Thank you for your message! We typically recommend doing a chemical peel 3-4 times a year, based off of the downtime you are able to give. Typically your skin should be at its lightest skin color and you should be out of the sun while you are healing, which can be difficult during spring/summer...
If you are talking a real chemical peel that reaches the dermis of the skin- the recovery period is 7-10 days. Other chemical peels that are "epidermal" peels like sal. acid; glycolic acid, Jessner's or TCA 10% you may or may not peel for 1-3 days. Some peels- have no downtime at all. As a...
AHA is Alpha Hydroxy Acids- a class of chemical compounds that consist of a carboxylic acid substituted with a hydroxyl group on the adjacent carbon. They may be naturally occurring or synthetic. AHAs are well known for their use in the cosmetics industry. They are often found in products that...