Ingredient Spotlight: Glycolic Acid
Glycolic Acid
Glycolic acid is an AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) that comes from sugarcane, sugar beets, pineapple, cantaloupe and unripe grapes. It helps make skin soft and lessens the look of wrinkles by removing dead skin (exfoliating) and actually stimulates skin cells to produce more collagen. Most people can use it without side effects, but at higher strengths (usually in strong peels), some people need to be cautious because it can cause irritation in extremely sensitive skin types and sometimes causes dark spots in darker skin types. AHAs at low concentrations are beneficial to the skin because it helps regulate inflammation in the skin long term by removing UV damaged skin. Products formulated with low amounts of glycolic acid used daily can help skin glow long term.
Preserve and Protect Set:
Formulated gently with glycolic acid and other anti-aging and anti-acne ingredients.
