Does glycolic acid help?

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Originally posted by sheyla

has anybody had good results from using glycolic acid? Can we purchase them over the counters? Are they safe to use? Do they actually help reduce the scars from kp? i know it's lots of questions, but please someone answer! :-)
Thanx

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Originally posted by Pit

My dermatologist sold me a bottle and I used it for a while, didn't see any results. It was 25 bucks a bottle from him, it is cheaper to get at dermstore.com. I find that Am-LActin works better, but I use that in addition to the glytone body wash. Using both of these together helps a little bit, but nothing super amazing. I am waiting on my sulfer soap and carmol 20/SA stuff from medichest.com

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Originally posted by sheyla

how concentrated was the glycolic acid ur derm sold you?

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Originally posted by Tracey

I used Glytone for a while. It's 14% glycolic acid. It comes in a body wash & body lotion. I think I got mine at dermstore.com for $30. It kinda worked. My bumps got less bumpy. But I got impatient and moved on to something else after 3 weeks. I still have the bottles... just in case I want to go back to it. Good luck.