This popular £8 skincare acid is being used to eliminate dandruff on TikTok:
Parsing your way through TikTok can feel a lot like standing in the middle of an eight-lane highway, trying to direct traffic in a way that feels orderly and controlled. There’s everything from cooking rituals to minimalist fashion diaries, aesthetic home decorating, tangible
TikTok users have been using glycolic acid as a transformative cure for the appearance of dandruff. Applied before a normal shampoo and conditioning routine and the acid is reported to reduce flaking skin and mitigate its reappearance. works by loosening the water-based bonds that keep dead skin cells attached to the skin. It’s a common exfoliant used in skin and body care, celebrated for revealing brighter, more even and radiant skin. In clinics, it’s a popular base for facial peels.
“These types of acids are small molecules that can pass easily through the skin barrier and into the body. They are also very reactive acids and can react with other products being used,” explains Dr Cuross Bakhtiar, director of Harley Street Cosmetics.The new Drunk Elephant retinol is combined with soothing marula oil for sensitive skin