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At Home TCA Peel for Hyperpigmentations/melasma - Australia

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I'll update this as the days go one- I've...

kazzaJune 22, 2011
WORTH IT$85

I'll update this as the days go one- I've just done my first 12.5% TCA peel. I've been getting microderms for months and use AHA / retin A products so my skin was well-prepped.

Pros-
- Cost: it's cheap I got my kit from MUAC. It will probably last a year's worth of peels.
- Directions for use: I was wary both because of the cheap cost and DIY aspect, but I was glad to see that instructions were clear and thorough.

Cons-
- As other reviewers have stressed, you must follow instructions explicitly so it takes being very mindful.
- Prep Time: Optimal results seem to come from good skin preparation -retin A and AHA products over a series of weeks.
-Patience : The results are said to be gradual and I'm not a patient person so I saw this as a bit of a drawback.

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Overall rating

MUAC is easy to order from, comes with good instructions and is relatively cheap (I ended up here after doing a lot of research on other sites). The products took about 10 days to come so it wasn't too bad.

Replies (1)

BrittB
June 24, 2011

Hi kazza,

I'm glad that you are at the point of "so far so good." You mentioned the same thing everybody who is happy with their at home procedures mentions, follow the directions carefully. Your pictures are great for the community to see and I'm excited to hear how well everything continues to go. Please keep us updated.

Thanks so much for the review and happy Friday!

-Britt

UPDATED FROM kazza

I've finally completed three weeks. The end...

kazzaJuly 3, 2011
I've finally completed three weeks. The end result is I see no change, if in fact my skin has gotten any better. It was considerable downtime to get no result, but from research it takes a few peels before there are any noticeable results. My last picture below shows the before and after, though the exposure on the camera is different and could throw off the results.
Verdict: one peel is some serious work and there are no results. I'm going to try again.

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UPDATED FROM kazza

Third times the charm! I did four peels actually,...

kazzaDecember 1, 2011

Third times the charm! I did four peels actually, but it was the third when I realized it really was working! The stubborn band of discoloration that was on my upper forehead, my upper lip, and in two patches beneath my eyes is gone. All gone.

I was really about to throw in the towel on the third try, but after about 4 days ( the peel was 18% and it was really intense) the skin came off in sheets ... with the
pigmentation.

What's funny is, now that I tell people I had pigmentation really bad, they don't believe me.

I've stopped because summer's coming, but this is definitely part of my winter regime.

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BrittB
December 2, 2011

Thanks so much for the update kazza, it's great to have community members come back and let us know how everything is going. 

-Britt

tca peel
January 3, 2012
A TCA peel stands for a Trichloroacetic Acid peel which is a process which has been used by beauty skin doctors to treat conditions as different as wrinkle reduction.
qwesza
January 14, 2012
I'm confused, your 12.5% didn't yield results, so you purchased the 18% one?

I got myself the 12.5% MUAC TCA Peel and currently deciding whether I should go for the 18% one :(
josephga01
January 17, 2012
I did 20% 2 layers. looked like a hot mess but at the end of the week all of my sun damage was gone
paolaka
September 17, 2012
hi josephga01, i want to ask you if you had tca before the 20% 2 layers you did, and if you prep your skin before??
kazza
January 18, 2012
Hi Qwesza,
I had gotten a 30% MUAC TCA peel and diluted it. I only mentioned that the 12.5% didn't do anything and then the 18% was super strong to underline how important it is to slowly increase the strength. Since the 12.5% did nothing, I had expected that the my skin was 'tough' but as soon as the 18% hit my skin I knew that I was going to spend the week with a bag over my head. Mind you, my skin looked about 5 years younger afterwards! Ah, the price of beauty!
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