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Benefits of Azelaic Acid Part 1 #shorts

6 Jan 2025 · 1 min

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This content was created by Shereene Idriss. This content was uploaded by Shereene Idriss. This is a YouTube short titled "Benefits of Azelaic Acid Part 1 #shorts" (created 2025-01-06, last edited 2026-01-30). The clip features a single speaker giving skincare advice about azelaic acid for redness: explaining formulation challenges, warning that it can pill when mixed with other actives, noting it needs to be around 10% to be effective, and recommending a 10% azelaic acid booster (transcript mentions "Polysty Choice" 10% booster). The speaker also says the ingredient is particularly useful for three main types of people (excerpt cuts off before those are listed).

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Around 10%.

Polysty Choice 10% azelaic acid booster (as mentioned in transcript).

2025-01-06.

2026-01-30.

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Talks about azelaic acid for redness. Can you tell me what it's about? Azelaic acid? Fine, let's talk about it. So, full disclosure, I'm not a fan of single ingredient stories. I think it's confusing to you to know what to use in your skincare routine. But one exception to the rule is azelaic acid. Because azelaic acid, fun fact, is extremely hard to formulate, and when you mix it with other actives, it can pill relatively easy if and only if it's at a relatively high concentration. And in order for it to be effective, it has to be around 10%. Okay, so one that I really like is Polysty Choice. She has her 10% azalaic acid booster, and the reason why I think azalaic acid is a must is for three main people.