Review (5/5): GREAT for easily crafting DIY salicylic acid products; misleading review below
The only Salicylic Acid active ingredient product you need to effectively and easily create your own DIY Salicylic Acid skin care products! Not intended to be used as is (as it states in the description... faulty review below).
This MakingCosmetics product in particular is superior to any other Salicylic Acid active ingredient I've ever seen. This is because of the fact that this is a PRE-DISOLVED SOLUTION and not straight Salicylic Acid powder. This possesses many benefits...
(1) You don't run into any solubility issues combining SA into your base/cosmetic preparation
(2) This ensures maximum cosmetic benefits and effectiveness of the SA to the skin
(3) Makes getting a precise concentration of SA very simple (5% of the liquid solution = 2% active SA...)
(4) High solubility with water based ingredients (like a Dickinson's Witch Hazel Toner, etc) makes adding the SA to a finished/storebought cosmetic product easy
I use this item by adding it in 5% concentration (2% active BHA) to the MakingCosmetics Skin Toner Base or to straight witch hazel water. Dramatically helps with smoothing irregular tone/texture of my skin, decreases excess sebum production, treats acne breakouts/blackheads.
Easy way to incorporate BHA into your skincare regimen, while avoiding all the unnecessary fillers/fluff/harshness of storebought BHA products.
JUST BE SURE to purchase pH testing stripes (0-6 range) and Triethanolomine when using this product. For SA to be effective, the overall pH of the finished recipe needs to be MANUALLY CHECKED AND ADJUSTED to around 3.5.