Glycolic Acid acne treatment is a rather extreme and professional procedure used
by dermatologists to treat acne. You will also find Glycolic Acid in beauty and
skin care products but in smaller dosages that should not cause any side
effects.
The reason that Glycolic Acid has and is used for acne treatment
and in other beauty and skin care products is due to its ability to reach
beneath the outer layer of skin. It's effective at unblogging your pores and
getting rid of bacteria that has been found to be the cause of spots.
When used by dermatologists Glycolic Acid is often used as a chemical peel
treatment, which can be rather unpleasant and is why you need professional
supervision.
What is Chemical peel treatment?
Chemical peel
treatments even sound painful and in practise can be too. They involve firstly
cleansing the skin to remove any excess oil and then the Glycolic Acid is
applied to the facial areas that require treatment.
After awhile the
application forms a layer that can easily be removed. During this process though
it can be quite painful and causes a burning sensation that can be quite
unpleasant. The skin after peeling can be quite red and become blistered in
appearance. Care needs to be taken after treatment and sometimes bandages and
anti-bacterial medicine is used to prevent infection.
Glycolic Acid a
home acne treatment?
Professional dermatologists regard Glycolic Acid
acne treatment as unsuitable for home use due to the care and after-care
supervision required. Keeping the Glycolic Acid on for too long or using too
strong a Glycolic Acid solution is very dangerous. In fact, this type of acne
treatment does not conform to FDA or EU safely levels and so should be
avoided.
For this reason we would not recommend using this form of
treatment unsupervised, if at all. Instead if you have mild to moderate acne
that you wish to treat then there are over the counter acne products that can do
the job.
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