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The first zit treatment most of us encounter: The goopy white stuff that you quickly learn bleaches your sheets and towels (shoutout to benzoyl peroxide!). Once you ve ruined enough linens, one usually smartens up and moves along to other acne treatments. And that s when you might hear about salicylic acid, one of the singe most effective acne treatments available. But what
is salicylic acid? And does it have applications beyond your skin blemishes? With the help of dermatologists Joyce Imahiyerobo-Ip of Vibrant Dermatology and Skin Bar MD in Boston and Cheri Frey of Advanced Dermatology in Maryland, we put together a guide.