GlyAcid®: High-Purity Glycolic Acid

GlyAcid® is CrossChem’s high-purity glycolic acid platform for personal care, electronic materials, pharmaceutical, polymer, and advanced materials applications.

Produced through a proprietary acid hydroxylation and purification process that does not use formaldehyde, GlyAcid® delivers a controlled impurity profile and reliable batch-to-batch quality in both aqueous and crystalline forms.

Why GlyAcid®?

  • Produced without formaldehyde as a process input

  • Consistently low impurity profile meeting high-purity specifications

  • Designed for purity-sensitive personal care, pharmaceutical, electronic materials, and polymer applications

  • Global availability through authorized distribution network

  • More than 25 years of manufacturing experience behind every batch

Cosmetic-Grade Glycolic Acid for Personal Care

GlyAcid® is a cosmetic-grade glycolic acid manufactured to the low-impurity specifications personal care formulators require. Because it is produced without formaldehyde as a process input, GlyAcid® cosmetic-grade glycolic acid delivers a clean, controlled impurity profile suited to leave-on and rinse-off skin care, professional peels, and hair and scalp formulations.

As a manufacturer and global supplier of cosmetic-grade glycolic acid, CrossChem offers GlyAcid® 70 HP (70% aqueous solution) and GlyAcid® 99 HP (99% crystalline) — giving formulators cosmetic-grade glycolic acid in both liquid and dry forms, with the batch-to-batch consistency that finished-product quality depends on.

Applications

  • Cosmetic-grade AHA skin care — exfoliating, resurfacing, and tone-evening formulations

  • Hair and scalp care products

  • Pharmaceutical intermediates and actives

  • Electronic materials processing

  • Polymer synthesis and modification

  • Medical polymer and biomaterial production

INCI Name: Glycolic Acid

CAS Number: 79-14-1

Chemical Formula: C₂H₄O₃

Molecular Weight: 76.05 g/mol

Chemical Identity

GlyAcid® 70 HP — 70% aqueous solution. Preferred for liquid personal care formulations and aqueous processing.

GlyAcid® 99 HP — 99% crystalline glycolic acid for dry handling, precise concentration control, and purity-sensitive processing.

Available Forms

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