Glycolic acid is a group of chemicals known as alpha hydroxyl acids or fruit acids. It is mainly derived from sugar cane, and hence it is a natural product. The citric acid found in oranges and other citrus fruits also come under the same division as glycolic acids. The glycolic acid acne treatment can be effectively used to treat some cases of acne.
Glycolic acid is mostly used in cosmetic forms rather than industrial. It is usually used as a skin exfoliant and a moisturizer. Some proponents of glycolic acid state that the products which contain less than 10% concentration of glycolic acid is rendered useless. The government considers the use of glycolic acid over the 10% concentration can prove to be a dangerous material and this is why cosmetic firms do not want to risk increasing the concentrations in their products for the fear of responsibility for any adverse skin reactions.
Glycolic acid contains high acidity levels but is easily soluble; this is why it works well as an exfoliating agent. When it is applied on the skin as a part of an exfoliating cream, the glycolic acid acne treatment goes under the upper damaged layers of the skin and eliminates the substance that is not allowing the dead skin to be shed off from the skin. The dead skin is burned off with the help of chemicals, the other elements of the cream carries the individual flakes of skin away and the rinse of water neutralizes the acid remaining of the face.
Function of the glycolic acid acne treatment
The glycolic acid, as mentioned before, is a chemical exfoliant which is found in low concentration in many over-the-counter face washes, moisturizers, toners and many other cosmetic products. Glycolic acid acne treatments also contain high levels of gl...
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...ch prevents the sebum from reaching your skin’s surface. Though the pores cannot be shrunk, the use of this treatment will make it look smaller.
• It is an effective skin anti-ageing agent. The glycolic acid creams reduce the faint lines, wrinkles as well as the brown spots. Glycolic acid removes the top layers of the skin; the body is forced to replenish itself in a quicker rate giving you a clearer skin texture. The acid promotes the collagen production in the second layer of the skin; this makes the skin more flexible and elastic.
• Glycolic acid treatments systematically reduce the acne scarring from our skin. You need to use a higher concentration of glycolic acid in your creams to reduce the scarring. It reduces the ridges of the scar by removing the upper most layer of the skin and also pushing into the scars and forcing the renewal of the new skin cells.
Acne damages the skin. The bacteria and oil cause damage to the pores, skin, and underlying tissue. In response, the body sends white blood cells and other treatment molecules called collagen to the area in an attempt to heal the damaged tissues. Most acne scars only affect the outer layers of skin. Depending on how much collagen one’s body produces affects the scar type, if the scars are depressed the body does not produce enough collagen, if the scars are raised the body produced too much collagen (American Association of Dermatology 2011).
Hydrochloric acid is the clear colourless solutions of hydrogen chloride (HCl) in water, hydrochloric acid is also a highly corrosive substance and a strong mineral acid meaning they are formed from inorganic compounds, hydrochloric acid is a monoprotic acid meaning that it can only ionize one H+ ion. As a result hydrochloric acid can be used in a wide range of industrial practices such as removing rust from steel, ore processing, the production of corn syrup and making of PVC plastics. Hydrochloric acid is made using a very straight forward method which involves dissolving hydrogen chloride (HCl) in water, releasing the H+ cation and Cl- anion. In this aqueous form the H+ ion joins water to form a hydronium ion (H3O+)
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Hydrochloric acid is a strong and corrosive acid that is often used as a reagent in laboratories.
There was also talk about the new uses for cultured skin. Using cultured skin for ulcers and in vitro experiments are a couple of new uses for the product. Ulcers are accompanied by the issue of dead skin and the cultured skin can be used to help grow back some of the skin. This is also a very interesting subject when it comes to laboratory testing.
The people who undergo blue light acne treatment also have to apply the topical solutions like Levulan to their skin for 15-60 minutes before they are exposed to light. When this solution is used bef...
Sunscreen is a lotion (sometimes a spray or gel) that is a combination of several organic and non-organic ingredients. The non-organic ingredients like, zinc oxide or titanium oxide make the UV light reflect or bounce off of the skin whilst the organic ingredients such as “octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) or oxybenzone” absorb the UV light and therefore take away the heat. Franz Greiter is considered to be the inventor of sunscreen after bringing it to a market in the mid 1960’s. Although, there have been earlier appearances of sunscreen found “Ancient Greeks used olive oil for this purpose, and ancient Egyptians used extracts of rice, jasmine, and lupine plants whose products are still used in skin care today.” (source
Ethylene Glycol was first discovered in 1859 by a French chemist named Charles Adolphe Wurtz. Ethylene Glycol original purposes were to use them as raw material that manufactured polyester fibers and for antifreeze formulations. It's mainly used for industrial coolants for gas compressors, heating, ventilating, air conditioning systems, and ice skating rinks. Ethylene Glycol is an organic compound belonging to the diols family. The chemical properties are its melting point which is 8.78F, boiling point 387.1F, state at room temperature -12.9C, and its density 1.11g/cm3. The common name is Ethylene Glycol but also know has ethanediol, 1,2-Hydroxyethanal, and Monoethylene Glycol.
Acne scars occurs because of the infection that occurred to the acne. This is the age of cosmetic surgery helps a lot to cure this problem. This page can help you in understanding the type of your acne scar and what to be done with it. Acne scar treatments are of different type depending on the type and cause of acne.
The purpose of this experiment was to study the reactions of amino acids and aspartame. Several solutions were prepared and used in TLC analysis. A permanganate test and a ceric nitrate test were also performed. The summary of the results is shown below.
At present, cosmetics are always used in daily life. When we talk about cosmetics, most people will think of the things that only use for make-up such as lipstick, eye-shadow, mascara, blusher etc. But in fact cosmetics are not only mean to the things that only use for make-up but also shampoo, lotion or sunscreen. According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) explains “Articles intended to be rubbed, poured, sprinkled, or sprayed on, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body… for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering the appearance.” (2014) The reason why people use makeups have different ways such as some people use for more confidence, some people use for protect the sunlight, and some people use for maintain their skin. However, there are a lot of people still worry about using the cosmetics since they believe that cosmetics are contained the dangerous chemicals that damage their body so they afraid of using them and try to avoid to use them. Although many people will be concerned that applying cosmetics may destroy their health, in fact, many experts have been confirmed that the use of cosmetic is not harmful to the human’s body. Moreover, cosmetics are also useful for users.
In its own way, it enhances the penetration of your toner, moisturizer and hyaluronic acid by sloughing off the dry, aged and dead skin cells on the surface.
Acids such as nitric acid, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid have countless uses in industrys. Soe acids like acetic acid or the phosphoric acid in soft drinks are sold as consumer products. Other acids are used on synthesis of dyes, fertilizers, explosives, and many other chemical substances that are essential in our lives