BHA-AHA-MA Acid Mask 32% pH 3.5 – Professional

Salicylic, lactic and mandelic acid mask 32% pH 3.5, sebum-reducing, purifying, exfoliating and soothing.

The formula contains lactic acid 24%, mandelic acid 6%, azelaic acid 1% and azeloglycine 1%. Thoroughly cleanses the skin, removes dead skin cells and impurities. Stimulates hydration, regulates keratinisation, reduces scars and discolouration. Has an antibacterial effect. The mask is excellent as a peel before sebum reduction and skin rejuvenation treatments. It leaves the skin hydrated, cleansed, with narrowed pores, brightened, with wrinkles plumped out.

The mask is especially recommended for skin sensitive to chemical peels, oily skin prone to acne vulgaris, adult acne, with signs of inflammatory changes, with hyperpigmentation.

The Ideal Pure line is a regulating and moisturising programme. It reduces excess sebum and symptoms of inflammatory lesions, and has strong antibacterial properties.

Recommendations and indications

• oily, seborrhoeic skin
• skin prone to acne vulgaris, also adult, papulopustular
• inflammatory lesions
• seborrhoea, seborrhoea with comedonal acne
• polluted, grey skin with a high incidence of blackheads
• dilated pores
• dilated pores
• skin in need of regulation and reduction of sebum production
• skin in need of regulation and reduction of sebum production
• late acne (of mature age)

Effects

• cleaning of the skin
• removal of dead skin cells and impurities
• stimulation of hydration
• regulation of keratinisation
• reduction of scars and hyperpigmentation
• antibacterial action

Major active ingredients

✓ Salicylic acid (BHA) – unclogs sebaceous ducts, clogged by unabsorbed sebum due to abnormal, excessive keratinisation of hair follicle outlets. It penetrates deep into the hair follicles, facilitates sebum drainage and reduces its accumulation inside the sebaceous glands. As a result, it reduces blackheads and symptoms of inflammation, and reduces the formation of new ones. It also regulates skin cell renewal, has an exfoliating effect by loosening intercellular connections and removes layers of dead keratinised epidermal cells. Salicylic acid does not have drying properties and is also effective in cleansing dry, polluted skin with numerous blackheads.

✓ Lactic acid (AHA) – a natural moisturising ingredient. It is one of the basic components of NMF (Natural Moisturizing Factor) natural moisturizing factor. By reducing transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and evaporation of water from the epidermis, it binds water in the epidermis and restores barrier integrity. It activates the renewal and regeneration mechanisms of collagen and elastin fibres. Cleanses the skin, softens, evens out colour, improves elasticity and firmness. Provides excellent hydration also to the deeper layers of the skin.

✓ Almond Acid (AHA) – alpha-hydroxy acid obtained by hydrolysis of bitter almond extract. Exhibits strong moisturising and antibacterial effects with a gentle exfoliating action. Reduces fine lines and scars, stimulates the synthesis of elastic fibres, strengthens elasticity. At the same time, it cleanses the skin and regulates sebum secretion. Unblocks and unblocks sebaceous secretion channels. Has an antibacterial and anti-irritant effect. Lightens discolouration and improves skin tone.

✓ Azeloglycine – a modern combination of azelaic acid and glycine amino acids with intensive moisturising, soothing and anti-inflammatory effects. Increases the elasticity of the supporting fibres.

✓ Azelaic acid (AzA) – derived from cereal grains, has an antimicrobial effect even with long-term use. Reduces symptoms of inflammatory lesions such as papules, pustules and redness and erythema. Acts as a ‘scavenger’ of free radicals that activate inflammatory processes. It lightens discolouration and scars and has an antibacterial effect.

✓ The active formula is complemented by soothing and anti-inflammatory ingredients such as kaolin, burdock extract, soapberry and allantoin. 

Oily skin, enlarged pores and blackheads

These are widespread problems in men and women of every age group and race. Enlarged and visible pores are mainly caused by excessive sebum secretion and skin sagging, increasing with age, but they can also result from other factors, for example, such as hormonal imbalance, stress, lack of sleep, pollution, etc. Enlarged pores mainly occur on the forehead, nose, cheeks and chin, areas where a significant amount of sebum is secreted. In addition, excess sebum on the skin is the result of increased sebaceous gland activity and results in an irregular surface, imperfections and shiny areas. In summary, these typical symptoms of oily skin make enlarged pores even more visible.

Common acne

Acne vulgaris (acne vulgaris) mainly affects young people aged 11-20 years (about 80%). Its causes mainly include seborrhoea, impaired exfoliation and unfriendly bacterial flora. We speak of acne vulgaris when blackheads develop into pimples and, in addition, inflammation occurs. The mixture of fat and protein on the skin is the perfect breeding ground for pathogenic bacteria, which multiply in the blackheads and break down the fat to form triglycerides and free fatty acids. Once oxidised, fatty acids are very irritating to the skin and cause symptoms of inflammation. The inflammation can, in turn, leave scars that are very difficult to remove.

Late-onset adult acne

Adult, mature-age acne (acne tarda) – is a new, distinct category of acne. It is typical of people over the age of 30, active, working people, mainly women. Increased stress increases the secretion of androgens that stimulate the production of sebum and start the whole process typical of oily skin prone to acne lesions. Adult acne is also believed to be caused by a decrease in skin hydration affecting an increasing proportion of the population (internal and external factors diet, lifestyle, improper care) and additionally by the destruction (rather than regulation) of sebum by improper care – the result: abnormal hydrolipidic mantle functions, keratinisation disorders.

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