The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to purchase or use certain chemical peel skin products without appropriate professional supervision due to risk of serious skin injuries.
Many of these chemical peel products are sold in beauty product stores and online and marketed for purposes such as acne, discoloration, wrinkles, and collagen production and contain ingredients such as trichloroacetic acid (TCA), glycolic acid, salicylic acid and lactic acid in varying concentrations that are too high to be used safely at home without supervision by a dermatologist or other licensed and trained practitioner.
The FDA has not approved any chemical peel products.
The FDA simultaneously issued warning letters to six companies related to more than a dozen chemical peel products.
They include:
| Company | Product(s) |
| Amazon.com | MÔOYAM TCA 50% Skin Beauty Solutions lactic acid skin peel 90% |
| Walmart, Inc. | Skin Beauty Solutions lactic acid skin peel 90% |
| Isis.Gold | TCA 100% Trichloroacetic Acid Whitening SA Peels |
| Matte Beauty | TCA 100% Skin Peel Lactic Acid 90% Salicylic Acid 80% Glycolic Acid 70% Modified Jessner Solution Peel 14% |
| Skin Beauty Solutions | LACTIC Acid Skin Chemical Peel 90% GLYCOLIC ACID Skin Cosmetic Grade Peel 70% Combination Peel GLYCOLIC 35% LACTIC 45% SALICYLIC ACID Skin Chemical Peel 30% |
| Repare Skinscare | 100% TCA Skin Peel” and “GLYCOLIC ACID 70% |
What to do?
The FDA encourages health care professionals and consumers to report adverse events or quality problems with these or any medications to FDA’s MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program:
- Complete and submit the report online; or
- Download and complete the form, then submit it via fax at 1-800-FDA-0178.
