Did you do a chemical peel at-home?
I’ve heard a lot about chemical peels like TCA peel and Glycolic Peel. Can I save money and do it at-home or not worth the risk and go to the derm?
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18 Dec 2006
I just saw something on t.v about chemical peels removing acne scars. I would really love to get this procedure done because i have such bad scarring from previous acne that i had when i was about 16. This has been such a problem for me for years now. I'm so tired of wearing makeup and not being able to just wake up and leave the house without people looking at me and wondering why I have so many black spots on my face. It's so annoying worrying about my face 24/7. I've been wearing coverup for the longest time and I am so tired of looking in the mirror and having to apply more because of how much the makeup makes my face oily. If I didnt have the scars I wouldnt have to wear so much makeup to cover it all up. I just wish that I could be normal and have beautiful clear skin. Since I am a darker tone it makes it worse! Having a dark complexion makes it harder to find makeups that dont make me look like I have the wrong type of makeup on. My face is a totally different color than my body. The makeup gives me more of a reddish-brown bronze kind of color, a color that im not, and it's not like I buy cheap makeups. I buy the most expensive ones. So im hoping that joining this website I can get some advice on to what I should do. Thankyou for taking the time out to help me.
Sincerely,
Jessica McLean
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22 Dec 2006
dermadoctor is about to launch a new combined chemcial peel plus microdermabrasion which I've heard will be better than other microderm kits and spa treatments...coming in early 2007 I think
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28 Dec 2006
I've heard positive things about the home kits, maybe not for everyone though
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20 Feb 2007
Be very careful. I am olive skinned and got a 'Timeless peel' by cosmedix done 4 wks back. My skin is still burned and I have no hope left that it will ever improve.
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17 Apr 2007
i have used skinculture peels, they are great!!!!
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21 Apr 2007
hello- i just got my first tcapeel thurs. night, fri. was a nightmare so swollen. Sat a little better- it is getting very brown and crusted. also some has peeled away after my shower and is like new skin, very pink I am using ointment as directed. What shoul you do when it starts comimg off?? Thank you S.J.
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14 Sep 2007
hey, i just purchased a skin peel 3000... going to use it on the autumb holidays... i have bad acne scares for about a year now hoping this wil work from what ive read about it.. any1 tried it? x
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10 Mar 2008
well for at home use, i have used the mushroom-based peel by neutrogena, and i love it. i am using it down to the last drop. somehow it works for me without irritating my skin. its worth a try.
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14 Mar 2008
I just received a salicylic chemical peel at a clinic yesterday with good results and no irritation. A good one for acne, it dried it right up!
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23 Mar 2008
I'm about to purchase the skinculture peel 4000 and the after care products with it. Does it really wrk as good as the website says or shud I stay wawy frm it?