| abstract |
A chemical peeling agent containing the following components (A) and (B): (A ) polyethylene glycol or other alcoholic compound asrepresented by the followi ng general formula: B-[-(CH2CH2O)m(AO)n-H]a wherein B is an alcohol residue; AO is C3-18 alkylene oxide; a is 1 or above; m is 4 or above; and n is 0 or above, provided that m, number of ethylene oxide molecules added, must satis fy the requirement that the ethylene oxide chain moiety must account for at lea st 40 % of the molecular weight of the compound, and (B) a phenol compound, for example, salicylic acid, phenol or resorcin. |