne or teenage acne, there are a few ingredients that really are better at fighting acne while also not drying or irritating the skin too much. The best one between benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid is, in my opinion, salicylic acid.
I especially think it’s the best choice for women in their twenties, thirties and forties and higher who are battling both aging skin and dryness, and may also be battling the occasional breakout. I know, so unfair that we have to battle both aging signs like crow’s feet and fine lines AND acne, but it seems to be the way of the world these days with more and more adult women, and men, getting acne later in life.
Salicylic acid is a highly recommended ingredient in topical acne treatment products for adults because it not only gets into the pores and unclogs them, but it’s ideal for aging skin because it does not have the drying and irritating properties of many of it’s counterparts, and it also has an added benefit for aging skin that many don’t know about.
Salicylic acid is an excellent natural exfoliant, meaning it sloughs off those dead layers of skin cells that crop up every single day, very easily, leaving a refreshed, glowing layer of skin and accelerating the turnover of the skin cells so that wrinkles look less deep and noticeable and the skin takes on the fresh look that tend to go fade with age as our skin has less tone as well as less ability to turn over because our cells do not renew themselves as quickly as they did when we were younger.
Salicylic acid is even found in many acid peels, and is an excellent peel for those that are treating acne and acne scarring because it is gentle enough, but also gets the job done of getting those dead skin cells to turn over and “forcing” our skin to make new ones.
