Chemical Exfoliators

ShazGV

(I did a search & nothing relevant showed up but if I've missed something really obvious, please point me in the right direction!)

I have quite sensitive skin, and am prone to acne, especially on my chin. Because of this I find I can't use most exfoliators as they have small beads/grains that tend to irritate my skin. I find that my skin sometimes gets a bit flaky but I think it's something a proper exfoliator should be able to take care of, just to get rid of any dead skin on the surface.

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of chemical exfoliators I could try instead? I actually haven't been able to come across any in my local chemists but if I had a better idea of what to look for, I might have some more luck. (I actually didn't even know chemical exfoliators existed until recently!)

Any & all suggestions are much appreciated.

Tiddlypeeps

If you have acne prone skin you would probably want to use something with salicylic acid, sometimes called BHA's if I'm not mistaken.

Clinique clarifying lotion is the only one I know because it's the one I use (there are likely many others of varying strengths). I still enjoy a good scrub with a physical exfoliant once a week tho so maybe you want something a bit stronger, not sure. The Clinique one is about 20 euro for a nice big bottle that lasts me about 6 months.

Salicylic acid is fantastic at clearing blackheads too, so that's an extra bonus

ShazGV

I think I've heard of the Clinique product before so it's nice to hear when it works for someone. I'll definitely look into it, thank you!

flowerific

For acne prone skin, I use Salysilic acid 20% about twice a week, and Salysilic Acid & Lactic Acid 20% about one or twice a month. I bought two 30ml bottle on ebay.com
Do a search on ebay for salysilic acid face peels. The over the counter products in shops have very low % of salysilic acid and are not great, where as the real macoy works well but you maybe best to buy a bottle of 10% and use that first to get your skin used to it.
I also use Benzol peroxide cream 10% every now and again. 10% is hard to find in shops so i source it on ebay

jadie

Clarins exfoliating toner
http://www.gorgeousshop.co.uk/shop/clarins-465/clarins-face-all-products-1691/clarins-gentle-exfoliator-brightening-toner-125ml-4100.htmlr

PinkLemonade

I use clinque clarifying lotion no2 and I love it. Can't use it to often as I've sensitive skin but really gets rid of all the dead skin and dirt!!

ShazGV

Thanks a million for all the replies ladies, I'll definitely look into your suggestions!