Is salicylic acid better at cutting through oily skin than glycolic acid? Also, how does salycylic acid at 15% compare to glycolic acid at 30%? Will it be a lot stronger or is this still a mild peel? Thanks!
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Yairis, your dermatologist is doing the right thing when giving you finacea. This stops the formation of pigment. It will take at least eight weeks for you to see any difference so be patient. Use sunscreen daily even if you do not think that you are getting sun. If you are not satisfied after...
A series of peels usually refers to light chemical peels. As long as your skin has healed, you can have electrolysis about 10 days after the peel and wait at least one week before the next light peel. It will not affect the results of the peel. With deeper peels, wait...
Windell C. Davis-Boutte, MD (license suspended) says:
As an African American board certified dermatologist, I have a great deal of experience treating African American and skin of color in general. I find Salicylic acid, Glycolic acid and Jessner solution to all work well. I will also sometimes combine these peels with Microdermabrasion...