When the Cosmetic Version Isn’t Strong Enough: Korea’s Pharmacy 2% BHA
There is a specific kind of frustration that sends people to the pharmacy shelf. You wash your face. You exfoliate. And the small, rough, grain-like bumps along your forehead and jaw stay exactly where they are. Cosmetic BHA products promise to help. But in Korea, the cosmetic limit on salicylic acid is low — often…