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How safe is Chemical TCA spray?

I was looking into getting a peel done on my back but I found stacked skin cares body peel that’s only 2% and thought I’d try that first after I got it I googled to find out safety precautions for using around my pets and I found a whole bunch of stuff about it being an herbicide, a know carcinogen , increased risk of skin cancer liver issues. I’m aware most of the studies are done with a higher concentration but I wanna know if this body spray is safe?

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