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Hi
I was wondering if anyone can rec a at home peel and where it can be ordered on line. Anyone with past experience with peel please?
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You can get lactic and salicylic acids pretty cheap from a number of DIY sellers. I'd suggest no more than 20% lactic/10% salicylic for starters--the molecules are bigger and they don't penetrate as deeply. You can really hurt yourself with unbuffered glycolics or TCA even at what sounds like a low strength.
But I think a better approach to home peels is to see a derm and use tretinoin or tazarotene aggressively for several months then a little less aggressively (but forever) thereafter. If that doesn't satisfy you, consider a physician administered TCA peel. They know how to apply it evenly, safely, etc. Peels are way cheaper than lasers. When the doctor uses a laser he or she has to shift some of the cost of the machine on to you. But the ingredients/tools for a peel are only a few cents (unless he or she uses one of the 'name' peels which I don't think are worth the money).
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Has anyone tried Philosophy's Oxygen Peel? I went to buy a kit at Sephora last week but apparently Health Canada is pulling the same bs on beauty products that they are with natural health products and banning products that shouldn't be banned. I am trying to decide if it would be worth driving down to Seattle to pick up a kit.
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Given that the pH of an unbuffered magnesium ascorbyl phosphate solution is 7.0-8.5 and that the powder part has more sodium bicarbonate than "active" I doubt this would do much when the lactic acid part is applied. Most of the acid would be neutralized on contact. Also the price is outrageous. You can get an ounce of salicylic acid for about $3 and 4 oz. of 88% lactic acid for $4 or so and those will do a lot more. But you will have to make some measurements and dilute to get safe use rates to say nothing of keeping the product away from pets, kids, etc.
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I liked what the Philosophy Oxygen peel did for my (oily, sensitive) skin. I would also recommend the Lancome "Resurface" peel, which I think has been discontinued but can be found on Ebay: http://tinyurl.com/yhu5hzy
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I ordered tca 12.5% as I was told it was not too strong to start with......I may just do spot treatment to start. Thanks for your input
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please be careful with these at home peels
i wasn't able to neutralize one once and it kept rising up my face!
i don't want to put a damper on using them, i know many people have had absolutely no problem with them
the first time i used it it was fine the second time very scary
maybe it was something i did or the % used which was high, not sure
just felt i needed to put it out there since many of you have helped me in the past
good luck
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