Video: Beta Hydroxy Acid in Skin Care

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Beta hydroxy acids are oil soluble, yet good for acne. Learn how beta hydroxy acids are used in skin care treatments from a licensed medical aesthetician in this free video.

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Hello, my name is Mary Thinnes and I'm a skincare expert. We're going to talk about beta hydroxy acids now. Before, we had spoken about alpha hydroxy acids, now this one is beta hydroxy. Beta hydroxy acids are actually lipid--they're oil soluble which does seem to be a little weird because beta hydroxy acids are actually good for acneic skin. With that being said, the reason is that since it is oil soluble, it's able to penetrate into the skin deeper and actually clean out those pores and those clogged oil ducts. So that's why it's good for acneic skin. It's good for people too that actually have a lot of clogged pores, a lot of comedones, which are those blackheads. So, beta hydroxy acids just penetrate deeper into the skin. There is one beta hydroxy acid and I'm going to discuss that with you in another segment. Beta hydroxy acids are best used with acneic, oily skin.

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Beta Hydroxy Acid in Skin Care

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