| Title |
Salicylic acid as a peeling agent: a comprehensive review
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ccid.s84765 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tasleem Arif |
| Abstract |
Salicylic acid has been used to treat various skin disorders for more than 2,000 years. The ability of salicylic acid to exfoliate the stratum corneum makes it a good agent for peeling. In particular, the comedolytic property of salicylic acid makes it a useful peeling agent for patients with acne. Once considered as a keratolytic agent, the role of salicylic acid as a desmolytic agent, because of its ability to disrupt cellular junctions rather than breaking or lysing intercellular keratin filaments, is now recognized and is discussed here. Salicylic acid as a peeling agent has a number of indications, including acne vulgaris, melasma, photodamage, freckles, and lentigines. The efficacy and safety of salicylic acid peeling in Fitzpatrick skin types I-III as well as in skin types V and VI have been well documented in the literature. This paper reviews the available data and literature on salicylic acid as a peeling agent and its possible indications. Its properties, efficacy and safety, the peeling procedure, and possible side effects are discussed in detail. An account of salicylism is also included. |
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| Thailand | 1 | 20% |
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| Members of the public | 5 | 100% |
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| Italy | 1 | <1% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 69 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 29 | 6% |
| Researcher | 28 | 6% |
| Other | 22 | 5% |
| Other | 46 | 10% |
| Unknown | 240 | 50% |
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| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 47 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 41 | 9% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 33 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 29 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 62 | 13% |
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