"On whether glycolic acid is a natural ingredient"

The world doubts whether glycolic acid is a natural ingredient. Or: "Glycolic acid is mostly derived from chemical methods, how can it be a natural thing?" It is not.

Looking at nature, glycolic acid can be obtained when crops such as sugarcane and sugar beet are fermented. This fermentation process is based on the force of nature and does not involve too many man-made things. And in the metabolites of various organisms in nature, there are also traces of glycolic acid.

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In the past, when the chemical method was unknown, it was already used to obtain glycolic acid from natural sources. Although today's chemical methods can produce glycolic acid, it cannot deny its natural nature.

From this perspective, glycolic acid is indeed a natural ingredient. Although it can be synthesized by chemical processes, it originates from the natural foundation and is indelible.