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Medical uses of salicylic acid

Salicylic acid is used as a medicine to help remove the outer layer of the skin. It is used to treat warts, skin tags, calluses, psoriasis, dandruff, acne, ringworm, and ichthyosis. For conditions other than warts, it is often used together with other medications. It is applied to the area affected.

Medical uses
Salicylic acid as a medication is used to help remove the outer layer of the skin. It is used to treat warts, calluses, psoriasis, dandruff, acne, ringworm, and ichthyosis. Because of its effect on skin cells, salicylic acid is used in some shampoos to treat dandruff. In modern medicine, salicylic acid and its derivatives are constituents of some "skin-reddening" products. ==Side effects==
Side effects
Concentrated solutions (20-30%) of salicylic acid may cause hyperpigmentation on people with darker skin types (Fitzpatrick phototypes IV, V, VI), without a broad spectrum sunblock. Due to sun sensitivity, sun protection is recommended when using salicylic acid on sun-exposed skin. Overdose Side effects include skin irritation and salicylate poisoning. ==Mechanism of action==
Mechanism of action
Salicylic acid works as a keratolytic, comedolytic and bacteriostatic agent, causing the cells of the epidermis to shed more readily, opening clogged pores and neutralizing bacteria within, preventing pores from clogging up again and allowing room for new cell growth. ==History==
History
Dioscorides, in the first century AD, described the use of an extract of what might have been willow bark (a plant he called Itea), 'being burnt to ashes, and steeped in vinegar,' for taking away 'corns and other like risings in the feet and toes.' The active ingredient in this mixture could have been salicylic acid, but it is a modern myth that willow was ever used to ease aches and pains or reduce fevers. == References ==
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