Blackheads

What is the best way to get rid of blackheads?

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Comment by Lisa Castro on November 17, 2011 at 4:40pm: Thank you Laura, that sounds great!

Comment by Laura Cooksey on November 17, 2011 at 9:37am: @Lisa - I have a wholesale line of acne products that carries those. To become a wholesale client, you need to get my training DVD.

Proven Strategies for Treating Acne.

Comment by Lisa Castro on November 17, 2011 at 8:27am: Question for Laura: where do you find good serums such as the mandelic and retinyl propionate and bpo's that have increasing percentages. I am trying to expand my acne line so I have more options to work with, I am just not sure where to look. Thanks, Lisa

Comment by April L. Ramirez on September 8, 2011 at 4:20pm: The almond/mineral treatment layered with hungarian herbal mud over the top by Eminence Organics is a great natural way to get those blackheads out...

Comment by Laura Cooksey on August 23, 2011 at 2:50pm: Good description Cheryl! The only thing I would add is that there is more than 15% mandelic. In my line I have four strengths of it - 8% (higher pH), 8% (lower pH), 15% (higher pH) and 15% (lower pH). It is also an antifungal so it's great for folliculitis (which often accompanies acne).

Comment by Cheryl Bruss on August 20, 2011 at 3:27pm: Mandelic is a mild AHA with some BHA properties. As well as being antibacterial,anti-inflammatory and lipid permeable (thus the pore exfoliater) it is a gentle 15% AHA at a low PH. AHAs exfoliate the epidermis much better than with salicylic acid, which cannot penetrate very deeply into the epidermal layers. So the skin is smoother , tighter and more even in tone. If anyone else can add anything please do .

Comment by Gina Williamson on August 20, 2011 at 9:08am: what exactly is mandelic acid?

Comment by Cheryl Bruss on August 19, 2011 at 8:36pm: Thanks so much for sharing your experience and knowledge with us, Much appreciated Laura. Now even tho I work at an Aveda concept salon/spa and am not sure I can do anything like this there it is knowledge that I so need and want for my own growth as an Esthetitian . So thanks once again :)

Comment by Laura Cooksey on August 19, 2011 at 6:22pm: Nope, you would need BOTH the salicylic serum and the bpo. Sal by itself just is not enough to get the job done. In my experience you probably need a serum that is more active than salicylic. I use mandelic and then add in a retinyl propionate serum after a time.

Comment by Cheryl Bruss on August 19, 2011 at 5:52pm: Thanks Laura LOL! So would a salicylic acid Exfoliater work also instead of a bpo I use Aveda products and We have the liquid Exfoliater which has the salicylic acid . But we also have the outer peace line and there are the exfoliater pads with the salicylic too Just wondering what the differance would be . Thanks