Salicylic acid
An overdose can cause severe drying of the skin.
Salicylic alcohol is used quite often against acne.
This remedy has become almost the main component in many recipes for treating problem skin.
An alcohol solution of salicylic acid has the following effects on the skin:
- disinfects the skin;
- dries;
- relieves inflammation;
- Salicylic acid works well to tighten enlarged pores and remove dead skin cells.
But at the same time there is also a negative impact:
- Ethyl alcohol completely removes the protective film from the skin. Left defenseless, the skin becomes very vulnerable to various environmental factors.
- Ethyl alcohol completely removes sebum from the skin. After some time, it is released again, but each time after removal in larger quantities. Therefore, it turns out that the drug does not fight excessive fat content, but rather stimulates greater production. This threatens to clog the pores with sebum.
Therefore, in order to obtain the necessary therapeutic effect, you need to use the drug correctly.
An overdose can cause severe drying of the skin. It is not recommended to combine salicylic acid with other similarly aggressive anti-acne products. Such methods will complicate the situation.
The drug should be chosen with a concentration of 1-2%. You need to wet a cotton pad and wipe the inflamed areas with it, this is done in the morning and evening.
Formic acid product
Formic alcohol is also often used for acne, as it contains formic acid, which has a powerful antibacterial and drying effect.
Before you start using such a product on your facial skin, you need to check for an allergic reaction. To do this, apply a little liquid to the skin of the wrist and wait several hours.
For the first 5 days of treatment, the procedure is performed once a day.
If no negative reactions appear, the condition is normal, then you can use it on the face and begin treating acne.
Formic alcohol works well for oily and combination skin, but it should not be used for dry skin.
Such an aggressive product can negatively affect already sensitive skin.
The product is quite easy to use. You need to wet a cotton pad and treat only the affected areas.
Before this procedure, it is not recommended to cleanse the skin with other aggressive detergents; this can cause severe dehydration of the dermis.
After 5 minutes, when the vapors have subsided, you can apply a good layer of moisturizer.
For the first 5 days of treatment, the procedure is performed once a day, possibly before bedtime.
Salicylic alcohol is used quite often against acne.
If during this period no negative reactions have appeared, then in the following days you can increase the number of procedures to 2 per day (morning and evening).
Side effects
The main undesirable reactions of formic alcohol include:
- redness, burning and itching;
- allergic rashes;
- dryness and flaking of the skin.
To prevent side effects from the medication, if you have thin, dry, sensitive skin, it is advisable to test for allergies by smearing the skin on the inner surface of the elbow or behind the ear, and observe the reaction. If after 6 – 12 hours no severe redness or irritation appears, the product can be used.
It should be remembered that contact with the mucous membranes of the eyes and mouth, even with a diluted solution of alcohol, can cause both burns and serious gastrointestinal disorders, gastroenteritis.
Ammonia (ammonia)
Ammonia has a very pungent, unpleasant odor. But does it help with acne?
Surprisingly, it is used for very oily skin. In the mornings, wash with a solution of ammonia, for which you need to dilute a small amount of ammonia in water. Rinse your face with this mixture.
Is it possible to burn pimples with ammonia? To do this, you need to wet a cotton pad and treat the acne area.
It is important to be very careful when using. The result of inhaling alcohol vapor will be increased heartbeat and breathing, and blood pressure may rise. But despite this, the drug perfectly treats fungal skin infections, bacterial infections and cleanses pores of dirt and excess oil.
Preparation with camphor
Camphor alcohol is less commonly used for acne on the face. It is no less effective for acne and increased secretion of the sebaceous glands. This is an excellent antiseptic that effectively treats acne. But do not forget that this drug can also cause negative reactions in the body:
- Frequent and copious use of camphor alcohol over large areas of the body can provoke severe allergic reactions.
- In case of overdose, symptoms such as dizziness, skin rashes, attacks of nausea, and tachycardia are observed.
- With prolonged treatment with this remedy, camphor will accumulate in the body and provoke convulsions.
Therefore, you need to remove acne very carefully using this method.
Camphor is applied exclusively pointwise, only to inflamed elements. To do this, soak a cotton swab in camphor alcohol and treat acne.
It is not recommended to use camphor to remove pimples on the chest, neck, and shoulders. In these areas the skin is too delicate and you can get burned.
Indications for use
Acne is far from the only area in which the product is used. It is also used as a rub to relieve pain that accompanies diseases of the spine and joints.
The anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of formic alcohol allow it to be used for the following conditions:
- rheumatism;
- neuralgia;
- myalgia;
- osteochondrosis;
- arthrosis;
- spasms and cramps in muscles;
- bruises;
- muscle and tendon strains;
- neuritis;
- injuries.
In all these conditions, formic alcohol acts as an anesthetic.
The solution is characterized by an aggressive effect on the skin, so it is often used to combat unwanted body hair. In this case, the treated area should be cleaned, moistened with the solution and rinsed with water after 15 minutes. You can also add the product to body cream. In this way you can avoid drying out the skin.
Boric acid solution
Does boric alcohol help with acne? It is considered an inexpensive, accessible and proven facial product. Compared to other alcohol preparations, it is not very effective, but it is very gentle on the skin.
Boric acid acne solution is easy to use. You need to wet a cotton swab with alcohol and wipe the inflamed areas. After 2 days of use, you need to evaluate the condition of the epidermis.
