BHA/AHA on products

[erica_1020]

Hi, don't frequent this board much and it might sound silly, but ...how can you tell if a product actually has BHA or AHA, I have never seen it on a label?

 

[nlee22]

It usually say it on the products. Most of the products im using they say it.

 

[erica_1020]

I guess it's on the box and I don't have them anymore /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[jen19]

it should be listed high up on the ingredient list, either the 2nd or 3rd ingredient- the further down the list, the less that is in there and no results!

also, the product must have the proper ph level for the bha/aha's to work. The only one I know of that has high concentration/proper ph is Alpha Hydrox (glycolic acid %10). I use it and it works!

 

[dolphin_gal]

I kept looking for toners that contained salicylic acid, or even glycolic or lactic. Couldn't find any. Tonight I was in CVS DETERMINED to find the products everyone else here (except me) seem to know about and talk about like it's as common as bread - ha. Turns out that all the toners I had previously looked at in various stores were NOT for acne. I don't have acne problems, or blackheads or whiteheads, so why the heck would I have looked at those products? But then some little voice in the back of my head told me to pick up a toner made for acne-prone skin anyway ... and guess what? You got it. The label said plain and clear "2% salicylic acid." Whoda thunk? So now at least I have a BHA toner - finally! Now to find a cream/moisturizer with a decent % glycolic acid it in.

Kathy (learning something new every day)