Research of Eugene J. Van Scott M.D. and R. J. Yu Ph.D. opened the modern era of AHA applications. In 1976 they reported that glycolic acid, in specially made products, helped in the therapy of a scaling skin illness (ichtyosis) and in 1988 they founded NeoStrata, a company where they continue to develop novel ways for the treatment of skin ailments.

Further researches by these researchers indicated a use for alpha hydroxy acids in skin regeneration - however, their finding was ignored by the skin care industry until the 1990s when alpha and beta hydroxy acids started to be included into skin care solutions (Van Scott and Yu 1989). Later, Stiller et al conducted large-scale, placebo-mediated researches with AHAs and found they helped skin healing and reversed premature aging inflicted by sun damage (Stiller et al 1996). Their use was soon extended to chemical peels (Dial 1990).

Helps Skin Rejuvenation

Using Alpha hydroxy acids (AHA's) is one of the safest methods of skin regeneration. Their efficiency depends on the type and concentration of the AHA, its pH (acidity), and other components in the product. AHAs become effective at proportions of about 7% to 8% with an acidity of 3.5 to 4.0. Many AHA-containing cosmetic products influence skin regeneration very little because the AHA proportions are too low and the pH is too elevated. There is little evidence that concentrations below 5% have beneficial actions on skin and more specifically on scars.

Skin improvements should be evident after four weeks of AHA application, but AHA therapy also helps maintain a healthy skin and this state is usually continued indefinitely.

Natural Skin Care Opposed Chemical Treatments

Chemical peels with higher AHA's (40-70%) accelerate the process, but the skin rebuilding produced by a 70% AHA chemical peel, which is expensive and can cause scarring, in 3 months can be doubled by a 7% AHA product in 9 months.

Natural Skin Regeneration With Biological Ingredients

AHAs are marketed for a variety of purposes. They can be used to smooth fine lines and surface wrinkles, to improve skin texture and tone, oily skin or acne, or to unblock and cleanse pores. Basically, AHAs improve the skin condition in general. What they really do is speed up the turnover of skin cells and help the rebuilding of collagen and elastin plus improve the internal moisture-holding abilities of GAGs and proteoglycans. With long term use, AHAs alleviate fine to moderate wrinkles, and remove many skin lesions like blotchy pigmentation, benign overgrowths of skin, weathered skin, mild acne scars, sun damage, age spots, freckling, and flat warts. They seem to work by increasing the skin peeling of the lesion plus an irritation around the injury. In time the lesion becomes smaller and is replaced by new healthy skin.

Alpha hydroxy acids are useful in treating oily and acne-prone skin. People with these conditions often see drastic results. Blackheads, white heads and acne breakouts appear when the hair follicles clog and entrap sebum in the follicle. Removing the upper layer of skin promotes normal sebum flow to the skin.

A new acne scarring solution is now available to rejuvenate your skin thanks to natural ingredients that don't give any allergic reactions or adverse side effects.