Lactic Acid
What is Lactic Acid?
Is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that’s less irritating than glycolic, as it requires little to no downtime. It’s naturally found in diary products.
What will it do?
Overall this product helps with making your skin look brighter and soft. It’s one of the more popular AHA ingredients. It helps remove dull skin by lightly exfoliating the skin. Reduces signs of aging because it increases the skins natural moisture and stimulates collagen. If used more frequently it can help reduce the appearance of sun spots or hyperpigmentation. Also this ingredient can help get rid of the bumpy skin (chicken skin) on the back of your arms.
Ingredient TIp
A potential treatment if you suffer from rosacea, eczema or psoriasis. With any sort of AHA product you need to make sure you’re using SPF, as it makes your skin very sensitive to sunlight.
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