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What Kind of Facial Wash & Lotion Should I Use After a Chemical Peel?
asked 6 months ago by TeresaRenee
Latest answer by Channing R. Barnett, MD
Question viewed 474 times
Tags: 1 day post-op, skin care
I had a chemical peel yesterday and I know my face should exfoliate. What kind of facial wash would be appropriate? What about lotions afterwards? Do they need to have more gentle ingredients or keep this drying process going? I have products of both types but have no idea what to use.
6 answers to What Kind of Facial Wash & Lotion Should I Use After a Chemical Peel?
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Post-Chemical Peel Skincare Regimen
Your questions are excellent ones and, quite frankly, should have been answered for you in the office after receiving the peel. In addition to reviewing post-peel skincare instructions with my patients in the office at the time of the peel, I send them home with the same information written on an instruction sheet. The most important thing is for you to avoid the sun, cleanse gently and repeatedly hydrate with bland emollients such as vaseline (aquaphor). Avoid exfoliation...
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Post chemical peel skin care
For the first week after a chemical peel use a bland, gentle cleanser-- no scrubs, acids or medicated washes, Stay out of the sun and use a moisturizer with sunscreen during the day and a plain rich moisturizer at night. Depending on the peel you may want to moisturize several times throughout the day.
Dina D. Strachan, MD
New York Dermatologist
New York Dermatologist
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Post-Chemical Peel
You need to hydrate your face with thick moisturizers and stay away from the sun. Avoid any exfoliators or anything abrasive that would aggravate your skin.
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Aftercare for Chemical Peels
First, I'm saddened the office you went to didn't give you postcare directions! I would recommend a gentle cleanser and no rubbing, exfoliating, Clarisonic, puffs, or washcloths. Lightly apply a gentle cleanser like Dove or Cetaphil and rinse it off. You shouldn't need to manually exfoliate your skin and could cause more damage if you do. After that I would recommend a good, thick cream (like DML Forte or Aquaphor), as you want to keep the skin moisturized. if you have any areas...
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After peel care
We have our patients wash with a gentle cleanser like cetaphil and use a thick moisturizer, preferably the types that come in jars or are creams, not lotions(cetaphil, eucerin, cereve). Vaseline can be good in first few days but after that you run risk of getting acne/folliculitis with that. Number one care point-keep out of sun.
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Right after a chemical peel be kind to your skin.
Chemical peels, even mild chemical peels take time to work and heal. The peeling agent injures your skin and this stimulates skin turn over which is ultimately responsible for skin improvement. It is important to avoid further injuring the skin after a chemical peel. Keeping the skin moist helps it heal faster than if the skin is dry. Moisturizer is not always adequate to this task. If it is working for you, great. If the skin still feels dry or tight with...
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