Understanding the mechanisms of glass alteration is not only essential to glass science but also to tailor glass regulations like REACh or food contact directives in accordance with consumer security and manufacturers capabilities. Four different commercial glass compositions from four French major glass manufacturers have been investigated: lead crystal glass (fine glassware), soda-lime glass (containers for the perfume and cosmetic industries), borosilicate glass (cooking dishes) and barium glass (tableware). Glass structure has been investigated by solid-state multinuclear MAS NMR spectroscopy to compare the local environment and coordinence of the main elements. Glass powders (63-125 μm) and glass slabs have been altered for 3 years in acetic acid (4 % vol) at pH = 2.4 and a temperature of 70°C. Leaching solution samplings have been regularly operated and solutions were analysed with ICP-AES to determine the release rate of each element. At 7.5 months, the glass slabs were removed from the leaching solution to be analysed by ToF SIMS and Spectroscopic Ellipsometry, yielding alteration depths and elemental distribution of each of the studied composition. As a result, the polymerization of the silicate network, as well as the glass composition, impact the alteration rates. The fully polymerized borosilicate glass shows the highest durability whereas glasses with higher non-bridging oxygen content, have a higher alteration depth considering the alkalis depletion. In the case of lead crystal glass, repolymerization of the silicate network was observed in the course of alteration. Meanwhile, the rate of hydrolysis measured from the release of Si, whatever the glass structure and composition, remained the same under identical alteration conditions.