Glycolic Acid Skin Care
The Most Effective
of the AHA's
 Glycolic
acid is considered to be the most effective of
the alpha hydroxy acids-(AHA's), primarily because they can penetrate
the skin so well, exfoliating away dead skin cells, making room for
healthy skin cells.
Glycolic acid is considered to be the most
effective of the alpha hydroxy acids.
Glycolic
acid is a natural organic acid that is primarily extracted
from sugar cane and beets.
In addition to the current use of glycolic
acid skin care products as an anti-aging treatment, glycolic
acid has a long history as an acne treatment.
Documentation
on the effectiveness of glycolic acid skin care products
is well established for:
- stimulating skin repair
- increasing collagen production
- increasing skin thickness
- improving skin elasticity
- reducing hyperpigmentation
- diminishing acne
- improving skin texture
- improving skin tone
- decreasing enlarged pores
Glycolic acid treatments involving a
concentration over 15% should be administered by a professional.
Lighter skin peels performed in a spa will have a concentration of 20%
to 30%.
Higher concentrations are used for deeper skin peels under the
supervision of a Physician because as the term "peel" suggests, high
concentrations of glycolic acid is literally intended to peel off the
outermost layer of skin in order to diminish
the appearance of age
spots, hyperpigmentation, scarring, fine lines and
wrinkles.
If you intend to incorporate a chemical
exfoliation treatment into your daily skin care regime be sure to give
your skin a rest every month or so because the capacity of skin cells
to renew themselves isn't infinite.
As with any AHA it is
essential to use
sunscreen because the skin sensitivity to the
sun increases significantly.
Visit the skin care shop
to view all anti-aging
skin care treatments grouped in categories for specific aging
skin conditions or by active facial rejuvenation ingredient.
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