Age Spots Treatment: Stories

I would not use TCA anywhere around the eyes. Chest is okay.

Can u use the TCA peel right under the eyes for wrinkles & the chest for sun damage?

I am quite experienced with peels and have used for years.My advice for anyone would be not to start with TCA, but with Glycolic Acid.Especially if you are doing your full face.
You start with 1 to 2 minutes and neutralize with soda. After several peels you can move up to 6 minutes.You must be very careful and follow directions or risk a bad burn and scarring.
I have to tell you one thing I did that I wouldn't recommend to anyone, however it worked beautifully for me.
I used the wart remover you get in an aerosol can and zapped some particularly ugly and stubborn age spots. It got red, scabbed slightly and after 3 days I put a piece of tape across it and pulled the scab off with tape. The results are incredible. My skin looks smooth and slightly pinkish which I am sure will go away in a few weeks.

Guys, I have been doing research myself regarding TCA peel and got finally convinced to try it. But the kit are far expensive and way too much high. After reading articles about TCA and finding the right product at an affordable price, I have purchased 20% TCA Peel Set which includes Green Peeling Oil, Bleaching Soap and Cream and Hydrocotisone Cream for only $30 plus $10 shipping! What I will be purchasing outside the kit is the ointment that will be used after each soak of TCA. I used TCA for my skin peeling and not for my face. I was afraid to try it on my face because it may burn my face. Surprisingly, at a lower cost, my skin rejuvenated and revealed a younger looking skin! If your'e interested with the products, just tell me guys and I'll be willing to accommodate.

After much research, I think I've decided to buy my peels from Platinum Skin Care. Their 'About Us' page sold me, really. Made me realize that not all TCA peels on the market are equal. They're more expensive that some others, but I'd rather spend more and get a quality product. This is, after all, acid that I'm going to be putting on my face! :)

My experience- was scared to do peel at home for fear that the product would burn my face off, leave scars, make me blind, leave uneven areas, etc. First time I used 15% TCA from Perfect Peel Solutions (ebay or website) and it started burning after 30 seconds or so - about a 5 on scale of 1-10 - no white frosting on face - left on a few minutes with blow dryer running on cool and then rinsed off - used Eucerin face lotion SPF 30 - I was worried at first because you're face turns red, very tight feeling and wrinkled- and after 4 days still no peeling - thought I may have just scarred my face forever - but then on day 5 it peeled. Takes about 10 days to complete process. Worst part was the worried feeling that its never going to peel, but actually stay wrinkled and tight. Don't worry - it will peel. Since then I've used 20% with 2-layers which completely removed all my freckles from sun this past summer - AMAZING - you will actually see the freckle/sun damage spots on your peeled skin. Please know that it will all come right back if you don't stay out of the sun - same spots will come back in the same spots if you're in the sun. Happened to me -granted, I peeled them off with the peel, but I plan on staying out of the sun for the rest of the year. 39-yr old with medium skin - tanning bed for over 20 yrs and my skin looked perfect until age 36- then it all caught up to me. Peels have worked wonders but it is a pain to look terrible for a week.

Great advice, Jiminy Cricket! Peels CAN be done at home safely, but you MUST work your way up from lower concentrations. Note that the majority the people on the board who have complained of burning or scarring or lesions from a home TCA peel jumped in and did a 30-50%+ peel without working up to it. Be an educated consumer and read up before trying out peels; start with something very light, like a 10% glycolic peel - *get to know your skin and how it reacts* to the chemicals and use it for a while to get your skin accustomed to peeling. Different peels have different strengths and a TCA peel is a stronger peel, so if you're just starting out, consider a more superficial peel at first. Remember that peels don't always visibly peel, but they are still working under the surface (even a light peel is still stimulating collagen production!) and that even when they do, it can sometimes take as much as a week or more for the actual peeling to start. Take your time and progress slowly - peels are cumulative, as you can get just as good a result doing a series of 10% peels as you can one 25% peel, so there's no reason to push it for instant results. Let your skin build up its own natural protective barriers as you progress and you'll be so much happier with your results!

About how long have your peels lasted? Also, have you increased the strength, yet? I have tried some vitalize peels (3)but they have basically done nothing for my skin. I'm thinking of trying something a little stronger. I'm talking more like 20% TCA combined with a jessner's peel. Are these peels safe under your eyes? That's where most of my wrinkles are. Thanks!

Search under "Yavonae" on the internet for purchasing TCA. They offer TCA and Clycolic acids at different strengths. Also, you can make a weaker solution with a stronger by adding water. Both TCA and Glycolic are water based. Instructions tell you how to mix, apply, and aftercare. Check it out.

Just FYI. I actually DO recommend my TCA peel provider, the website where I purchased it. I may have checked "DO NOT" because I did it myself.

{edited} I am including the website where I bought my TCA. Hopefully this is allowed on the site.

 

Edited by Sharon: We've added your provider info to the top of the review. Thanks! We don't allow links in comments unless it is educational in nature, but a Google search of the company will bring up their website.

We'll appreciate that you can tell us the exact website you bought from.

Are you gonna tell us where you bought it? -there are alot of scams out there!

Vonns-- You can find TCA online very easily. I bought a small bottle for $25 and have done at least 3 peels with it. The one thing I stress is that you start out at a low strength, like 12.5% and see how your skin does. I had very little burning.

Hi J! Curious about how much it burned and what store you bought your peel from? (I'm 25 with moderately sundamaged skin and want to try a peel but not spend a lo)t.