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Day 5, still no signs of peeling. Is there a problem?

tld1500Jul 12, 2017
I did the mask 5 days ago, and have followed up with the 15 min of 3x a day with Cosmelan2...and still no signs of peeling. My age spots are darker than before, and I am slightly red. Is there a problem? How can I speed this up, I have to be back to work in 4 days. Thanks

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