Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone: Skin Exfoliators in Combination Therapy of Acne Vulgaris

Authors

  • Vishal Saxena Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, B. N. University, Udaipur, India
  • Krishana Yadav Research Scholar, Department of Pharmacy, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47607/ijresm.2020.334

Keywords:

Citric acid, Glycolic acid, Gluconolactone, Lactic acid, Mandelic acid, Salicylic acid

Abstract

Facial acne are a recurring issue in most of the population and can cause disturbing skin issues. A combination of Alpha-hydroxy acids, Beta-hydroxy-acids and Poly-hydroxy acids has become popular for treating acne vulgaris in last few years. The main objective of this research study is to evaluate the efficacy & safety of combination of these acids in the treatment of acne vulgaris. The study was conducted on 12 volunteers having mild to moderate to severe acne. They were divided into 3 groups according to the severity of their facial acne. Members of each group were treated with a series of 30% AHA, 2% BHA and 7% PHA. The improvement in their acne condition as well as skin texture was assessed over a period of 6 weeks.

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Published

16-10-2020

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 10 (2020)

Section

Articles

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Copyright (c) 2020 Vishal Saxena, Krishana Yadav

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
V. Saxena and K. Yadav, “Glycolic Acid, Lactic Acid, Mandelic Acid, Salicylic Acid, Citric Acid, Gluconolactone: Skin Exfoliators in Combination Therapy of Acne Vulgaris”, IJRESM, vol. 3, no. 10, pp. 54–55, Oct. 2020, doi: 10.47607/ijresm.2020.334.