{"id":159,"date":"2019-08-29T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/?p=159"},"modified":"2019-08-29T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2019-08-29T16:40:14","slug":"alpha-hydroxy-acids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/2019\/08\/29\/alpha-hydroxy-acids\/","title":{"rendered":"ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AHA are used in some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/cosmetics.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"cosmetics  (opens in a new tab)\">cosmetics <\/a>and drug products applied to the skin. Cosmetic products containing AHAs are marketed for a variety of purposes, such as smoothing fine lines, improving skin texture and tone, unblocking pores etc. AHA containing products cause exfoliation or shedding of the surface skin. The extent of exfoliation depends on the concentration of AHA and other ingredients in the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some products that contain high concentration of AHAs or\nother acids act as skin peelers. Such products are regulated as drugs by FDA.\nFor example, acne treatment products or skin lighteners are considered drugs.\nFDA has received many adverse reports for AHA containing products listing\nadverse reactions such as skin burning, peeling, rash, swelling, blisters,\nincreased sunburn etc. FDA has found that applying AHAs to skin results in\nincreased UV sensitivity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FDA recommends using AHA containing products strictly according to the label directions. It is advisable to use skin protection. FDA also recommends that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/cosmetics-labeling.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"labeling (opens in a new tab)\">labeling<\/a> of a cosmetic product bear a statement that conveys the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin&#8217;s sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn. Use a sunscreen, wear protective clothing, and limit sun exposure while using this product and for a week afterwards.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Liberty Management Group Ltd can help you make sure all elements of your product label are compliant to FDA regulations. LMG provides a wide range of services assisting companies with label compliance, ingredient compliance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\/fda-registration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"FDA registration (opens in a new tab)\">FDA registration<\/a> etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Namrata<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>FDA Regulatory Consultant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>support@libertymanagement.us<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fdahelp.us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">http:\/\/www.fdahelp.us<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Published on: August 29, 2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AHA are used in some cosmetics and drug products applied to the skin. Cosmetic products containing AHAs are marketed for a variety of purposes, such as smoothing fine lines, improving skin texture and tone, unblocking pores etc. AHA containing products cause exfoliation or shedding of the surface skin. The extent of exfoliation depends on the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/2019\/08\/29\/alpha-hydroxy-acids\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;ALPHA HYDROXY ACIDS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,38],"tags":[56,48,44],"class_list":["post-159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cosmetics-regulations","category-us-fda-registration","tag-aha","tag-cosmetics-fda","tag-fda-labels"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":160,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/159\/revisions\/160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.libertymanagement.us\/fda-support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}