ALPHA HYDROXY ACID PROFESSIONAL USE LIMITATION FOR PRODUCTS WITH OVER 10% AHAs
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID PROFESSIONAL USE LIMITATION FOR PRODUCTS WITH OVER 10% AHAs and an alpha hydroxy acid pH level under 3 is recommended by Peter Pugliese, MD, chairman of cosmetic research firm Milmark Research. According to Pugliese, products that contain alpha hydroxy acids with pH below 3 in concentrations over 10% should be applied only by physicians, nurses and specially trained estheticians.