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Progress should be tracked with symptoms and function changes
Ingredients that cause purging: retinoids, AHAs, BHAs, vitamin C, benzoyl peroxide, isotretinoin, chemical peels
To put that in perspective, you'd need massive amounts of oral supplements to come close to these therapeutic doses - and most wouldn't make it to your cells intact
While cysteine is rate-limiting, glycine is often functionally deficient in modern diets
Understanding how each therapy works can help explain why their results, benefits, and side effect profiles differ