Acne Cleansers
Acne cleansers are generally used to remove accumulated oil, make-up,
sweat, and dirt on the surface of your skin. In doing so, these products
generally make it easier for topical acne treatments to be absorbed.
However, excessive use of acne cleansers can also lead to irritated dry
skin. Most acne patients will only need to cleanse with such products
once to twice daily.
These break down keratin in the blackheads, and can be used for mild acne.
Breaks down keratin in blackheads, and has antibacterial effects.
Examples Of These Cleansers Include:
Salicylic acid cleansers:These break down keratin in the blackheads, and can be used for mild acne.
- PANOXYL® CLEAR ACNE CLEANSING GEL (Stiefel)
- SALAC® (Medicis)
- CLEARASIL® (Procter & Gamble)
- FOSTEX® (Bristol-Myers Squibb)
- NOXZEMA® (Procter & Gamble)
- AVEENO® BAR (SC Johnson)
Breaks down keratin in blackheads, and has antibacterial effects.
- PANOXYL® BAR, PANOXYL® CREAMY WASH, PANOXYL® WASH - (Stiefel)
- BENZAC-W® wash - (Galderma)
- CLEARASIL® - (Procter & Gamble)
- CLEAN & CLEAR® - (Johnson & Johnson)
- TRISAN© (Dermtek)
- TERSASEPTIC® (Stiefel)
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