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I was browsing Amazon and found you can buy physician grade glycolic, salicylic, and lactic acid formulas for do-it-yourself facial peels. I had a series of peels several years ago and the results were amazing. I’d love to be able to do it at home. Instuctions come with the bottle. What do you think?
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Oh, and should you do this if you are already using Retin-A?
No one even interested? Well, I bought some and plan to give it a try. I loved the results of my derm’s peels but can’t do $150 a pop. I’ll post if it works..if not, i’ll post a picture! Ha Ha.
I’d be cautious if they’re really “physician grade” chemical peels. You can use something with salicylic acid safely enough, it’s in most acne creams these days. And there are lots of other safe OTC exfoliants, but they won’t be the same as a dermatologists chemical peel. They use stronger stuff, but they’re trained in how to use it. Be careful!
I second this response!! Please, be very, very careful if it truly is a “physician grade” chemical peel.You could be in for some horrific results. Yes, try a very good exfoliant. There are some very good ones out there. There are just some things best left by a professional. I don’t know what the cost is and I am sure that it is cheaper than going into the dermatologist. However, it could sure cost you more down the road. I am getting to the point that I realize that there are just some things that you must spend the money on and not always try to go the “money saving”route and a chemical peel would be one of those. I noticed on another post that you had a question about emu oil. I don’t know. Maybe you should save your money on all of this or wait until you can do the docter route.
I wouldn’t use anything that invasive without a lot of internet research on the product and the company. I would defintiely research complaints on both extensively before taking a chance.
I’d like to hear about your chemical peels by your skin doc if you care to share. What was it like? Pain? Down time? Side effects? How long the good effects lasted? [Sorry for the inquisition!]
Boz…she made me lie down after I washed my face in the sink with some mild cleanser. Then she wiped my face with an alcohol pad to degrease it. She put a bit of petroleum jelly at the corners of my eyes, around my nostrils, and at the corners of my lips. Then she took a pad and wiped my face, starting at my hairline and moving down, careful to cover the whole thing. It prickled, itched, and burned, but not that bad. She set a timer and we waited…she would tell me, “you’re getting a nice frost”. When the timer rang, she would take cotton pads with neutralizer and wipe off my skin…THIS part burned more, but went away faster. Then she would wipe my face down with water. She would give me a towel and I would pat my face dry. She would rub in the most wonderful moisturizer and we would schedule an appointment for one month. It took about 30 minutes total. After about 5 months she would do the glycolic peel, and then follow it with a microdermabrasion session. The microdermabrasion didn’t hurt at all..just felt like tugging, and when she started doing this treatment, my skin looked like a movie star’s. I would go home with a slightly pink complexion, then use a mild exfoliating cleanser between peels. About day 3 I would have some mild skin peeling, nothing a bit of exfoliating followed by a moisturizer couldn’t cure…and I used Cetaphil moisturizer. Her’s was to expensive. Back in 2003 when i had this done, it cost me $140.00 for both the peel and microdermabrasion. I don’t even want to think about how much it cost now.
Thanks so much for taking the time to describe the process. I bet it is pricey. I wonder if results would be worth it to just try a microdermabrasion first. I’m such a weenie when it comes to pain by dentist basically has to knock me out! I don’t have deep lines –yet.
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I have had gycolic peels and pretty much painless. I did this at a spa and she made you feel like you were getting spoiled like a movie star. It was $35.00 and I loved it. I get that maybe 3 times a year. But i found one I really like and it changed my skin totally. It costs $125 and it’s a pigment peel. I’ve had 2 and see a dramatic improvement and also purchased the pigment regulator which was $75.00. Of course I purchased to soon because now they are having promotion sales for Christmas. Hope this helps and I loved it.
Thanks-when you say dramatic results what exactly do you mean. less lines, better skin tone or?
Remember that anything that you do, you will have to continue to do on a regular basis to maintain the results. Therefore, it is important to be able to afford the processes. Whatever you do to exfoliate, you must moisturize (even oily skin) and use sunscreen year-round, every single day, to prevent damage to the new skin.
Good points– I wear sunscreen year round.
can u please tell me from where i can buy this product?
I bought mine off of e-bay. If you have never done it before or had it done at a doctor’s office, I would start with the weakest acid, 20%, and see how you react. Then, once your skin is acclimated to that level, you can increase it. There are excellent instructions on the web and also some come with the glycolic acid. These instructions from the web use 70% which I DO NOT recommend AT ALL…you could seriously hurt yourself. You might want to consider having one first at the doc’s…just so you know what to expect. I do think the average, intellegent woman can do this on herself.
http://www.ehow.com/how_5608946_perform-glycolic-acid-facial-peel.html
Char1960 and Free Spirit, may I suggest that you go reread grammy 2′s post PLEASE! Don’t do it. Spend the money and have a professional do it!
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Char, I would doubt they they are actually “physician grade”….I don’t even know what “grade” is. Mostly we are talking about what percentage of a particular active ingredient or exfoliant (or “peel”) is in the product… There are laws that regulate the percent of product that can be in the hands of a non-medical person. Estheticians have access to a higher percentage than the public, physicians have access to a higher percentage than estheticians. I still have (but do not use) my esthetician’s license so this is one thing that I DO know about. “Grade” may refer to the quality and/or purity of the ingredient but it does not mean the strength of the product. At any rate, heed the advice here and be careful.
I have found that Philosophy has a great chemical peel. It starts out with the first step with orange scented crystals. You scrub these on for about a minute. Then you apply the liquid that foams and heats your face. You look like your going to shave your face. Leave it on for 2 to 3 minutes, rinse off and you have baby soft skin