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If you used a body wash with salicylic acid, will it work to clear your body pimples?

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Dr. Elizabeth Finley-Belgrad answered

Possibly: That is a good start, cleaning up your diet and gut would be good also, remove junk from diet, increase water intake , consider adding probiotics.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 5/8/2013

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