Types and effectiveness of salicylic peeling

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May 21, 2019

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Compared to other types of chemical peels, salicylic acid has a mild exfoliating effect. Superficial peeling with salicylic acid can be done at home. Procedures with medium and deep effects are performed in a beauty salon or dermatologist's office.

Products and masks based on salicylic acid

Ready-made lotions based on the drug are recommended to be used twice a day. If you use any other medical ointments, they should be used after.

For acne

Here are a few recipes that use salicylic acid on the face for acne:

The acid itself

Ingredients: salicylic acid.

Application:

1. Use a cotton swab dipped in the solution to treat the inflamed areas.
2. After twenty minutes we wash ourselves.

Prescription with medicines

Ingredients: five tablets of chloramphenicol, two packages of streptocide powder, main ingredient.

Application:

1. Add streptocide to a bottle of 1% or 2% salicylic alcohol.
2. Crush chloramphenicol and add it to the solution.
3. Shake the mixture to mix all the ingredients better.
4. Leave the resulting solution in the refrigerator to infuse.
5. Apply the mixture to the inflamed areas with a cotton swab, preferably at night.

Carry out sessions for three days in a row, then stop, and repeat the three-day session after two weeks.

Recipe with alcohol

Ingredients: boric and salicylic acid, alcohol, chloramphenicol.

Application:

1. Mix five hundredths of a gram of acid and alcohol with five grams of chloramphenicol powder.
2. Place on skin overnight.
3. Wash your face in the morning.

With this recipe you can not only dry out acne, but also improve the oil balance.

Recipe with bodyaga

Ingredients: a tablespoon of bodyaga, green tea, main ingredient.

Application:

1. Twenty drops of the main ingredient are added to the powder and soaked in strongly brewed green tea.
2. Apply only to inflamed areas.
3. Leave on for ten minutes, then rinse off.

It should be used no more than once every 6-7 days.

For cleansing

Facial cleansing with salicylic acid at home can be done using clay masks or wheat bran.

Recipe with clay

Ingredients: clay mask, main ingredient, water.

Application:

1. Dilute the cosmetic clay mask with water.
2. Add a spoonful of acid.
3. Apply the product for a quarter of an hour.
4. Then rinse and apply cream to moisturize the skin.

Recipe with bran

Ingredients: wheat bran, aspirin.

Application:

1. Soak a tablespoon of bran in water.
2. Crush an aspirin tablet and add to the bran.
3. Apply onto face using massaging movements and massage for three minutes.
4. Rinse off.

For pigment spots

Salicylic acid helps the face against age spots. Here are some recipes:

Recipe with gelatin and glycerin

Ingredients: one teaspoon of gelatin, half a tablespoon of glycerin, one gram of acid.

Preparation:

1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Cook them in a water bath for about fifteen minutes.
3. Apply the warm resulting mass for a quarter of an hour.
4. Then rinse off; if the mixture still remains, it should be put in a cool place.

Recipe with white clay

Ingredients: white clay, main component, lemon juice.

Preparation:

1. Mix one teaspoon of all ingredients.
2. Apply the well-mixed mixture to your face.
3. After about ten minutes, rinse off.

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Rehabilitation after the procedure

There are no obvious negative effects after properly performed salicylic peeling. Intense peeling of the skin is normal, and slight redness is also possible. Such manifestations disappear within 7–10 days. To speed up healing and avoid complications, during the rehabilitation period it is recommended:

• Wash your face no earlier than a day after a superficial salicylic peel and two days after a mid-superficial peel.
• Do not visit baths, saunas, or other public places where it is easy to contract an infection.
• Do not swim in pools or open water. The reason is the same.
• Protect your face from direct sunlight - wear hats, Panama hats, and use a special protective cream (SPF-40 or 50) before each time you go outside. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation provokes the appearance of dark or, conversely, discolored spots. For the same reason, a solarium is excluded.
• In frosty and windy weather, use special protective creams.
• Cleanse your skin daily with alcohol-free milk or toner and apply an intense moisturizer. Ointments with extracts of chamomile, calendula, and arnica have a good healing effect. You can also use creams with panthenol.
• If possible, make homemade nourishing masks every evening. The main ingredients are natural sour cream, cottage cheese, egg yolk, and any fresh fruit.
• Avoid decorative cosmetics, foundation, and powder until the peeling is complete.
• Refrain from going to the gym or any intense physical activity - increased sweating irritates unhealed skin.
• Stop smoking and drinking alcohol. Any toxins inhibit the skin's ability to regenerate.

