Soft and Fresh Look of Your Skin with Exfoliating Anti Wrinkle Cream
Have you heard about AHA or BHA? Or other Acids active ingredients in beauty cream? This acid substance in the cream has the effect to exfoliate the skin. What is the result? What are the side effects?
AHA stands for Alpha Hydroxy Acids, and BHA for Beta Hydroxy Acids, this is the variant of Hydroxy Acids used for cosmetic. The anti wrinkle cream promises a young look of the skin with the use of the cream. The cream works by removing damaged, old and uneven skin and let the new ‘baby’ skin replacing it.
The hydroxyl acid is derived from sugary fruit and other food such as milk and sugar cane. Although it is synthetic, the effect is similar with the natural fruit acids. Even in commercials, the hydroxyl acids is claim to be natural treatment derived from natural fruits.
The side effects of the wrinkle cream with AHA, BHA and other hydroxyl acids are skin redness, mild irritation and flaking. For most of the cases, the skin redness and mild irritation is tolerable because it happens only in the beginning of the use of the cream. The irritation depends on the concentration of the AHA and BHA in the cream and the sensitivity of the users. In general, the light version of the cream is safe for use without doctor’s prescription.