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Lactic Acid for Hair - Where to Find?
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greenandchic
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I've purchased Lactic Acid (for skin) from Garden of Wisdom at 88%.
Can you really use it in your hair? What percentage? I use it diluted to 40% for skin peals and can only leave it on for 1-2 minutes - I can't imagine using it in hair.
Can you really use it in your hair? What percentage? I use it diluted to 40% for skin peals and can only leave it on for 1-2 minutes - I can't imagine using it in hair.
MissErikaM
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You can find 88% at http://www.texasnaturalsupply.com
toinette
Tricking the president
what percent of lactic acid is in yogurt as compared to the ones that get sold comercially? I would be terrified to do that. I have the 88% LA from lotioncrafter that i mixed into my water based body lotion and after i use it on my body i wash my hands thoroughly before i touch my hair. I think you'd better stick to Yoplait
*CherryPie*
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JJamiah
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Wow, I just got my first one done professionally and It didn't burn at all but once I put that yogurt on 3 days later it did tingle, Yet my face felt so Good and clean.
I plan to do it once a week with the yogurt and once a month professionally. As mY POCKETS are flat LOL
MyInvisibleChyrsalis
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PLEASE no!! LAWD Noooo!!!! *shakes bible*
Gurl, this stuff peels the dead skin off of my body in sheets when I add it to my lotion and I use it for faical peels. Your hair will do the same. Stick with the dc found in the dairy section for lands sake!
Gurl, this stuff peels the dead skin off of my body in sheets when I add it to my lotion and I use it for faical peels. Your hair will do the same. Stick with the dc found in the dairy section for lands sake!
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naijamerican
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SelfStyled
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Is lactic acid really that bad for hair? Several of Hairveda's products have it as an ingredient, especially one of my favs the Strinillah DC.
This is what Tightly Curly says:
Lactic acid (aka AHA)
Okay
Lactic acid is used in hair care products mainly to adjust the pH, but may also be used as a humectant.
Lactic acid occurs in sour milk through fermenting lactose, but it's also prepared commercially. Since it is considered safe (in small doses), it is often used to adjust the pH in products. Since it also somewhat increases the moisture content in hair in small amounts, this is an added benefit to including it. In high enough concentrations, it can harm your hair, but in the small concentrations usually used in hair products (it usually appears at the bottom of the ingredients list, meaning there isn't much of it in there), it's fine [Hunting (Conditioning) pg 258].
See also: pH Humectant
Source(s): Hunting
Sounds like it is just an adjuster.
This is what Tightly Curly says:
Lactic acid (aka AHA)
Okay
Lactic acid is used in hair care products mainly to adjust the pH, but may also be used as a humectant.
Lactic acid occurs in sour milk through fermenting lactose, but it's also prepared commercially. Since it is considered safe (in small doses), it is often used to adjust the pH in products. Since it also somewhat increases the moisture content in hair in small amounts, this is an added benefit to including it. In high enough concentrations, it can harm your hair, but in the small concentrations usually used in hair products (it usually appears at the bottom of the ingredients list, meaning there isn't much of it in there), it's fine [Hunting (Conditioning) pg 258].
See also: pH Humectant
Source(s): Hunting
Sounds like it is just an adjuster.
LittleLuxe
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For those adding it to their body lotions what percentages or ounces are you guys doing? That sounds like just the thing I've been looking for.
empressri
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Acid is still acid, I remember some folks were going gungho with citric acid and other stuff...but it's still acid! One slip up and you're screwed.
Hell panthenol can be caustic if you use too much and for too long. If I want to play mixtress I stick to simple things unless I really know what I'm doing.
Hell panthenol can be caustic if you use too much and for too long. If I want to play mixtress I stick to simple things unless I really know what I'm doing.
MyInvisibleChyrsalis
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if you go to www.skincaretalk.com in their DIY section they have tons of recipes for making your own exfoliating lotion by adding the LA to your favorite lotion. The best price I've found is from Lotion Crafters. they sell a 88% solution so you can dilute that with your lotion or plain water. http://www.lotioncrafter.com/lactic-acid-88.html My husband wont stop chasing me around the house my skin is transforming
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toinette
Tricking the president
[USER]Msmchy[/USER] Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
you'll probably want to Msmchy her so that she can see this thread since its been so long since this thread was started
MsAminta
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Thanks @toinette!!
Msmchy I forgot to actually mention you in the comment I posted yesterday: Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
EDIT: I just tried mentioning her again, but it won't let me. I mentioned you so, I don't know what's wrong. Kind of new around here.
Msmchy I forgot to actually mention you in the comment I posted yesterday: Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
EDIT: I just tried mentioning her again, but it won't let me. I mentioned you so, I don't know what's wrong. Kind of new around here.
toinette
Tricking the president
Thanks @toinette!!
Msmchy I forgot to actually mention you in the comment I posted yesterday: Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
EDIT: I just tried mentioning her again, but it won't let me. I mentioned you so, I don't know what's wrong. Kind of new around here.
you need to put the "@" in front of her name like you did mine. But i did it yesterday so she should have been notified. She probably just hasnt been online yet
lamaria211
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i didnt know people were using lactic acid in there hair but now that look its the 12th ingredient in my Macadamia Natural oil Nourishing leave in conditioner
MyInvisibleChyrsalis
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Thanks @toinette!!
Msmchy I forgot to actually mention you in the comment I posted yesterday: Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
EDIT: I just tried mentioning her again, but it won't let me. I mentioned you so, I don't know what's wrong. Kind of new around here.
Lol, it worked!
I got my recipe from www.skincaretalk.com. It's a DIY lactic acid lotion and the recipe is approximately 15% lactic acid and 85% lotion, so for 8 oz total, you need 6.8 oz lotion and 1.2 oz lactic acid. That might be too strong for sensitive skin so I suggest you start with however much you feel comfortable with and build from there.
A 10% solution is .8oz of lactic acid and 7.2oz of lotion. I used this once every couple of days at first. I used Eucerin lotion and St.Ives Collagen Elastin lotion. Shake it up each time before you use it because it tends to separate and get watery. If you want to add perservatives you can. germall is good and is sold and most cosmetic making websites, but I never needed to.
After a day or so, I would soak in a hot tub with essential oils or water and scrub off the dead skin cells with a microfiber cloth.
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I was coming in here to ask the same thingThanks @toinette!!
Msmchy I forgot to actually mention you in the comment I posted yesterday: Would you mind sharing your exfoliation lotion recipe with me? And how often you use it? I went over to skincaretalk and there's just so much information...I want to smooth out my skin and possibly even out the tone. Thanks!
MsAminta
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Thank you for sharing! I'm new around here...so
just learning how to work this stuff LOL
isioma85
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I lubs you guys man.
I was about to order 88% Lactic Acid from LotionCrafter, and I had to add all this extra stuff to make my order up to the minimum, it got kind of out of control, I just got paid ... so I decided right before entering my payment information to check on here for more information on using the stuff (I intend to make a 12% lotion) and thanks to greenandchic I just ordered my 2oz of 88% for less than 10 bucks, shipping included. I was bout to spend 10x that on LotionCrafter
I was about to order 88% Lactic Acid from LotionCrafter, and I had to add all this extra stuff to make my order up to the minimum, it got kind of out of control, I just got paid
... so I decided right before entering my payment information to check on here for more information on using the stuff (I intend to make a 12% lotion) and thanks to greenandchic I just ordered my 2oz of 88% for less than 10 bucks, shipping included. I was bout to spend 10x that on LotionCrafter Similar threads
