Best Chemical Peel for African Americans?

For darker skin types, glycolic acid and salicylic acid peels are particularly nice, and Jessner's is quite good too. Have your dermatologist assess your skin type (as there are different shades of African American skin) and skin condition, and you might do well to add some topical treatments as well.

In the right hands, there are many great chemical peels to treat acne in African Americans.  My favorite is a simple salicyclic acid peel.  Salicyclic acid is more lipophilic (meaning it is attracted to the oil in the hair follicles where acne occurs) so it targets acne lesions.  It helps with hyperpigmentation (dark marks) which is a common complication of acne in people with dark skin.  One does not generallly peel dramatically with a salicylic acid peel.  Just be sure to go to someone who knows how to perform and manage the complications of peels in patients with ethnic skin.