| Anti-aging and skin care products added with AHA | | | | skin to slough off easily. Thus AHA products |
| are flooding the market. Alpha hydroxy acids are | | | | cause exfoliation, or shedding of the surface skin. |
| supposed to smoothen fine lines and surface | | | | The extent of exfoliation depends on the type |
| wrinkles, improve skin texture and tone, unblock | | | | and concentration of the AHA, its pH (acidity), and |
| and cleanse pores. They also improve oily skin or | | | | other ingredients in the product. Most skin care |
| acne, and improve skin condition in general. AHA | | | | cosmetics sold to consumers contain AHA at |
| or Alpha Hydroxy Acids are not new to skin care. | | | | levels up to 10 percent.Side effects of AHAThe |
| Legends of Cleopatra's milk baths are well known | | | | side effects from AHA containing products can |
| in beauty and skin care. Polynesians used | | | | include burns, itching, pain, and possibly scarring. |
| sugarcane and fruit juices to soften their skin. The | | | | The degree of acidity (the pH) of the product |
| factor common to the properties of these natural | | | | also can affect irritation. Some experts advise |
| products is this group of natural substances found | | | | that people should purchase products with AHA |
| in sugarcane, fruits, milk, molasses, etc., called | | | | concentrations of 10% or less and a pH of 3.5 or |
| AHA.What are AHA molecules?To find out if a | | | | higher (the higher the pH, the lower the acidity). If |
| cosmetic contains an AHA, look on the list of | | | | any adverse effects occur, the use should be |
| ingredients. AHA ingredients may be listed | | | | stopped immediately. In any case, people are |
| as:Glycolic acid, lactic acid, malic acid, citric acid, | | | | advised to avoid sunlight or use proper protection |
| glycolic acid + ammonium glycolate, | | | | when using them.The best way to use AHA |
| alpha-hydroxyethanoic acid + ammonium | | | | products would be to try the product for some |
| alpha-hydroxyethanoate, alpha-hydroxyoctanoic | | | | time and see the difference in skin. Avoid sunlight |
| acid, alpha-hydroxycaprylic acid, hydroxycaprylic | | | | exposure while using AHA products and watch for |
| acid, mixed fruit acid, tri-alpha hydroxy fruit acids, | | | | any side effects. Consulting your dermatologist |
| triple fruit acid, sugar cane extract, alpha hydroxy | | | | before using these products would be a still better |
| and botanical complex, L-alpha hydroxy acid | | | | course of action, and the best would be to take |
| glycomer in cross linked fatty acids alpha nutrium | | | | Cleopatra's recipe for Milk bath, and remain |
| (three AHAs).How AHA works?To find out how | | | | younger.The author C.D. Mohatta writes articles on |
| AHA works for skin care, let us see how the skin | | | | skin problems, skin treatments and skin care. You |
| grows old, and how to keep it younger. Cells in | | | | can visit for more information about how to have |
| the outer layers of skin are bound together by | | | | good skin. You can read articles, advice and tips |
| inter-cellular fluid. As one ages, this 'glue-like' | | | | on love, dating, relationship and break-up on If you |
| substance binds the skin cells tighter and denser. | | | | love to solve a quiz, please look at This site has |
| Dead skin layers build up and unlike young skin, | | | | free flash quiz cards on different topics including |
| natural exfoliation becomes difficult. This group of | | | | Personality, Friendship, Love, dating and many |
| natural acids has the ability to loosen this | | | | other subjects. |
| inter-cellular fluid, and allows the top layer of dead | | | | |