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Acne Healing Dots

A breakthrough acne treatment dot that uses hydrocolloid polymer technology to minimize breakouts overnight: These acne patches penetrate pores, clear up bacteria, extract impurities, and guard your skin against external irritants. Good with normal, oily, dry, or combo skin.

Uploaded by: mharden on 04/21/2020

Ingredients overview

Active Ingredients: Salicylic Acid (0.5%)

Inactive Ingredients: Hydrocolloid Polymer Technology (Cellulose Gum, Glyceryl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract, Retinyl Acetate

Formulated without parabens, sulfates, or phthalates

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Highlights

Key Ingredients

Anti-acne: Salicylic Acid (0.5%)

Cell-communicating ingredient: Retinyl Acetate

Exfoliant: Salicylic Acid (0.5%)

Soothing: Salicylic Acid (0.5%), Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Other Ingredients

Emollient: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Moisturizer/humectant: Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract

Preservative: Salicylic Acid (0.5%)

Skim through

Ingredient name	what-it-does	ID-Rating
Salicylic Acid (0.5%)	exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative	superstar
Hydrocolloid Polymer Technology (Cellulose Gum, Glyceryl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer)
Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract	soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant	goodie
Retinyl Acetate	cell-communicating ingredient

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Ingredients explained

Salicylic Acid (0.5%) - superstar

Also-called: BHA | What-it-does: exfoliant, anti-acne, soothing, preservative

It's one of the gold standard ingredients for treating problem skin
It can exfoliate skin both on the surface and in the pores
It's a potent anti-inflammatory agent
It's more effective for treating blackheads than acne
For acne combine it with antibacterial agents like benzoyl peroxide or azelaic acid

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Hydrocolloid Polymer Technology (Cellulose Gum, Glyceryl Hydrogenated Rosinate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Pentaerythrityl Tetra-Di-T-Butyl Hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer)

This ingredient name is not according to the INCI-standard. :( What, why?!

Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Extract - goodie

Also-called: Aloe Leaf Extract | What-it-does: soothing, emollient, moisturizer/humectant

The extract coming from the juice containing leaves of the Aloe vera plant. It's usually a hydroglycolic extract (though oil extract for the lipid parts also exists) that has similar moisturizing, emollient and anti-inflammatory properties as the juice itself. We have written some more about aloe here.

Retinyl Acetate

Also-called: Form of Retinoids | What-it-does: cell-communicating ingredient

We don't have description for this ingredient yet.

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