Glycolic Acid
Apply your glycolic acid to clean skin only. Use about the size of a quarter on a cotton pad. Gently wipe on areas you would like to see improvement (face, chest, back, arms, etc.). Use twice daily; under makeup and at bedtime.
If you notice stinging or irritation, remove with your Dermalogica cleanser and water. A slight tingling is normal. If after 1 minute you are still feeling a tingling (or anything) remove.
You may increase your time slowly or go to a lower percentage of acid. Begin with 5 minutes before you remove the product, then go to 10 minutes and so on. You should be able to eventually find the strength that is right for you - which means you should be able to put the product on, feeling only a slight tingle as you apply the acid, and be able to leave the product on you skin.
Use your common sense; if it is burning your skin, take it off!
The continuous exfoliation of dead surface cells will keep your skin softer and younger looking.
Dry Skin: The exfoliation allows your skin to retain moisture and keeps you from forming fine lines and wrinkles.
Oily and Acne Prone Skin: the exfoliation will unblock your pores and allow your skin to purge impurities which will reduce breakouts and normalize the sebaceous glands. This a miracle for acne-prone skin, reducing break-outs tremendously!
Normal, Sensitive Skin: the exfoliation will keep dead cells from developing and reduce red (cuperose) veins from forming. (Glycolics have been known to reduce Rosacea and keep it under control.)
There Is a Difference in AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) and Glycolic Acid Products.
The difference between AHA and pure Glycolic acid is simple. AHA is a combination of 8 - 12 different fruit acids, depending on what the manufacture wants to put in their product - you never know exactly what acids are used. Glycolic Acid is simply pure sugar cane acid which is much more effective than the mixture of several acids.
There Is Also a Difference in the Types of AHA’s and Glycolic Acids.
There Are Three Different Types:
Cremes or Lotions - these are advertized as 5-10% products. Really meaning that a 5-10% AHA or glycolic acid is put into a creme or lotion that will reduce its strength to about .5-3%. Making it virtually ineffective.
Gel-Based Products - are considerably stronger in nature than the cremes or lotions but, again; their effectiveness is diminished by the gel base.
Liquid Glycolic Products - are in the purest form making them the most effective. Legally, the highest percentage of glycolic acid that can be sold retail is 20%. If someone is telling you that their product is stronger, it is probably in a creme, lotion or gel form.
The “Sanitas” line of products are manufactured by a Pharmacist/Chemist and have been sold internationally to Dermatologists and Estheticians since 1982. “Sanitas” products are the finest quality and the most effective products that I have found on the market today. Feel confident that you are using the best.