Boric alcohol is fast effective
If the skin is not overdried, you can safely continue treatment with the product, wiping your face twice - in the morning and in the evening. The results will be noticeable after 5-7 days of using the method. The duration of treatment can last about 2 months, no longer.
During therapy with boric alcohol, peeling of the skin may begin. In this case, you should not apply the substance to the entire surface of the skin. It is better to wipe the pimple with a cotton swab soaked in alcohol.
Boric alcohol is used to treat acne not only on the face, but also on other parts of the body. Its advantage is that it gradually burns the pimple from the inside, leaving absolutely no traces of it.
After complete recovery from acne, it is recommended to occasionally wipe the skin with boric alcohol to prevent recurrence of acne.
Levomycetin alcohol
The active component of this alcohol is chloramphenicol, a broad-spectrum antibiotic that disrupts the integrity of the cell membrane of the microbe, which leads to the cessation of its growth and ability to reproduce.
Thanks to its antibacterial effect, this drug gets rid of acne.
Before treatment, you should first consult with your doctor
Levomycetin alcohol is most often prescribed for acne due to hormonal imbalance. You just need to dip a cotton swab into the liquid and wipe all the pimples with it one by one.
You need to make sure that the liquid does not get on healthy areas of the skin, as this can cause dryness and irritation.
You cannot treat your skin with this alcohol in the following cases:
- in the presence of complex skin diseases, eczema and psoriasis;
- with fungal skin infections;
- during pregnancy and during breastfeeding;
- if the patient is under 12 years old.
Some people may experience a severe allergic reaction. In such a situation, it is necessary to urgently stop treatment with this drug. It is better to consult your doctor first.
Contraindications
It is prohibited to wipe your face against acne with alcohol solutions under the following conditions:
- The presence of a dry type of dermis, prone to peeling.
- Open wounds, scratches at the treatment site.
- It is not recommended to wipe the skin if you have skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema.
- Kidney, liver failure.
- Not recommended for use in children under twelve years of age.
- It is forbidden to use ethanol on the face if the dermis is hypersensitive.
- The period of gestation and breastfeeding. At this time, it is recommended to use more gentle cosmetic products for facial care.
Inappropriate use of alcohol solutions in the fight against facial skin imperfections can lead to negative effects such as burns, allergic reactions, and various rashes.
Vodka is good as a remedy against acne. Since childhood, we have become accustomed to the fact that the wound is treated with this product. And today, medications for problem skin contain alcohol. Is this product really that useful for solving dermatological problems?
Ethanol
Ethyl alcohol not only effectively removes any impurities from the skin, but also perfectly tightens pores, eliminates inflammation, and kills various bacteria. And yet, despite the positive qualities, there are still unsafe moments for the face:
- Ethyl alcohol kills all pathogenic microflora that parasitize the skin. But along with it, the natural flora of the skin, which forms a protective film, also dies. As a result, pathogens will still be transferred to the skin, but the reaction will be much more severe.
- It perfectly dissolves excess sebum. But this leads to disruption of the natural fat balance. The glands begin to restore it to protect the epidermis, but in increased volumes. This can cause severe blockage of the sebaceous ducts.
- With prolonged use, alcohol dries out the skin greatly; it becomes very sensitive to the effects of any environmental factors.
In order for the effect of the product to be positive and negative reactions can be avoided, it must be used correctly.
Vodka dries out the epidermis
You should not treat your skin with it more than 2-3 times a week. You cannot wipe the entire skin; only spot application on pimples is possible.
Composition and release form
The drug for external use is available in the form of a clear, colorless liquid, which has a characteristic pungent odor. The drug is manufactured by various pharmaceutical enterprises in Russia and neighboring countries. On sale you can find the product bottled in dark glass bottles and white polymer bottles, and manufacturers offer 2 packaging options - 50 and 100 ml.
The main active ingredient of the drug is formic acid. In the natural environment, it was first discovered in the glands of forest red ants, the caustic secretions of jellyfish and bees, pine needles, some fruits and ground parts of nettles. Acid is capable of disinfecting and stopping decay processes, therefore it is used in the food, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries as a preservative and antibacterial agent.
For pharmacological purposes, it is not a natural product that is used, but a synthetic analog obtained artificially as a result of the oxidation of methanol, the decomposition of glycerol esters of oxalic acid, or the reaction of sodium hydroxide with carbon monoxide. Formic acid is not used in its pure form, because may cause burns or severe irritation.
The concentration of the active component is 1.4%, the rest of the product is ethyl alcohol (70%). It is an excellent antiseptic, disinfectant and disinfectant.
Vodka for acne
There is an opinion that vodka for acne is a very effective remedy, as it kills any microbes and cleanses pores well. But this is actually not the case. Vodka for the face is not so harmless.
Some advisers talk about a “magic” method of getting rid of numerous festering blackheads: you need to wipe everything well with vodka, and then anoint it with Vaseline. This can lead to completely the opposite result. In such cases, only local treatment of ulcers is permissible.
In addition, vodka may contain a certain amount of different impurities, for example, flavorings or taste enhancers. They can provoke a severe allergy on the already inflamed dermis. And, of course, vodka dries out the epidermis, like any other alcohol-containing drug.
If the topic of acne is relevant, then you should pay attention to alcohol solutions. However, their use should be reasonable and limited. The procedure must be carried out correctly and the exact dosages must be observed.
