Lactic Acid

Description

Harness the gentle renewing power of Lactic Acid, the most forgiving alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA), expertly blended into your Build-Your-Own ORY^® skincare, haircare, or handmade soap. Produced by vegan fermentation of plant sugars and identical to the lactate in the skin’s own natural moisturizing factor, L-Lactic Acid (C₃H₆O₃) hydrates at low levels and exfoliates at higher ones, and clinical research shows it firms skin and strengthens the ceramide-rich barrier. In your custom toner, serum, lotion, cream, or moisturizer, it smooths dull, rough texture, brightens dark spots, softens fine lines, and boosts hydration — with less sting than glycolic acid. In your custom shampoo, conditioner, scalp serum, or acid hair rinse, it gently loosens flakes and buildup, balances scalp pH, and seals the cuticle for softness, shine, and longer-lasting color. In your handmade soap, it becomes sodium lactate for a harder, smoother, longer-lasting bar. Ideal for every skin and hair type, it excels for dry, sensitive, and mature skin and for reactive scalps. Customize your cruelty-free formulation for a smooth, radiant experience from face to scalp. Caution: This product contains an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin’s sensitivity to the sun; use sunscreen daily while using it and for a week afterward. Avoid broken or sunburned skin and the eye area, and patch test.

Why Choose Lactic Acid for Your Build-Your-Own Formulation:

• • Gentle Exfoliation: Loosens dull surface cells for smoother, brighter skin with less sting than glycolic acid, perfect for sensitive skin and first-time exfoliators in bespoke toners and serums.
  • Hydrating Renewal: As part of the skin’s natural moisturizing factor, it draws water into the skin while it exfoliates, ideal for dry skin in custom lotions and moisturizers.
  • Barrier Strengthening: Stimulates ceramide production to reduce moisture loss and improve resilience against irritants.
  • Firming Anti-Aging: Increased skin firmness and thickness and reduced fine lines in clinical testing, great for mature skin in personalized night creams.
  • Smooth Body Skin: Softens rough elbows, heels, and bumpy, keratosis-pilaris-prone skin in custom body lotions.
  • Scalp and Shine: Gently lifts flakes, balances scalp pH, and seals the cuticle for softness and longer-lasting color, ideal for sensitive, dandruff-prone, curly, coily, and color-treated hair.
  • Longer-Lasting Soap: Transformed into sodium lactate, it creates a harder, smoother bar that unmolds cleanly and lasts longer.

Dual Use Across ORY^® Product Lines:

• ORY^® Skincare: Toner, serum, lotion, cream, moisturizer, night cream, body lotion, cleanser, and peel mask; a gentle nighttime exfoliant and humectant.
• ORY^® Haircare: Shampoo, conditioner, scalp serum, and acid hair rinse; a gentle scalp exfoliant, pH balancer, and cuticle sealer.
• ORY^® Handmade Soap: Becomes sodium lactate in the bar for a harder, smoother, longer-lasting soap with added moisture.
• ORY^® Cosmetics (coming soon): A pH balancer and humectant in foundations and lip products, and a mild smoothing ingredient in exfoliating primers.

Suitable for (Skin): Combination Skin, Dry Skin, Mature Skin, Normal Skin, Sensitive Skin, Oily/Acne-Prone Skin.

Suitable for (Hair): Straight, Wavy, Curly, Coily, Dry or Damaged, Oily Scalp, Mature or Thinning, Color-Treated or Chemically Processed, Sensitive Scalp, Dandruff-Prone Scalp.

Not for sale individually. Order Lactic Acid as part of your Build-Your-Own skincare, haircare, or handmade soap formulation.