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Did I Make a Chemical Peel Mistake? (photo)

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Kristaaa
I have been administering light peels to myself from a reputable company for awhile now. I gave myself a 12.5% TCA peel- 3 layers. No frosting and no peeling after (just flaking). 7 days after, I did a mandelic/salicylic peel (15% of each acid). My skin actually frosted in a few spots, and seemed pretty angry. A few spots (including where it frosted) turned a pink/purple color- very faint discoloration. The rest looks like it typically looks before it would peel. Was this a mistake?

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