How can glycolic and salicylic acids help my skin problems, when so many other products have failed?
• Your other products don’t help you because they simply can not penetrate into your skin. You first have to understand some basic knowledge regarding your skin’s structure to really understand why the other products haven’t been working. • The picture to the right shows a cross section of your skin. It is made up of three layers, the epidermis, the dermis and the subcutaneous tissue. • The epidermis is the tough, outside layer of skin made up of layers of individual dead cells called squamous. These cells are continuously shed as the new cells work their way up from below. The outermost layer of these squamous cells becomes its own layer: the stratum corneum. Glycolic acid’s main function is to exfoliate this dead layer of squamous cells. • The dermis is the second layer in. It is responsible for the skin’s elasticity (elastin) and strength (collagen). • The sebaceous is the fatty layer which also contains most of your hair follicles. The average skin care product ingredients can only
