Glycolic acid review
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
CTFA is asking the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) to hasten its consideration of the safety of glycolic acid because of FDA's concern regarding alpha hydroxy acids, particularly when used at high concentrations ("The Rose Sheet" April 11, p. 1). CTFA also is requesting that CIR look at the commonly used salts and esters of glycolic acid as well as citric and lactic acids and their salts and esters. CIR would have reviewed glycolic acid beginning in 1995