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Klued 2% Salicylic Acid Gentle Cleanser Versus Dr. S. Wong Bioderm Ointment

Face Cleanser
Body Treatment
Filipino Brand Philippines
Filipino Brand Philippines

Updated on March 21, 2024

Overview

What they are

These products are both fungal acne (malassezia) safe . They have a total of 2 ingredients in common

Cool Features

They both contain BHA

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for fighting acne, dry skin, brightening skin, sensitive skin, oily skin, reducing pores and scar healing

Free From

They both do not contain any harsh alcohols, fragrances, oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

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Ingredient Info

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About this product

About this product

At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

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Masking, Preservative, Skin Conditioning

Salicylic Acid (also known as beta hydroxy acid or BHA) is one of the most well-known ingredients for treating skin that struggles with blackheads and acne. It helps to exfoliate both the skin's surface and pores, and also acts as an anti-inflammatory agent.

This multitasking property makes it a great ingredient for cleaning out pores, controlling oil production, and reducing inflammation.

Unlike AHAs which are water soluble, Salicylic Acid is oil soluble. This means that it's able to exfoliate the inside of pores and reduce blackheads.

Concentrations of 0.5-2% are recognized by the U.S. FDA as an over-the-counter topical acne product.

It can cause irritation and/or dryness if one's skin already has a compromised moisture barrier, so it's best to focus on repairing that before introducing a Salicylic Acid into your routine.

In general, Salicylic Acid is a great ingredient for oily acne-prone skin.

While salicylic acid does not increase sun-sensitivity, we still recommend wearing SPF.

If you are looking for the ingredient called BHA or Butylated Hydroxyanisole, click here.

Learn more about Salicylic Acid
Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing

Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.

Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.

Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.

Learn more about Allantoin

When to use

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62% use in pm
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Klued 2% Salicylic Acid Gentle Cleanser 14 ingredients

3.4 /5
from 7 ratings
Broke Me Out (2) No Scent (2) Works Well (2)
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Jerry Cho

10 months ago
Review

It's okay I guess? Start slow mga lovelies, so far, my acne are drying for the first 3 weeks pa, not irritating so far.

Overall, good beginner SA cleanser for one day use only, preferably at night! Don't over exfoliate your skin!

For the PIH and PIE, I'm still waiting for 6 weeks, I'll update my reviewe!

#great value
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pamanaj

10 months ago
Review

very drying and leaves your skin with a tight feeling (as expected from a cleanser with 2% salicylic acid) but it works great as an "exfoliant" to use twice or thrice a week. very good alternative to other harsher exfoliants like toners and such. i think it's just enough if you're working with acne like inflamed papules.

i've been using it like that for a few weeks now and have seen good Show more

#drying
#light
#no scent
#works well

Dr. S. Wong Bioderm Ointment 7 ingredients

4.0 /5
from 2 ratings
Great Value (2) Works Well (2) Heavy (1)
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Carlyn

8 months ago
Review

Good! It dries up pimples and is also good for fungal acne

#great value
#light
#works well
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bowad

8 months ago
Review

I used it as a spot treatment. It dries up pimples but leaves an oily residue both on the face and my pillow. I also don't like its weird scent. Still a great value for what it does.

#great value
#heavy
#oily
#strong scent