Which acid is best? Azelaic Acid or Salicylic Acid? | Dr Sam Bunting

Just a personal note here: I had the pleasure of having lunch with Dr Sam on Sunday. Not only is she funny but has the most flawless beautiful skin. Blown away! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I use salicylic acid for short contact therapy in the form of cleanser every day, followed by sunscreen in the morning or azelaic acid in the evening, with adapalene twice a week (Wed, Sun). Worked really well, i must say. And i have quite reactive oily skin. I sort of get the benefits of everything without having to give up anything.

My routine that helps eliminate redness and texture is cerave hydrating facewash>paula's choice bha>spritz avene water mist>facetheory lumizela azelaic acid>cerave pm/am. Leaves me with glowing skin.

Salicylic acid has always saved my pores and brightening/soothed my skin. Azelaic acid always irritated my skin and left a film. Also, I only use salicylic acid in a foaming cleanser (aveeno) so the fact that it’s so powerful yet gentle for a 30 second wash is astounding.

Azelaic for me - dry mature roseacea skin. Salicylic for 15yr hormonal daughter 😁👍

The Paula’s Choice azelaic acid comes paired with salicylic acid . I have sensitive, acne / rosacea and no problem with this product

I use the 10% azelaic acid by TO and it has made wearing sunscreen daily bearable for me. It mattes the skin so that when I apply my “oil free” sunscreen I don’t look too shiny

Excellent video ... very informative. I have learnt so much from all your videos over the past few years . I use all your Flawless products and at age 76 am told that l have very good skin ! I am so grateful for all your information . Many heartfelt thanks !

Please, please do a Vitamin C vs Azelaic Acid video. I think they promise similar results in terms of hyperpigmentation

Thank you so,much for your expertise. I have started using azelaic acid and my skin has never looked better. I get regular breakouts and so far I have had none.

Wow, I have always had LOADS of clogged pores on my cheeks mostly but really all over my face and I have used retinols and use salicylic acid cleanser everyday and have just basically tried everything. A dermatologist recommended the ordinary azelaic acid treatment when I had a really bad allergic reaction. I used it up and never bought it again. Now I decided to use it again and for the first time ever I think my clogged pores are coming to the surface and unclogging. I always thought salicylic acid and retinol should take care of that but they never did. Now I think it must be the issue with keratin that had never been addressed. This is amazing! Loved learning!

I'm just about to start my trial of azelaic acid. Interesting how different everyone's skin is. Trial and error is necessary. Salicylic acid does little to nothing for my inflamed or hormonal acne, but works great for blackheads/whiteheads once I've gotten my inflammatory acne under control with products containing tea tree, artemesia, snail mucin, propolis/honey, and oral spearmint capsule. Benzoyl peroxide worked great for inflammatory acne and whiteheads/blackheads, but I quit using it after dealing with 20 years of bleached towels and shirts. I found that even adapalene made little to no difference in my inflammatory acne, but I continue to use it for a multipronged approach to treating acne, plus the hyperpigmentation and long term well-aging benefits.

Salicylic acid is not found in aspirin, which is a derivative, acetylsalicylic acid. Don’t mean to nit-pic, but I have heard of people putting aspirin on their face, thinking it is the same thing. I am not certain, but could aspirin burn the face? I am a dentist, not a skin expert of course, but sometimes people put an aspirin tablet next to a sore tooth (does not help), and they burn their gums and cheeks.

Thanks so much for your videos on azelaic acid! I use both of these acids. I never knew salicylic acid was anti-inflammatory. I tend to use salicylic acid for whatever active breakout azelaic acid couldn't prevent. I mainly use azelaic for assistance with hyperpigmentation

I use them both in my morning routine. I smell a new salicylic/azelaic product to be released tomorrow.

Simple explanation and easy to understand.. Thank you!

❤thank you for a great advise. Love it , so simple and straightforward and easy to understand ❤

Great video. My holy trinity is Finacea 15% prescription azelaic acid, A313 retinol and a soothing avene moisturizer. I also do red light therapy. I was lucky to figure out this combo young at 20 years old. Strangers compliment my skin almost daily. I’m not a dermatologist but I know my sh*t. You’re welcome and do your research

I have super oily acne prone skin. Through my teens, 20, 30 & early 40's I responded really well to topical benzoyl peroxide at 10% in concert with 2% salicylic acid wash and spot treatment. A year ago, At 45 I switched up my routine, to include anti-aging products. I dropped benzoyl peroxide and incorporated retinoids at night and vitamin C during the day...you touched on retinoids but how does Azalaic Acid and/or Salicylic acid applied during the day play with Vitamin C?

Will azelaic acid prevent milia from forming?