Ingredient N° 6
Salicylic Acid
The only thing that actually reads your pores' mail.
The classic BHA is oil-soluble, so it slips inside pores and dissolves the congestion other exfoliants can only skim past. Blackheads, closed comedones and rough texture are its home turf, which makes it the default active for oily and combination skin. Modern liquid formulas exfoliate without the sting of the toners of the 2000s.
Worth knowing
Can be drying if layered with other acids or used daily from day one — start two or three times a week.
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On the shelves
Products with Salicylic Acid
Anua
Heartleaf Quercetinol Pore Deep Cleansing Foam
Benton
Aloe BHA Skin Toner
CeraVe
Renewing SA Cleanser
Cos De BAHA
Salicylic Acid 2% Serum
COSRX
Low pH Good Morning Gel Cleanser
Dr. Dennis Gross
Alpha Beta Universal Daily Peel
Drunk Elephant
T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum
Glow Recipe
Watermelon Glow PHA+BHA Pore-Tight Toner
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Duo+ M
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Ultra Concentrated Serum
medicube
Zero Pore Pad 2.0
Naturium
BHA Liquid Exfoliant 2%
Paula's Choice
10% Azelaic Acid Booster
Paula's Choice
Skin Perfecting 2% BHA Liquid Exfoliant
Revolution Skincare
2% Salicylic Acid BHA Anti Blemish Serum
Some By Mi
AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Acne Clear Foam
Some By Mi
AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner
Some By Mi
AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Truecica Clear Pad
SVR
Sebiaclear Micro-Peel
SVR
Sebiaclear Serum
Thayers
Blemish Clearing 2% Salicylic Acid Toner
The Inkey List
Salicylic Acid Cleanser
The Ordinary
AHA 30% + BHA 2% Peeling Solution
The Ordinary
Salicylic Acid 2% Masque
Vichy