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The United States FDA notes products containing alpha-hydroxy acids, or AHAs for short are employed in anti-aging skin protection cosmetics because they are responsible for exfoliation of surface skin. The effect depends on the concentration of AHAs in the products together with the consequences of other ingredients.

AHAs work in the pores once taken into the skin and start to cause the skin to dump the top layer of dead epidermal (skin) cells. As the dead cells at the ‘top’ of skin are removed, healthy new cells from deeper layers come to the surface. Low concentrations (say 5-10%) are usually the staple of the heavily marketed and highly profitable over the counter creams and generally contain glycolic acid, one of the 5 kinds of AHAs.

Higher concentrations of AHAs are used in a method dubbed ‘the chemical peel’. The British Association of Cosmetic Doctors recommend higher concentration peels should be undertaken only as a professionally administered treatment, in order to offer protection to the patient. It states the treatment can definitely help recharge skin, but will still not give a 50 year old the skin of a 25 year old. The treatment produces non permanent redness and can have complications like cold-sore flare-ups.

The FDA reveals that there is a shortage of total research into the long run aftermath of AHAs on the skin from everyday consumer stuff containing them. Giselle Mir, a UK Cosmetic Scientist with her very own cosmetic line, goes a stage further with critical feedback of the mechanism of AHAs on the skin. She has stated to the press she thinks the creams actions simply irritate the skin, ensuing ultimately in moisture loss from the top layer and early aging.

None of the information in this article is be a substitute for medical advice. Please only consult qualified general medical and / or dermatology physicians for major skin disorders.

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