Glycolic Peel: Stories
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I try to get a peel when I have pms my acne wants...
- 5 Sep 2012
I try to get a peel when I have pms my acne wants to flare up. It does help but I hate the sloughing off period that starts 4 or 5 days after. The peel leave you shiny looking the first day and you try to leave it on at least 6 hrs before washing your face. Water will kind of re-activate it so it will sting a little if you get it wet. You can also get retinoic acid applied, I get it spot applied bc is strong and makes you peel more and longer. The skin came off in patches and made me want to peel it off. It looks like your peeling off dried elmers glue but should be left alone. The skin under will be pinkish red and raw feeling especially if you peel it prematurely. It does help brown spots subtley and you get more noticeable results if you do it monthly. I have sensitive skin and seem to peel for a good week or so. Btw, I would recommend requesting the peel not get into your hairline or anywhere under your chin (upper neck are) as it is very annoying to have these areas peeling!
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Yeah, it is not pleasant to have your hairline peel and under your chin is just an inconvenient place to try to make sure there aren't any pieces of skin flaking off. That is a good way to describe the after feel, just a little fresher. I dont remember them using alcohol specifically-some kind of cleanser maybe.
Ah, ok. I've read in some of the other peel reviews that they get wiped down with alcohol before, so I've wondered how much of the acne clearing had to do with that as opposed to the actual peel, haha!
Yea, alcohol can be an irritant I believe right? Ugh, my skin is still breaking out although no bad cystic acne the last few weeks (fingers crossed!). I did have one that wanted to turn into a volcano on my forehead 2 weeks ago and I had my facial plastic surgeon give it a steroid injection ( I have heard of celebrities doing this before awards shows in care of a last minute zit) and sure enough, a few hours the inflammation was almost gone and it shortened that little sucker's lifespan lol! It was amazing and surely saved me from the scarring! MAGIC lol!! You gotta love it.
Good tip to request it not get into the hairline or under the chin. I had a very, very light Glycolic peel a long time ago and really liked it. I remember my skin just looked a little fresher. Do you happen to know if they wipe your face with alcohol before applying the Glycolic?
Yeah, it seems sometimes a light sloughing is enough to bring back life to the skin though. I use to do the majority of my exfoliation with scrubs, and things that physically remove the skin, but lately I have been preferring the idea of peels.