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  • Anti-wrinkle creams: Most of these creams use glycolic or alpha-hydroxy acids to rid your face of old, scaly surface skin.
  • Common ingredients found in moisturizers that can react negatively with psoriasis include: Aloe vera, lanolin, vitamin E and alpha-hydroxy acids.
  • I have a tube of alpha-hydroxy acid-containing lotion that carries no caution about potential skin damage in the sun - and contains no sun screen.
  • Ralph Lauren's Face Fitness, in just one year the top-selling men's alpha-hydroxy product in department stores, says it "refines" the skin, whatever that means.
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