First TCA Peel 15%

[sweetseadragon]

The application of my first TCA peel was a little anticlimactic.  The instructions were very specific and said to only apply one layer for the first peel.  I was also supposed to do a little patch test 24 hours beforehand but I did not bother with it; I already have experience with peels and use 15% glycolic acid and 5-8% salicylic acid on a

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[hjalmartazar]

Damn, I love these posts! Very informative and helpful. I'll have to add these to my memories so when the time comes, I can reference back to them when I need to. Thanks for posting chica :)

[sweetseadragon]

ooh i forgot to tag and add to memories!

thanks, i'm glad that you like them. i have had to visit so many websites and talk to a lot of professionals to understand the way these things work; it is my hope that this will be helpful to others so they won't have to hunt all over the internet.

apparently my passion in life is peeling my face and then writing about it. so yay!

[hjalmartazar]

You should have a website :)

[stacyanne09]

You just did it yesterday? Mine didn't peel for a few days afterward, so just wait! And then I MOLTED!

[sweetseadragon]

Oh I know it takes a while to peel. My face gets tight-->leathery-->flaky-->peely...the real peeling doesn't usually start until day 4 or 5 with the Jessners. I just didn't feel that much with this solution - at least with the Jessners I have a feeling that it is working because it hurts so bad. People tend to say that as discomfort increases, better peel results occur.

My skin isn't tender or any tighter. Usually it is pretty tight the day after and tender for a few days.

So yeah. If no pain = no gain then I have doubts about this peel.

[stacyanne09]

Mine just tingled a little, but the peeling was still pretty good later. I agree that it is strange to get significant results without "feeling" much.

[sweetseadragon]

Okay, you have made me feel more hopeful. :)