Fruit acids are widely used in skin care products. The industry environment needs to be improved.

Alpha Hydroxyl Acid (Alpha Hydroxyl Acid, AHA for short) is a variety of organic acids extracted from fruits and is an active ingredient present in a variety of natural fruits or yogurt.

Fruit acids have multiple effects in skin care. First, they can speed up the metabolism of stratum corneum cells on the skin, reduce the accumulation of keratin on the skin, and play a good role in treating acne. Secondly, they can form a protective film on the surface of the skin to block external bacterial invasion and reduce skin inflammation. The water evaporates and acts as a moisturizer; thirdly, it can promote the skin stratum corneum and blood circulation, reduce skin wrinkles and aging, improve skin texture, and achieve anti-aging and anti-aging effects; finally, as a natural organic acid, it has good effects on the skin. Less irritation and no scarring.

According to the “China Fruit Acid Industry Market In-depth Research and Development Prospects Forecast Report 2023-2028” released by the Industrial Research Center, With the improvement of the national economy, the female consumer group continues to expand, and the requirements for skin care products continue to increase. The domestic cosmetics and skin care industry continues to develop, and fruit acids are used in many skin care segments such as facial creams, facial masks, toners, essences, scrubs, and body lotions. It has been applied in the product category, and major beauty and skin care brands have also joined the fruit acid skin care product market. Take AHA body lotion as an example. Excellent AHA body lotion brands include Vaseline, Watsons, Natural Melody, Maxam, Alpha Hydrox, noreva, Delon, etc. People’s awareness of fruit acids is constantly deepening, and the application prospects of fruit acids are broad.

Different concentrations of fruit acids play different roles. Fruit acids with lower concentrations can only exert a moisturizing effect, while fruit acids with higher concentrations can exfoliate, but at the same time, there are certain risks. Specifically, those with a concentration of less than 10% are low-concentration fruit acids, which can improve roughness and dullness of the skin to a certain extent and regulate skin texture; those with a concentration between 10% and 30% are medium-concentration fruit acids. Its effect can reach the deep layers of the skin, and is effective in treating acne and smoothing wrinkles. Concentrations greater than 30% are high-concentration fruit acids that can exfoliate aging cuticles at once, achieving the effect of chemical peeling.

With the development of the self-media industry, fruit acid skin care products have received a lot of attention through the promotion of many beauty bloggers. Some consumers have insufficient knowledge of fruit acid skin care products and blindly use fruit acid skin care products due to insufficient knowledge reserves. Skin care products use acid to damage the skin barrier and make it sensitive and fragile. Driven by profit, many businesses produce substandard fruit acid skin care products. They use high concentrations as a gimmick without talking about their side effects, which has a negative impact on the development of the industry. The environment of the fruit acid skin care products industry needs to be improved.

Industry analysts said that with the continuous development of the beauty and skin care industry, consumers’ requirements for product quality continue to increase, and fruit acids as an effective Remarkable skin care ingredients with good development prospects. As the industry’s attention continues to increase and relevant standards continue to improve, fruit acid skin care products will develop in a standardized direction.