Glycolic acid is an incredibly popular treatment because of the many benefits it has for the skin. It has effective skin-renewing properties, so it is often used in anti-aging products.
Benefits : ✡ Very effective antioxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory acid.
✡ Widely used in cosmetic making and makeup products as it is known for skin whitening.
✡ Neutralizes minerals to enhance activity of antioxidants & anti inflammatory.
Use: peels, lotions, creams, fluids, makeup products.
Applications: Typical use level is between 1-20% (final concentration of glycolic acid). For making a 10% AHA peel, use about 14.5% of glycolic acid 70, making a 5% AHA peel, use about 7.2%. For home use, it is not recommended to make AHA peels higher than 20% (equals about 28.5% of glycolic acid).
