A few months ago, a reader sent me the PAC Perfect Acne System, which I sent over to one of my really good friends to use. Formulated with salicyclic acid and a special patented formula called Radiance Guard-64 (oligopeptide-10), the system has been shown in clinical tests to improve overall improvement in skin appearance in 60% of subjects using the P.A.C. Perfect™ system after eight weeks of treatment. But how effective does the scientific literature say the products’ ingredients are? And how did my friend like the...
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