How to Make Cream With Alpha Hydroxy Acid

Alpha hydroxy acid, or AHA, is a chemical found naturally in foods, such as apples, milk, pineapples, and grapes. Many beauty products contain any of the several forms of AHA because it has been found to rejuvenate the skin by helping remove the layers of dead skin cells that build up naturally on everyone's face and body. What is left behind is skin that is youthful, smooth and healthy. There are ways to manufacture AHA face creams at home by using the juices of fruit that naturally contain this beneficial chemical.

Difficulty:

Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Grapes
• Lemon
• Eggs
• Pear
• Buttermilk
• Rosemary
• Lime juice
• Apple juice
• Cotton ball

Grape Cream

1. Squeeze the juice from several grapes into a small bowl.

2. Cut a lemon into four wedges and squeeze the juice into the bowl containing the grape extract.

3. Add one egg white to the bowl and mix the three ingredients until they are blended.

4. Apply the mixture to your face and leave it for 20 minutes.

5. Rinse the mixture from your face with warm water.

Apple Cream

1. Add two egg whites, one quarter of a pear, three or four seedless grapes, 1 tsp. buttermilk, 1 tsp. rosemary, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. lime juice and 1 tsp. apple juice to a bowl.

2. Pour the ingredients from bowl into a blender and turn the blender on medium speed, allowing it to run for 30 seconds.

3. Place the mixture onto your face with a cotton ball.

4. Allow it to dry and then rinse your face with warm water. Place the apple cream into the refrigerator and use it once a day for four days.

References

• BeautyDen
• Herbal Musings
• Spaindex