What Effects Do Anti Aging Skin Care AHAs & ‘Chemical Peels’ Really Have On Aging Skin?

Friday, March 19th, 2010 at 7:21 am

The United Says FDA notes products containing alpha-hydroxy acids, or AHAs for short are employed in anti-aging skin protection cosmetics because they're 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 soaked up and start to cause the skin to dump the topmost layer of dead epidermal 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 sold) over the counter creams and typically contain glycolic acid, one of the five kinds of AHAs.

Higher concentrations may be utilized a process using far higher concentrations of AHAs, dubbed ‘the chemical peel’. The British Association of Cosmetic Physicians counsel higher concentration peels should be undertaken only as a professionally administered treatment to protect the patient. It States the treatment can definitely help recharge skin, but will still not give a fifty year old the skin of a twenty-five year old. The treatment produces non permanent redness and can have side effects like cold-sore flare-ups.

The FDA explains there’s a lack of strong research into the long term result of AHAs on the skin from each day over the counter stuff containing them. Giselle Mir, a UK Cosmetic Scientist with her own cosmetic line, goes a stage further with criticism of the mechanism of AHAs on the skin. She has stated to the press she suspects the creams actions simply irritate the skin, ensuing finally in greater moisture loss from the top layer and early aging.

No information in this piece can ever be a replacement for medical advice. Please only consult qualified general medical and / or dermatology Doctor for major skin complaints.

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