Clearasil

Clearasil is a popular brand of skin care and acne medication, whose many products contain chiefly triclosan or salicylic acid as active ingredients.

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Clearasil was launched in the US in 1959 and the brand is currently (2005) owned by Boots Healthcare International of the UK.

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Clearasil was behind the hugely popular advergame clearahill which gained over 42 million visits in just 12 months.

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• Clearasil
• Clearahill advergame

Acne: Acne is an inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units (skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland). The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", which means common acne. Excessive secretion of oils from the glands...

Triclosan: Triclosan (chemically 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) is a potent wide-spectrum antibacterial and antifungal agent....