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Azelaic Acid.

Generic Azelaic Acid
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About this product

A multi-purpose skincare ingredient used to address acne, rosacea, hyperpigmentation, and sensitive skin conditions.

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Sensitive skinAcne-prone skin
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The Guru Index verdict

82%

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What the gurus are saying

Gurus are consistently enthusiastic about azelaic acid, praising its safety, tolerability, and versatility across multiple skin concerns including acne, rosacea, and eczema. They emphasize it can be used frequently (up to daily for many, starting weekly for sensitive skin) and often works effectively on its own. The recurring theme is surprise at how underutilized this ingredient is given its efficacy and gentle profile, particularly its suitability during pregnancy.
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"Azelaic acid technically can be used three times a day and is generally pretty well tolerated. So I don't know why people are being so conservative. If you don't know what homeopathy is, it's basically taking something and diluting it to basically 0.000000000000001%. That's kind of what these skincare routines are starting to look like. Instead, I'm going to focus on one ingredient, and I'm going to try and work with that. Increase the frequency of use of that ingredient to daily. People who have really sensitive skin, I do recommend considering introducing it at the once a week frequency, but try and push yourself at some point to increase the frequency so you can actually start seeing results from that ingredient."
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"Azelaic acid technically can be used three times a day and is generally pretty well tolerated. So I don't know why people are being so conservative. If you don't know what homeopathy is, it's basically taking something and diluting it to basically 0.000000000000001%. That's kind of what these skincare routines are starting to look like. Instead, I'm going to focus on one ingredient, and I'm going to try and work with that. Increase the frequency of use of that ingredient to daily. People who have really sensitive skin, I do recommend considering introducing it at the once a week frequency, but try and push yourself at some point to increase the frequency so you can actually start seeing results from that ingredient."
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"My favorite ingredient that you should be using during pregnancy anyway is azelaic acid. I actually do think it's really beneficial and it makes such a massive difference to people's skin even just using it alone absolutely, and it's just so very safe. That's what I love about it."
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"I have a lot of love and respect to azelaic acid. One ingredient is obviously responsible for my skin being very clear."
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"Azelaic acid has incredible potential for really exfoliating the skin and helping to transform your skin with problems ranging from breakouts, acne, rosacea, and eczema. Azelaic acid is definitely a really good ingredient. I personally recommend the Inky List azelaic acid product, I've loved using that one before. It's a simple but affordable product, but even going the direction of getting an off-brand drugstore over-the-counter product is great as well."
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