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Burt's Bees launches natural acne system

Natural grooming products company Burt's Bees has introduced Natural Acne Solutions.

The new products are billed as the first and only truly natural acne line clinically proven to help reduce and prevent acne for clear, smooth and healthy-looking skin.

The products rely on salicylic acid, the active ingredient found in each product, sourced naturally from willow bark.

Natural Acne Solutions are dermatologist-tested to be nonirritating, noncomedogenic (which means they will not clog pores) and gentle enough to use every day.

The products also are certified by the Natural Products Association.

Salicylic acid occurs naturally in the bark of the black willow tree (Salix nigra).

The role of bark is to protect the tree by regulating temperature, moisture, nutrients and attacks by environmental stressors.

The skin has a similar function since the skin is the body's largest organ and serves as a protective barrier.

The skin care system features four steps:

• Step one: Purifying gel cleanser.

This 99.4 percent natural product is clinically proven to help reduce acne and gently remove excess oil, dirt and makeup.

The gel cleanser features evening primrose and beet root extracts to provide natural anti-inflammatory benefits for troubled skin.

Cost: $10.

• Step two: Pore refining scrub.

One hundred percent natural, this scrub helps reduce acne and smooth and refine skin.

Jojoba beads and a fruit acid complex provide a dual-action exfoliation that is gentle but effective.

Cost: $10.

• Step three: Daily moisturizing lotion.

Another 100 percent natural product, this will help reduce acne and help to control oil all day.

Golden seal, lemongrass and hops work together to soothe and calm troubled skin.

Cost: $18.

• Step four: Targeted spot treatment.

Working with 100 percent natural ingredients, this product is used to reduce redness within 24 hours, begin to reduce acne within 48 hours and prevent future breakouts, without irritating skin.

Tea tree and parsley extracts work to help soothe skin and reduce redness

Cost: $10.

More information is at burtsbees.com.