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Chemical Exfoliation
Acne.org’s Real World Take
Common sense might tell us that chemical peels seem like such a great idea for acne, but in the real world, acid alone just doesn’t seem to completely take care of acne. They can also be expensive and leave the skin red and peeling for a few days every time you get one.
Chemical Exfoliation
How to Get It
Have a dermatologist? Make an appointment to get this procedure done. Don't have a dermatologist? See The American Academy of Dermatology Physician Database to find one. Do not try this at home!
Used Chemical Peels? Rate It:
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June 23, 2009
Product used: Glycolic Acid Peel
Cons:
Do not see immediate results, results are slow to be seeing and need at least 6-10 treatments to see results.
Its awesome. Every week I will apply a thin layer of Glycolic Acid Peel to elimate pigmentation results. It does work except, it takes a LONG TIME to see actual evident results. It does make skin much softer. You just don't see the miracle results as you would hope for but for the price this is definitely worth your try.
March 27, 2009
Pros:
the texture of skin becomes smoother after just one peel.
kinda lighten some scarrings
Cons:
once you get the peel u'd better get prepare to stay at home for a week!!Your face will look scary for a week n u gotta control your hands to not tear off the flaking skin!
I got the LUNCHTIME PEEL at the dermatologist office and the lady told me that there would be little or no downtime and this treatment wont peel like what the Vitalize peel does, it will be slight flaking but not actually peeling like a onion...my face turned super red in a hour after the treatment, n the redness last until the third day morning, eventually the redness became dark brown n glassy, some spots around the corner of my eyes even became the scabs! The whole face was so tight n dry..at the third day's night the skin actually started peeling around the mouth...it was not FLAKING, it was peeling like the onions!!! (I'm so glad that I didn't get Vitalize peel) I couldn't go out for 4 days because the serious peeling.I have 2,3 small breakouts after the peel but they cure fast..it's my fourth day after the peel, I'm glad to see the result after just one peel!
March 6, 2009
Pros:
None.
Cons:
Downtime, cost, and break outs.
I got a chemical peel done to my face and it burned like hell! Not to mention that I looked like a burned victim for 3 days afterward. After my leather feeling red skin peeled off I was fine for about 2 more days and then BAM, I started to break out and as each day came I got more acne. I was getting 1-2 zits a week at the time before this treatment, now I have 2 cystic knotts under my skin and other small ones. It's been a week and I'm waiting for my skin to clear. Unless you like wasting money and enjoy painful procedures that just make you worse, I wouldn't recommend chemical peel. Oh and look up hyper pigmentation cause that has happened to some people from doing this.
January 3, 2009
Product used: Glycolic Acid Peel
Pros:
Helps to clear acne and acne scars. Evens your skin tone.
Cons:
none
This works great. Do it once or twice a week for 2-5 min and it works great.
October 10, 2008
Product used: Glycolic Acid Peel
Pros:
clears acne fast. skin looked better in less than a week.
Cons:
it stung really bad, and the extraction part hurt too.
it hurts, but its worth it. i was on retin-a micro for about two months, and it was working, but this cleared out the stubborn bumps that were still there. go to an esthetician! i think that has a lot to do with how well it works.
April 17, 2008
Pros:
Initial firming of the skin, which makes scars less noticeable.
Cons:
Flaking skin, lightening of skin, enlarged pores, and additional scarring.
I did 1 glycolic and 4 SA 20% peels at a plastic surgeons office every other week over a 3 month period. The first treatment was a glycolic acid peel. The treatment left my skin a little irritate and broke out the following three days, but not any real negative side effects.. The rest of the peels were 20% SA. She cleansed the skin with glycolic products and then applied the SA peel and left it on for 3 minutes followed by a 3 minute soak. Initially, my skin looked firm, but by the 3rd SA peel I noticed my skin looking worse. Against my better judgment, I went through with the 4th SA peel. My end result was multiple tiny holes, like every pore had been opened. Existing scars looked worse, and the dry, flaking skin added more scarring. I wish I could turn back time and chose another procedure.
March 6, 2008
Pros:
Clearer Skin, great look
Cons:
Doesnt stop acne (not advertised to do so), down time
I have moderately severe acne, had the TCA 20% peel at home, I did not do it on the whole face just the forehead and cheeks. The skin turned hard, dark brown, and leathery on the 2nd morning, but it shed approx 5th night. It reduced 70% of my dark blemishes, and the inflammed cystic acne also disappeared. But one or two days after the pimples came back, but atleast some of the previous scars diminished.
August 16, 2007
Great stuff if used with caution. Bought a 25% from Loganwood Skincare. It worked excellent the first few times. It came with a rubber dropper bottle. Noticed the rubber was rotting off, replaced bulb with cardboard gasket. The next time I used it, it seemed to frost way to long. From reading prior posts realized it was penetrating way to deep. Marked level with pencil, when I came back 2 weeks later, I found the level had dropped by 1/4 inch!! Theorized I was putting at least 60 to 70% on my face!! It seems that the contents was evaporating!! Each time to a more concentrated level!! My face has a fairly small ding, luckly I think with patience can be repaired. The point I want to make is be sure the bottle has a solid cap, other wise the same may happen to you.
January 17, 2016
great at clearing acne
I've been using a 30% salicylic acid peel once a week for about 3 months now. I remember the first time I used it, I thought it was an absolute miracle product! All my acne had practically dried out and was gone the next day, my skin was not oily whats so ever and the overall texture of my skin just looked amazing. These amazing results lasted for a while but soon enough it was like my skin just got used to it. While I still have acne, it definitely isn't as bad as it was which I think is the result of these peels! I probably need to go up to to 35 or 40% to get better results once again but with almost a whole bottle of the 30% left, I want to try and use that up a bit more. I'd definitely recommend anyone suffering from acne to try a salicylic acid peel. Just make sure you follow the directions that come with your peel 100% as you don't want to end up with a chemical burn or something even worse! If you have really sensitive skin also make sure you start of low on a 10 or 15% peel then go up from there gradually as your skin gets used to it.
March 22, 2013
Pros:
Amazing value, results in only a few weeks, minimal downtime and cost
Cons:
Very gross feeling when it is being applied, you look like you have plastic wrap on your face for a few days
I was given a 7% auto-neutralizing peel at a local doctor's office (more than strong enough and I'm a guy with II-III level acne that was cleared with doxy). The results were very good compared to the three microderms I got at the same office - and each of those was also $100! Def worth a shot and so much cheaper than lasers! Results can still be seen a year later!
Pros:
Makes skin much softer in texture & easy to apply & with limited irritation