INCI: Salicylic Acid
Salicylic acid is an organic compound that appears as a colorless solid. It is a beta-hydroxy acid that is naturally present in the bark of the White Willow tree. It’s one of the gold standard ingredients for treating skin problems and is present in many anti-acne products.
Its complicated structure makes it more oil-soluble and thus it can penetrate into the skin’s pores. Face washes with salicylic acid or cleansers with salicylic acid are commonly available due to this reason. It also works as a hair-conditioning and anti-dandruff agent.
Skin care: It is a potent anti-acne ingredient especially for whiteheads and blackheads. It penetrates deeply into the skin, dissolves the skin debris that clogs the pores and is anti-inflammatory. Blackheads (open plugged pores), whiteheads (closed plugged pores), or pimples (pustules) frequently develop when your hair follicles (pores) become clogged with dead skin cells and oil. The dead skin cells clogging your pores are removed by the skin-penetrating action of salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is a keratolytic drug, making it ideal for the most thorough exfoliation
What does SALICYLIC ACID do in a formulation?
Antidandruff
Hair conditioning
Keratolytic
Preservative
