How it works: Glycolic acid stimulates collagen and elastin in the dermis. Glycolic acid prevents dead cells from clumping together, which eventually harden and can form a plug preventing sebum, skin’s natural oil, from reaching the surface of the skin. Cleaning the follicle allows the follicle walls to lie together, making the pore appear smaller and more refined. It is medically impossible to physically reduce pore size - but glycolic acid cleans the pore allowing the pore walls to “collapse” appearing to be smaller from the surface. |