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Acne prone skin
I appreciate all inputs in advance. Thanks for sharing.
what are restrictions on the formula for acne prone skin?
what percentage of oil phase?
what oils are good ?thanks again
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Check the ingredient comedogenic ratings, and pay attention to the methods used to rank them.
Acne causing bacteria often feeds on many oils and fatty acids.
Google some scientific studies about this topic.So you may wish to avoid oils and fatty acids, and add some ingredients that have some antibacterial or even antibiotic activity.
Check your local regulations to make sure those ingredients can be sold as OTC and not as prescription-only.While you can use some natural extracts that have antibacterial/antibiotic activity, make sure they don’t cause allergies or irritation. That’s a big concern for essential oils, just to name an example.
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Here are my thoughts:
rose hip oil 2%Hydroxystearic acid 0.5%Castor oils 0.5%Shea butter 0.5%Squalane 1.5%C13-15 1.5%any thing wrong?
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I routinely read Dermatology news on this topic, and current opinion seems to be that diet is more helpful than skin treatments. There is a bacterial imbalance on the skin of acne sufferers but it seems unclear if this is the cause, or the effect.
As an example of how internal medicine can modify skin problems, my ageing female Springer spaniel was badly affected by isothiazolinones used as a preservative in a veterinary shampoo. This resulted in intractable AD (atopic dermatitis). The treatment that works best (100% remission) is 7mg daily of a JAK-inhibitor drug. I tried many, many topical treatments with little to no success.
In fact, the JAK pathway is now the target of many new drugs aimed at human problems such as eczema and psoriasis. -
Thanks @Belassi
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Acne-prone skin: benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, prescription-strength retinoids.
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