Minimalist Salicylic Acid 02%
Review
This is a good product.
It has the right amount of salicylic acid to be effective on the skin.
Salicylic acid scoops out dirt, old cells, excess oil, and hair follicles accumulated in pores. Pores are openings on the skin.
Unclean pores lead to blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples. If this dirt attracts bacteria, it can also lead to acne.
This product cleans the pores, getting rid of existing blackheads and whiteheads. Regular use prevents the formation of new ones. It also prevents pimples and acne.
Salicylic acid can regulate oil production, keeping excess oil production in control. This benefit is helpful for people with oily skin.
Oligopeptide-10 (12th ingredient), used in this product, is anti-microbial. It can neutralise acne-causing bacteria to a small extent.
It has no irritating ingredients like fragrance, denatured alcohol or essential oils.
The product’s hydrating and calming ingredients can compensate for the dryness the exfoliating ingredients can cause.
This product is helpful for all skin types because everyone gets blackheads, whiteheads, and pimples. It is especially helpful for oily skin types, as they have an excess oil problem. Excess oil clogs pores and leads to breakouts.
It is important to note that this product is not an acne treatment and cannot help treat acne once it has already formed. The product aims to prevent acne from forming by removing unwanted debris from the pores.
How to use the product?
First, cleanse your face. Then, apply this product and leave it on for a few minutes.
After a few minutes, apply a moisturiser.
Preferably, use it at night.
** Don’t forget sunscreen the next day (never forget sunscreen).
Ingredient 1 – Aqua
Function: Solvent
It helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product.
Dissolved ingredients can spread better on the skin.
Ingredient 2 – Methylpropanediol
Function: Solvent, Penetration enhancer
It helps in dissolving other ingredients in the product.
It helps other ingredients, such as salicylic acid, to be more effective by enhancing their penetration.
Ingredient 3 – Butylene Glycol
Function: Solvent, Penetration enhancer, Humectant
Dissolves ingredients that are not water-soluble. Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
It helps other ingredients, such as salicylic acid, to be more effective by enhancing their penetration.
It attracts water molecules from the atmosphere and thus hydrates skin.
Ingredient 4 – Ethoxydiglycol
Function: Solvent
Dissolves ingredients that are not water-soluble. Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
Ingredient 5 – Dimethyl Isosorbide
Function: Solvent
Dissolves ingredients that are not water-soluble. Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
Ingredient 6 – Salicylic Acid
Function: Chemical Exfoliant
It penetrates deeper into the skin, mixes with black and whiteheads, and scoops them out.
It reaches the pores in the skin and removes old cells, dirt, hair and excess oil that are stuck there. Pores are small openings in skin. By getting rid of these, it prevents breakouts in the skin. Breakouts are blackheads, whiteheads, pimples and acne.
Additionally, it can reduce redness and inflammation caused by cysts and pimples due to its anti-inflammatory properties.
It can be a little drying. It belongs to a class of chemical exfoliants called BHAs (beta hydroxy acids).
Ingredient 7 – Glycerin
Function: Humectant
Glycerin is a powerful humectant.
Humectants are water magnets. They attract water, like sponges. When applied to the skin’s surface, they draw water vapour from the atmosphere into the skin.
Humectants hydrate and plump up the skin.
Ingredient 8 – Marrubium Vulgare Extract
Function: Antioxidant
Belongs to the mint family.
It helps fight the damage caused by external aggressors to the skin.
Fighting these aggressors and minimising their effect on the skin helps brighten our skin.
Ingredient 9 – Pentylene Glycol
Function: Solvent, Humectant
It helps in dissolving other ingredients.
Dissolved ingredients can spread and penetrate better.
They attract water to themselves and keep skin hydrated, plump, and firm.
Ingredient 10 – Polylysine
Function: Preservative, Anti-microbial
Preserve the product.
Fights some bacteria.
