your experiences with using chemical peels?
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free skin care · Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:11 pm

Hi
do any of you use chemical peels on a regular basis? Which do you use and why? Have you noticed any difference using either of them?

Im also interested if anyone has success with removing scars with tca peel.

Thanks!

Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:48 pm

I got a series of salicylic acid and glycolic acid peels several years ago when i had bad acne. They did help to smooth my skin but the scars and acne remained. I eventually took accutane, which worked wonders.

My friend has been getting a deeper peel. I don't know if it is a TCA, but it seems like her skin returns to what it looked like before several weeks after each treatment. I don't think the results are permanent for her either.

free skin care · Tue Apr 20, 2010 8:41 am

nsachs wrote:

My friend has been getting a deeper peel. I don't know if it is a TCA, but it seems like her skin returns to what it looked like before several weeks after each treatment. I don't think the results are permanent for her either.

That depresses me a little, reading that. I've been on a mission with TCA to try and sort out my badly-textured forehead (which is the worst section of my face). My (endoscope) browlift was a disappointment. I'm even wondering if a coronal browlift is my only option now, though it sounds like a pretty tough op and recovery.

So far I've got to Jessner's and 2 layers of 25% TCA but even though I got swollen, red and flakey for a few days, the skin is still the same.

free skin care · Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:14 pm

I had a friend who went for a chemical peel and not only did her face get raw and swollen, she developed a couple of pits. Put me off trying althought I had wanted to for a long time since I heard it can get rid of milia too. Btw is it the same as if you got terribly sunburned? 'Cause I got badly burned once and the skin peeled quite a bit (you could pull the old skin off as you would a peel off mask) yet there's no improvement to the texture given the 'new' skin.

free skin care · Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:07 am

yikes I didnt know not many people are having good results with peels. I've gotten a glycolic acid peel before but I didnt get adverse results. I would have continued if I could afford. But Im particularly interested in tca peel for removing acne scars.

free skin care · Wed Apr 21, 2010 7:47 am

I have a glycolic peel 30% from platinumskincare.com. I use it every 3-4 months and it works great to remove dead skin and buildup. Its not a deep peel with strong peeling reaction, but just enough to freshen and tighten.
I have done the TCA and those really cause a reaction that takes about 7 days to recover from with very deep peeling effects.
I think for me, glycolic can do everything I need it to.

free skin care · Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:13 am

AnnieR wrote:

I have a glycolic peel 30% from platinumskincare.com. I use it every 3-4 months and it works great to remove dead skin and buildup. Its not a deep peel with strong peeling reaction, but just enough to freshen and tighten.
I have done the TCA and those really cause a reaction that takes about 7 days to recover from with very deep peeling effects.
I think for me, glycolic can do everything I need it to.

Hi!
do you think tca peel will help with acne scars? Im assuming you dont have any since glycolic acid peel is sufficient.

free skin care · Wed Apr 21, 2010 12:28 pm

I do have acne scars but the peels haven't really helped with them. The TCA cross peel that they talk about on the platinumskincare.com website is supposed to help with that but I haven't tried it myself.

Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:41 pm

Several years ago I bought a peel off of EBay. It had menthol in it. Menthol totally ripped apart my skin and I *think* that's what caused my onslaught of melasma.

Now I only use peels from MUAC. Love them.

free skin care · Wed Apr 21, 2010 5:49 pm

I've been using the TCA peels from Perfect Complexion. I haven't noticed any difference in my skin from them, honestly. I would think if peels would work for acne scars, it would take quite a few of the peels before you would notice anything.

Fri Mar 17, 2017 10:23 am

AnnieR wrote:

I do have acne scars but the peels haven't really helped with them. The TCA cross peel that they talk about on the platinumskincare.com website is supposed to help with that but I haven't tried it myself.

If you are dealing with depressed scars, Icepick generally, then the TCA CROSS method is what you want to use. There is a video on this page: https://www.platinumskincare.com/tca-peel-13-20-30/ showing the process.

We highly recommend following your CROSS application with Dr. Pickart's SuperCop 2x or Super CP Serum. The acid helps to break down the shorter strands of scar tissue that are holding your skin down, then the copper aids with the regeneration of new, normal tissues.

Emu oil to penetrate copper and heal the skin. We suggest just a sample size of the TCA 30 for the CROSS method. If you have need to do your entire face, use the TCA 13% instead. 30 is for body use or scarring only. *Though you can dilute it to whatever percentage you like, so a larger bottle of 30% can do your scarring and then diluted to say a 15% you can do the rest of your face.

free skin care · Fri Mar 17, 2017 1:25 pm

I used to do them quite regularly, they were pretty easy to do but I can't say that they did anything for me. I was using TCA peels

free skin care · Fri Mar 17, 2017 11:51 pm

Just throwing my two cents in.. i don't have acne scars but do know to transform skin or improve it.. takes a long time and constant use of topical products and dedication.

You can do peels and get laser treatments.. but daily use of retin A and copper peptides along with the peels will end in better skin.

Many people want to do something quick and drastic and have it last forever The skin is a living thing.. it needs daily attention if you want to change it.. and with uneven skin from acne and scaring you're going to need a comprehensive approach.
i know a friend of mine tried stuff for years.. now her skin looks so much better. .she's even a rep for the product that fixed her skin.

Sat Mar 18, 2017 11:40 am

I have used a 12% TCA peel from MUAC about 4 times over the last few months. It does brighten my skin and tighten it, but lasts only a few days after the peeling is gone. I bought the 18%, but not sure if will use it.

A professional TCA or Jessner peel at a derm's office is more effective I believe. My derm does these and almost every patient I see there has beautiful, glowing skin. I see her for rosacea. She has said she can do a peel for me. There is a week's downtime though.

For at home, Retin-a has helped me the most for anti-aging and skin brightening and tightening.

free skin care · Tue Mar 21, 2017 5:34 pm

I gave up chemical peels and am using microneedling, vita C and retinol products now and see a much quicker change. Much less downtime time too.

free skin care · Wed Mar 22, 2017 11:21 pm

I use a gentle Lactic Acid peel (Good Genes) twice a week.

I use makeupartistschoice Mandelic Acid or Mandelic + Salicylic Acid about once every 2 weeks.

These things are life-savers, and absolutely worth it. It's insane the amount of difference my skin has seen.

My mother used the TCA peel a few months after her face-lift, and WOW the difference it made after one treatment!

free skin care · Wed Apr 19, 2017 3:22 pm

I purchase all of my peels from MUAC and love their products. I used fruit acids peels and later TCA peels which I love, there is some downtime though. Now I just microneedle.

free skin care · Sat Apr 20, 2019 11:57 pm

I think chemical skin care can damage the cuticle of the skin and make the skin unhealthy and sensitive. It's better not to take chemical skin care.

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