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A member asked:

I bought 12% ammonium lactate lotion for dry skin. how toxic is it and how careful do i need to be when using it? msds is scary. taste small amount?

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Not toxic: You make both ammonia and lactic acid in your own body. The scare sheets are best ignored.

Answered 1/5/2019

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