{"title":"Ditre 1996 — Glycolic acid and L-lactic acid creams","entity_type":"Source","slug":"ditre-1996-glycolic-lactic-photodamage","canonical_url":"https://skinknowledgebase.com/sources/ditre-1996-glycolic-lactic-photodamage","dates":{"date_modified":"2026-05-11","date_reviewed":"2026-05-11"},"mcp_eligible":true,"evidence_sources":[],"product_fact_sources":[],"related_entities":[{"title":"Glycolic Acid","url":"https://skinknowledgebase.com/ingredients/glycolic-acid"},{"title":"How often should I exfoliate my face?","url":"https://skinknowledgebase.com/questions/how-often-should-i-exfoliate-my-face"}],"body_sections":[{"heading":"Quick Summary","paragraphs":["Peer-reviewed AHA facial-use trial used for glycolic and lactic acid context and tolerability framing."]},{"heading":"What Studied","paragraphs":["A double-blind, vehicle-controlled clinical trial of topical 8 percent glycolic acid and 8 percent L-lactic acid creams."]},{"heading":"Main Findings","paragraphs":["The study provides facial-use context for AHAs and supports cautious discussion of smoother-looking skin and tolerability."]},{"heading":"Why It Matters","paragraphs":["This source justifies discussing lactic acid as a related AHA while keeping the include Ingredient focus on glycolic acid."]}],"source_type":"peer_reviewed","original_source_url":"https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8651713/"}