thumb|left|Cotton pads soaked in salicylic acid can be used to chemically exfoliate skin. Salicylic acid as a medication is commonly used to remove the outermost layer of the skin. As such, it is used to treat warts, psoriasis, acne vulgaris, ringworm, dandruff, and ichthyosis.
thumb|left|Cotton pads soaked in salicylic acid can be used to chemically exfoliate skin Salicylic acid as a medication is commonly used to remove the outermost layer of the skin As such it is used to treat warts psoriasis acne vulgaris ringworm dandruff and ichthyosis