Image Skincare Clear Cell Medicated Acne Facial Scrub

Image Skincare Clear Cell Medicated Acne Facial Scrub Image Skincare Clear Cell Medicated Acne Facial Scrub ingredients explained: Benzoyl Peroxide (3%), Aqua, Polylactic Acid, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Triethanolamine, Oligopeptide-10, Carbomer, Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil, Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil, Allantoin, Ethylhexylglycerin, Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil, Poly(C20-28 Olefin), Sodium Sulfate, Glycerin, Beeswax, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate, Sodium Chloride, Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Extract, Arnica Montana Flower Extract, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Potassium Sorbate, Phenoxyethanol, Maltodextrin, Disodium EDTA, Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Extract, Boswellia Serrata Extract, Honey Extract, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract Show all ingredients by function Benzoyl Peroxide (3%) anti-acne Aqua solvent Polylactic Acid abrasive/​scrub Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine surfactant/​cleansing, viscosity controlling Triethanolamine buffering 0, 2 Oligopeptide-10 antimicrobial/​antibacterial Carbomer viscosity controlling 0, 1 Mentha Viridis (Spearmint) Leaf Oil Melia Azadirachta Leaf Extract Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract soothing, emollient, moisturizer/​humectant goodie Eucalyptus Globulus Leaf Oil perfuming, antimicrobial/​antibacterial icky Allantoin soothing 0, 0 Ethylhexylglycerin preservative Melaleuca Alternifolia (Tea Tree) Leaf Oil soothing, anti-acne, antioxidant, antimicrobial/​antibacterial, perfuming Poly(C20-28 Olefin) Sodium Sulfate Glycerin skin-identical ingredient, moisturizer/​humectant superstar Beeswax emollient, viscosity controlling, emulsifying, perfuming 0, 0-2 Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate surfactant/​cleansing Sodium Chloride Aesculus Hippocastanum (Horse Chestnut) Extract antioxidant, emollient Arnica Montana Flower Extract perfuming Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract soothing, antioxidant Symphytum Officinale Leaf Extract Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract antioxidant, soothing Potassium Sorbate Phenoxyethanol Maltodextrin Disodium EDTA chelating Syringa Vulgaris (Lilac) Extract Boswellia Serrata Extract Honey Extract moisturizer/​humectant Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Extract The gold standard topical ingredient in treating acne. There is no miracle cure for acne (we do really wish for one, *sigh*), but Benzoyl Peroxide (BP) is probably the closest thing we have. But, as usual, big effects come with big side effects, so we think BP is best used as a last resort (at least, in the topical treatment field). The good thing about BP is that it is amazingly effective against inflammatory-type acne. Not so much against blackheads or whiteheads, but against acne that is caused by the evil bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes (and that is most types of acne). Apart from being antibacterial, it is also anti-inflammatory, keratolytic and wound-healing, all of which are properties that make it so darn effective against spots. Expand to read more Another big pro of BP is that there is no bacterial resistance to it, meaning if it works once it will continue to work. Antibiotics are also a common way to treat acne, but antibiotic-resistant P. acnes are increasing worldwide. BP will probably help you even if antibiotics have stopped working, and the two are also often combined for a more complex acne therapy. Btw, BP plays nice not only with antibiotics but also with retinoids. The side-effects part? BP works its antibacterial magic by being a powerful oxidizing agent, meaning it is a pro-oxidant. As in the opposite of an antioxidant. BP literally generates evil ROS (reactive oxygen species) in the skin that kills P. acnes but also harms the surrounding skin cells. Ongoing BP-use ages your skin, which is why, we say, use it as a last resort. If you do use BP, please also use a good sunscreen and a good antioxidant serum to apologise to your skin (btw, these things are useful in any case). Use the BP treatment at night and the antioxidant serum in the morning so that they do not cancel each other out. Another side effect of BP is that it can be very skin drying. BP is an example where more is not better. In fact, it is equally effective at concentrations of 2.5, 5.0 and 10%, but the higher the concentration the more irritating and drying side effects occur. So using BP at 2.5% percent is the ideal amount. Another side effect which is good to know is that BP can bleach bedsheets and clothes. Be careful with your expensive satin bedsheets. Overall, Benzoyl Peroxide is a uniquely effective topical acne treatment, but it comes at a price. Use it as a last resort and for good measure (and with plenty of moisturizers, sunscreen, and antioxidant serum). Good old water, aka H2O. The most common skincare ingredient of all. You can usually find it right in the very first spot of the ingredient list, meaning it’s the biggest thing out of all the stuff that makes up the product. It’s mainly a solvent for ingredients that do not like to dissolve in oils but rather in water. Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths!) is drying. One more thing: the water used in cosmetics is pu what‑it‑does abrasive/scrub surfactant/cleansing | viscosity controlling irritancy, com. antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | emollient | moisturizer/humectant perfuming | antimicrobial/antibacterial soothing | anti-acne | antioxidant | antimicrobial/antibacterial | perfuming skin-identical ingredient | moisturizer/humectant emollient | viscosity controlling | emulsifying | perfuming surfactant/cleansing antioxidant | emollient soothing | antioxidant antioxidant | soothing moisturizer/humectant

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