Function of Lactic Acid

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Cosmetics and Healthy Products


  1. For anti aging.
  2. Help to disguise wrinkles in our face.
  3. Reduce pores of facial skin.
  4. Help to make face brighten.
  5. Disguise black spots in face skin.
  6. Can help reduce acne scars.

Pharmacy


  1. pH-regulation.
  2. Is a valuable component in biomaterials.
  3. Used as a natural anti-bacterial agent in disinfecting products.
  4. Has gained importance in the detergent industry the last decade. It is a good descaler, soap-scum remover, and a registered anti-bacterial agent.
  5. Process in making fertilizer.
  6. Process in making medicine.
  7. To clean metal surface.

Food


  1. As preservative food.
  2. It is formed by natural fermentation in products such as cheese, yogurt, soy sauce, sourdough, meat products and pickled vegetables.
  3. Also used as a flavoring agent.
  4. Control pathogenic bacteria (improve food safety).
  5. Used as an acidity regulator in beverages.

Human Body


  1. Lactic acid mainly produced in muscle cells and red blood cells. It forms when body breaks down carbohydrate to use for energy when oxygen levels are low.
  2. Although glucose is usually assumed to be the main energy source for living tissues, there are some indications that it is lactate, and not glucose, that is preferentially metabolized by neurons in the brain of several mamalian species (the notable ones being mice, rats, and humans)

Created by : Richardo Pranata S