ALPHA HYDROXY ACID-CONTAINING PRODUCTS "SHOULD BE REGULATED AS DRUGS"
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
ALPHA HYDROXY ACID-CONTAINING PRODUCTS "SHOULD BE REGULATED AS DRUGS," FDA Office of Cosmetics and Colors Acting Director John Bailey, PhD, told the New York Chapter of the Society of Cosmetic Chemists April 6 at its annual spring seminar in Secaucus, N.J. "It is well established that [alpha hydroxy acids] exert an effect on the skin. I don't think that there's any doubt that under some conditions of formulations and use, AHA-containing products are affecting the structure and function of the body and they should be regulated as drugs," Bailey declared.