I shaved my face with a 70% glycolic acid peel on it and now it looks so bad and painful. Advice? (photos)

September 26, 2018
Asked By:z4in48 in New London, CT

Hi, i have watched YouTube video of dermaplaning and by every step they write what they using, so i have buy the glycolic acid peel of 70% and the derma shaver. I decided to start with it, I washed my face properly and i used 99% alcohol, After that i applied the clicolic acid on my face and started to shave my face, it was burning so much so I decided to wash my face with cold water and continued shaving my face. Now it looks so bad and water is coming out of my skin, what to do now, pleas help

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