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Information on Acne Glycolic Acid
by Rudy Silva
When you first start using acne glycolic acid for acne, it takes time to reverse stopped up pores. It takes time to get to the harden sebum oil and soften it. It will take up to 3-6 weeks to do this, depending on the severity of your condition. Regular used of glycolic acid helps to prevent pore blockage and acne.
You skin take 2-3 weeks to produce a pimple or whitehead. This pimple or acne is created when sebum hardens and becomes trapped in your pores and can not be released. Using acne glycolic acid stops acne from forming, since it keeps the pores open and softens the hard sebum, so it can come out of the pore.
Glycolic acid comes from sugar cane, so it is a natural product. Citrus fruits also contain glycolic acid, so it is considered a safe product provided it is used in low concentrations. In products it usually contain less then 10 %. But, when used for skin peels up to 30 to 50 % is used and under doctors care.
When acne glycolic acid is use for acne, it helps get rid of dead skin, excess oil, and dirt from the skin surface and from the pores. You will find glycolic acid on many acne treatment products, since it is used to renew and rejuvenate your skin.
In acne products, glycolic acid is also used as an exfoliate and moisturizer. It works in this way because of it high acidity and easy of solubility. In a cream, glycolic acid gets under the damaged upper layers of the skin and dissolves the chemicals that hold the dead skin in place.
Despite the controversy, the use of acne glycolic acid has been found to be effective in cleaning dead skin cells from the skin's surface, provided it used correctly. It must be used in the proper concentration, 10% or less, in products for exfoliation and moisturizing.
Glycolic acid products should only be used on occasion when used to remove dead skin and perhaps once a week is ok. Using this acid all year long is not recommended. As you get older, your skin takes longer to renew itself and glycolic acid speeds up this renewal process. Take breaks from using these acid products.
Using glycolic acid may leave the skin sensitive to the sun. It is recommended that sun screen be used after treating your skin with glycolic. When using glycolic acid with other creams, it many not be necessary to use sun screen, except during hot summer weather.
If you stop using glycolic acid to clear or to prevent acne, the dead cells, skin derby and dirt will build up and your pores will become clogged again. The result is you will again have acne or pimples. Learning to keep your face clean and how to prevent your body from creating excess sebum can be a solution to your acne.
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