Daily homemade masks made from natural ingredients provide hydration and nutrition to the skin, which often experiences a feeling of dryness and tightness after salicylic peeling.

Intense peeling of the skin begins 2–4 days after the procedure. A parchment-like crust appears, which gradually cracks and darkens. It's quite unpleasant, but you just have to endure it. Under no circumstances should you remove lagging particles of the epidermis yourself, much less tear off the crusts that appear or try to work on them with a scrub. Dark spots and scars will remain in these places. In general, it is better to touch your face less until the end of the process, especially if you have acne or acne.

Peeling skin is quite unaesthetic and unpleasant, but in no case should you try to speed up the process

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Action

Many girls are interested in whether it is possible to wipe their face with salicylic acid, what effect it has, and whether it damages the skin. To answer these questions, you need to read the instructions for using this product.

This product has excellent antiseptic properties, which allows it to provide significant assistance in eliminating acne and inflammation on the skin.

In addition, it is distinguished by its ability to soften the skin and remove excess dead epithelial cells.

For cosmetic operations, you need to purchase a 1% solution. Higher concentrations can cause allergic reactions and even burns.

Carefully study the expiration date of the solution. It is better not to risk your skin condition by using an expired drug.

Salon peeling

As preparation, the skin is treated with a solution to remove makeup and oil. The essence of the procedure itself is to apply a salicylic mixture to the skin. Sometimes 2-3 layers are required. Of course, only a doctor can determine the strength of the effect based on the condition of the skin.

Salicylic facial peeling splits and loosens the surface layer. This promotes its natural removal. The acid, penetrating into the deeper layers, actively affects the hair follicles, triggering cell regeneration processes. After the drug dries, a white coating forms on the face.

It is removed with a neutralizing composition, which prepares the skin for a new stage - nutrition. Various masks, creams, gels saturate cells with nutrients, moisturize and accelerate the formation of a new young layer. During the renewal process, new collagen and elastin fibers begin to be actively produced. The tissue frame of the face is strengthened, the skin is renewed and becomes elastic and fresh.

Salicylic peeling uses a 15-20% concentration. It is suitable for young or oily skin. This solution is effective for comedones or acne. Mid-superficial peeling is carried out with a 30% composition. It is relevant for leveling the relief and combating facial wrinkles.

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One session lasts about 3-10 minutes. During it, compositions are applied to the face. Popular drugs from the companies Martinex, Mediderma, Beautymed.

Instructions for use of salicylic acid

Salicylic acid dries out the skin greatly, therefore, those with already dry skin prone to flaking are advised to either minimize its use or be sure to lubricate the skin with a moisturizer. Although such tactics can nullify all attempts to fight acne. After all, creams are an excellent environment for the development of microorganisms that cause inflammation on the skin.

To get rid of annoying pimples in any of their manifestations, you need to wipe the problem areas daily with cotton wool soaked in a solution. It is better not to touch healthy skin so as not to dry it out. The product should be washed off no later than after 15 minutes.

Does it help get rid of acne?

This drug has a number of positive effects when fighting acne. This is primarily due to its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic qualities, which have the following beneficial effects:

• Drying - acne dries out due to the dissolution of fatty deposits in the tissues and the thinning of the acne shell.
• Cleansing - excess oil, dirt and dead cells are removed from the skin. The skin is cleansed, which prevents the formation of acne.
• Disinfection - pathogenic microorganisms die upon contact with salicylic acid and alcohol.
• Narrowing of pores - overly enlarged pores are acne-prone acne, and salicylic acid helps to narrow them.
• Elimination of oily shine - an oily environment has a beneficial effect on the development and reproduction of pathogenic bacteria, the main causative agents of acne. This product dissolves fatty deposits and cleanses the sebaceous glands, while their secretion, that is, the amount of fat released, is reduced, which prevents the formation of new acne in the future. Oily shine disappears, and the skin looks healthy and rosy.

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How to cope with the consequences of improper use of salicylic acid

If you used too highly concentrated acid or left it for too long, you may experience a burning sensation, dryness, peeling, and the skin may peel off in places. In some cases, the formation of an unpleasant brown crust is observed.

To cope with such unpleasant consequences, you will need:

• stop using acid, preferably without further attempts;
• temporarily stop using cosmetics;
• Apply panthenol ointment to damaged skin areas twice a day; it can be replaced with methyluracil;
• Avoid exposure to bright rays of the sun until the skin condition returns to normal.

To prevent skin problems as a result of using this product, you will need to test its effect not on your face, but on your arm (elbow) or behind your ear.