99% Cheap Glycolic Acid Powder In Stock
As the smallest AHA molecule, Glycolic Acid penetrates skin more deeply and effectively than any other AHA, delivering visible results in reducing wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, acne scarring, and photoaging.
Glycolic Acid Powder is the active ingredient behind countless skincare formulations, pharmaceutical preparations, and industrial processes worldwide—a naturally derived alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that has become the industry gold standard for chemical exfoliation and skin renewal.
We don’t just supply Glycolic Acid Powder. We deliver pharmaceutical-grade purity, documented quality compliance, supply chain reliability, and technical partnership that give you a competitive edge in this rapidly growing specialty ingredient market—whether you’re developing premium skincare, formulating pharmaceutical topical preparations, or serving industrial applications.
Why You Should Buy Glycolic Acid Powder From Us?
#1. High purity with consistent manufacturing quality control:
Our yield and purity have been steady due to our strict QC and QA, and our purity is 99%.
#2. Competitive prices with ready stock for prompt shipment:
We will process your order promptly from our steady inventory. Due to steady demand, we refresh our stock with a shelf life of at least 20 months.
#3. Low MOQ:
Our MOQ starts from 1kg as a trial order to meet your trial and testing requests.
What Is Glycolic Acid?
Cas Number: 79-14-1
Molecular Formula: C2H4O3
Molecular Weight: 76.05 g/mol
HS Code: 2915219090 (categorized as other acetic acids)
Glycolic acid is a colorless, slightly hygroscopic crystal with a melting point of around 78-79°C.
It is soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, acetone, ethyl acetate, and ether, but almost insoluble in carbon dioxide.
It is a non-volatile organic compound commonly used for industrial synthesis. It is low-corrosive, non-flammable, odorless, low-toxic, strongly biodegradable, and highly water-soluble.
It contains one carboxyl group and one hydroxyl group and has the dual properties of both a carboxylic acid and an alcohol.
As an acid, it can form salts, esters, amides, and other derivatives.
Like alcohol, it can create esters with other organic acids and be esterified to generate glycolide.
As the smallest AHA (alpha hydroxy acid ever used for cosmetics compounding, it should be the best for skin peeling.
You can see it in many products you use daily: serums, gels, toners, masks, lotions, creams, solutions, and ointments
What Is Glycolic Acid Used?
Like other AHAs used as skin peeling agents, such as lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid, mandelic acid, and tartaric acid, glycolic acid is the smallest.
It is also why it is the most effective peeling agent: the smaller the molecule, the more easily it penetrates the skin.
Due to its high acidity, glycolic acid has an exfoliating effect.
When applied to the skin as an exfoliating gel or lotion ingredient, glycolic acid penetrates the skin’s surface and breaks the bonds that hold dead skin cells together.
After the dead skin is chemically peeled, other ingredients can neutralize and remove the residual acid, making the skin look smoother and younger.
Another of its functions is to moisturize your skin after exfoliation.
It is also why many cosmetic companies sell glycolic acid products.
However, cosmetic exfoliants and moisturizers containing glycolic acid can make your skin extremely sensitive to the sun.
Therefore, skin experts recommend taking sunscreen measures after you exfoliate.
Besides, after chemical peeling, your skin often looks like a sunburn, and it usually takes a few days to recover fully.
However, its supporters believe that although glycolic acid exfoliation carries risks and discomfort, its cosmetic benefits are worth the trade-off.
The industrial uses of glycolic acid include rust removal and decontamination, so skin contact with this chemical (market concentrations are usually higher than 70%) is very dangerous.
Government agencies regard glycolic acid at concentrations above 10% as hazardous.
Most people know only about its cosmetic use, but very few know about its industrial applications.
Despite ongoing controversies about its safety and effectiveness, glycolic acid remains the most widely used natural skin exfoliator and moisturizer.
Some skin experts believe glycolic acid concentrations below 10% have little effect on skin. Still, many cosmetic manufacturers are unwilling to increase glycolic acid concentration because they worry about taking responsibility.
However, some minor cosmetic companies produce high-end products with a concentration of at least 10%.
What Are Glycolic Acid Benefits?
Our skin has four layers: stratum corneum, epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous fat.
Although the outer layer (stratum corneum) reflects visible problems such as peeling and dry skin, the real problem starts in the dermis.
Glycolic acid can penetrate the dermis, stimulate cell turnover, promote regeneration, and increase elasticity and moisture. It can also make skin look younger.
It can also act on the epidermis, renewing itself every 28 days through continuous cell and lipid regeneration.
Our skin sheds tens of thousands of cells per hour, naturally helping to protect against impurities such as pollution, chemicals, bacteria, and ultraviolet rays.
Because glycolic acid promotes this shedding, it helps the skin remove impurities that may damage the body, making it one of the most effective anti-pollution products today.
It can effectively penetrate the skin, stimulate collagen synthesis, and increase cell activity, thus rejuvenating your skin.
Due to this strong skin penetration ability, it can enhance the effectiveness of other skincare ingredients
Its main benefits are as follows:
Improve elasticity, firmness, and skin texture;
Increase the production of dermal matrix compounds and collagen synthesis;
Reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles;
Promote skin shedding (cell renewal) and the regeneration cycle.
How To Mix Glycolic Acid Powder In Cosmetics?
Below are some application tips for mixing glycolic acid in cosmetics:
#1. Anti-wrinkle creams
When added to anti-wrinkle creams, glycolic acid can gently remove dead skin cells, stimulate new cell regeneration, and enhance elasticity and firmness, thereby minimizing fine lines.
#2. Acne creams
Adding glycolic acid to acne cream can enhance the effectiveness of other active ingredients.
The osmotic effect of glycolic acid can help adjust moisture levels and promote cell renewal.
This effect reduces dirt and dry skin particles that clog pores, as well as impurities hidden beneath the skin’s surface.
#3. Men’s skincare products
Glycolic acid can penetrate the skin and adjust the epidermis’s moisture content, making the skin smoother, softer, and more radiant.
It can also enhance the effectiveness of men’s care products, such as razor bump treatments, daily moisturizers, and sun protection.
#4. Brightening and whitening solutions
When added to skin-lightening and whitening products, glycolic acid can reduce fading of age spots, sunspots, and localized damage from excessive sun exposure.
