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When to Stop Using Retinol Cream Before TCA Peel?

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ferny1991Jan 9, 2010

I'm 19 and am having a 20% TCA peel. I have been using a retinol cream for a month to prepare my skin. My question is how many days prior to the peel should I stop using the retinol cream?

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