Talk:Alpha hydroxycarboxylic acid

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It appears that this article is topically focused more in cosmetics than in chemistry. While chemically, there is such a thing as an α-hydroxy acid, it's colloquial meaning (with roots in cosmetics) takes the article (and term) outside of the arena of natural science. I made several spelling changes and added a sentence on the etymology, but changed the category to cosmetics. rmosler 10:50, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have no knowledge about the chemical aspect of AHA, only the cosmetic ones. More revisions and contributions would be HIGHLY appreciated.--Chicbicyclist 23:31, 9 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Safety question

Perhaps someone could clarify how a "chemical peel" is different from exfoliating with an one of these acids. WebMD mentions several of the same chemicals in their list of chemical peel agents: "glycolic acid, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, or carbolic acid (phenol)". I'm also not quite clear on how "flaking" constitutes a side effect. Is this not what exfoliation means? --IPiAweKid (talk) 05:08, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]