Composition and method of effecting superficial chemical skin peels
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1. A method for effecting a superficial chemical skin peel which comprises topically applying to skin to be treated a solution of salicylic acid containing at least 15 wt % up to a saturation concentration of salicylic acid, based on the weight of the solution, in a dernatologically acceptable, volatile, liquid solvent, allowing the salicylic acid to be present as a solution on a surface of the skin for a time sufficient to produce a chemical peel of stratum corneum of the skin with viable epidermis remaining substantially intact, allowing the applied solution to dry on the skin, and wiping the treated skin after the applied solution has dried, to remove residue from the applied solution from the skin.
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Abstract
A method for effecting a superficial chemical skin peel is provided wherein a concentrated solution of salicylic acid in a dermatologically acceptable solvent is applied to be treated. The concentrated salicylic acid solution contains at least 15 wt % salicylic acid and preferably at least about 20 wt % salicylic acid, The composition and method are useful in the treatment of skin disorders such as photodamaged skin, hyperpigmentation, acne vulgaris, and the like.
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- 1. A method for effecting a superficial chemical skin peel which comprises topically applying to skin to be treated a solution of salicylic acid containing at least 15 wt % up to a saturation concentration of salicylic acid, based on the weight of the solution, in a dernatologically acceptable, volatile, liquid solvent, allowing the salicylic acid to be present as a solution on a surface of the skin for a time sufficient to produce a chemical peel of stratum corneum of the skin with viable epidermis remaining substantially intact, allowing the applied solution to dry on the skin, and wiping the treated skin after the applied solution has dried, to remove residue from the applied solution from the skin.
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