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Glycolic Acid |
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| Hi Megan,
You know I have been using the Peter Thomas Roth BHA/AHA acne clearing gel and PTR spot treatment to clear my adult acne. For the past 2 weeks, I have been consistently using it every morning. In addition, I have also been consistently using the PTR Un-Wrinkle Peel pads every night to treat my mild acne as well as rough skin that has developed (which I wonder why). My question is, at my age of 24, is using too many products with glycolic acid going to kill my skin in the long run? If so, what do you recommend I use to stop breaking out and get rid of roughness? I have been using these PTR products for about 2 months now and still see flare ups here and there and rough skin is just now calming down a bit. In addition, I have been using a retinol treatment from Philosophy every night and a moisturizer also from Philosophy every morning, that contains 2% salicylic acid. I am also having a hard time getting rid of the acne scarring (which I believe in time will fade). But for now, my main skin concern is skin roughness and stopping acne. I am hispanic, dark hair, drak eyes, fair/medium skin (tanned now due to Summer). Also, I should add that this problem started about this January - before this I never had any skin problems (always clear!) Please help.
Thank you! |
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| The regimen you are using is not too aggressive to use unless you stop breaking out and continue to use the spot treatment product, which would be unnecessary. I would also recommend changing up your regimen every year or so to give the skin a break. The regimen you are using is not going to kill your skin in the long run, it just isn't necessary to constantly use exfoliating products. I'd recommend continuing this regimen for another month or so. If acneic problems persist I prefer to recommend the CosMedix product line. From this line I suggest you consider CosMedix Purity Clean. Spot treating is very beneficial, as you are targeting problem areas. Consider CosMedix Clarity Serum to spot treat. For day and night moisture consider CosMedix Phytoclear. The acne issues should also be treated with daily supplements such as CosMedix Clarity Supplement. Best skin care wishes.
Meagan, Esthetician |
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