Salicylic acid has exfoliating, keratolytic, and anti-inflammatory properties. Treating your skin with salicylic acid can help:
Reduce bumpiness
Fade dark spots
Reduce skin blemishes
Dry out oily skin
Provide skin-smoothing effects
Keratolytic agents like salicylic acid soften and dissolve the keratin protein holding skin flakes together. The buildup of skin flakes and oil in hair follicles can cause acne and blackheads. It also dissolves away rough or flaky skin from various skin conditions. It can soften and loosen dry, scaly, or thickened skin, allowing it to fall off or be scraped away.
As a chemical exfoliator, salicylic acid penetrates deep into the hair follicle and oil gland to dissolve dead skin cells, oil, and other debris. This can eliminate whiteheads and blackheads that have already formed and help prevent more spots from forming. Salicylic acid can also dry out oily skin, which helps prevent new acne-causing blockages.
As an anti-inflammatory, salicylic acid can reduce swelling and redness. It also helps reduce the redness of existing acne and slow down how fast skin cells are shed inside the follicles, preventing clogging.
Taken together, these properties mean that salicylic acid can treat a wide variety of skin issues, including:
Blackheads: Hair follicles that are plugged by oil and dead skin cells and turn black
Whiteheads: Clogged hair follicles that don’t turn black Ichthyosis: A group of skin conditions that lead to dry, scaly, or thick skin
acne: A slight bumpiness to the skin with some inflamed pimples that aren’t widespread
Melasma: A blotchy darkening of the skin of the face.
Glycolic Acid
This skincare superstar has a long list of benefits, including:
Humectant: Glycolic acid is also a humectant, which means it attracts and binds water to skin cells. It does this by increasing the synthesis of glycosaminoglycans, which are molecules that draw water in the skin.
Reduces fine lines and wrinkles. "Glycolic acid formula showed significant improvement in overall photo-damaged skin, and significantly improves fine lines, amongst other skin attributes.”
Minimizes the appearance of pores. "This happens by removing dead skin cells that can get caught inside of them,"
Removes dead skin cells. "Glycolic acid dissolves the bonds that hold the cells together,".
Helps fight acne. "By exfoliating the top layer of dead skin on the skin’s surface, you minimize the risk that the old, dead skin gets mixed with sebum, which creates acne,"
Evens out skin tone. "Glycolic acid has been shown to statistically improve discoloration and skin texture.”
Panthenol
Panthenol - Panthenol's moisturizing properties come from its ability to attract and retain water in the skin. When applied topically, it penetrates the skin and binds to water molecules, which helps increase skin hydration and improve skin elasticity. This can result in softer, smoother, and more supple skin
Panthenol has been proven to reduce the oil production from the sebaceous glands. It also increases the metabolism rate of fat and oil so that there is significantly less oil accumulation.
Niacinamide
Immunity.Niacinamide helps build keratin, a type of protein that keeps your skin firm and healthy.
Lipid barrier. Niacinamide in cleanser can help your skin grow a ceramide(lipid) barrier, which can, in turn, helps retain moisture. This is beneficial for all skin types, especially if you have eczema or mature skin.
Minimizes redness and blotchiness. Niacinamide in cleanser reduces inflammation, which may help ease redness from eczema, acne, and other inflammatory skin conditions.
Minimizes pore appearance. Keeping skin smooth and moisturized may have a secondary benefit — a natural reduction in pore size over time.
Protects against sun damage. Niacinamide can concurrently rebuild healthy skin cells while also protecting them from damage caused by ultraviolet rays.
Treats hyperpigmentation. S me research has found 5 percent niacinamide concentrations in cleanser can be helpful in lightening dark spots. Benefits were seen after four weeks,. This benefit is due to increased collagen production.
Minimizes fine lines and wrinkles. Research has also found that the same concentration was helpful in reducing some signs of sun damage that come with aging. This includes fine lines and wrinkles.
Protects agains oxidative stress. Niacinamide helps build cells in the skin while also protecting them from environmental stresses, such as sunlight, pollution, and toxins.
Treats acne. Niacinamide helpful for severe acne, especially inflammatory forms like papules and pustules. Over time, you may see fewer lesions and improved skin texture.
Sodium cocoyl isethionate
Sodium cocoyl isethionate provides skincare benefits and serves as a fantastic alternative to harsher, drying cleansers (like sulfates). Lifts dirt and pollution easily without stripping skin of its natural oil.
Produces a silky lather: Due to the fact that it's a surfactant, sodium cocoyl isethionate lowers the surface tension of the water, allowing the product to spread easier across the face.
Adding hydration and moisture: sodium cocoyl isethionate produce a stable, rich, and velvety lather that does not dehydrate the skin. Instead of drying out the skin like other surfactants, it'll leave your skin feeling hydrated and moisturized and calms any irritation, redness, or dryness.
Gently lifting away dirt, oil, and another build-up: By bonding water and oil, sodium cocoyl isethionate has the ability to help get rid of any makeup residue, dirt, or grime that's been sitting on your face, body, or scalp all day. "This means that it is an agent that helps remove the dirt and oils with the emulsification of the product,
Preventing damage to the skin barrier: Unlike other harsher surfactants, sodium cocoyl isethionate is kinder on the skin. It cleanses the skin gently without damaging the moisture barrier or taking away any hydration.