Re: Remedies for large pores

Actually, willow bark has the same acid. You can get it here:


http://www.skinactives.com/products/salicylic.htm

Chemical peeling with salicylic acid in polyethylene glycol (PEG) vehicle is used clinically to improve the cosmetic appearance of skin that has been damaged by exposure to the sun. It is well known that cancers of the skin such as basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma may be induced by the sun. However, the carcinogenic potential of chem. peeling agents has not been studied. To evaluate the effects of chem. peeling with 30% salicylic acid in PEG on skin tumor formation in treated vs. control mice. To serve as a model of sun-damaged skin, hairless SKH/h1 mice were irradiated with UV B for 14 wk, with or without treatment every 2 wk with 30% salicylic acid in PEG for a total of 18 wk. Not only was the total number of tumors greatly reduced in the treated vs. the control mice, but skin tumor development was also slower in the treated vs. the control mice. At the final treatment, the fractions of T and B lymphocytes and natural killer cells from spleens of both groups of mice were comparable, and interferon-gamma production did not differ. The authors' findings suggest that chemical peeling with salicylic acid in PEG may help to prevent as well as to reduce the number of UVB-induced skin tumors.




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