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posted on Monday, March 2, 2015 @ 10:08 PM // 1 comment(s) | ADD COMMENT
Okay, so one of the things that I have an obsession with is skincare. With that being said I am also obsessed with having flawless, glowing, and super super even skin. For ages I've had dark knees and elbows, along with knuckles that are a slight shade darker than my actual hand.You can only imagine my frustration when it comes down to being in love with clear skin but having areas darker than my actual skin tone.. Which is why I've decided to try the acetic peel, Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA). I planned on using it for my elbows, knees, knuckles, and scars on my body.  Worried about the idea of this? Well, don't let the word "acid" scare you. What you should be creeped out about, is something like Sulfuric and Hydrofluoric acid. Although this acid isn't as dangerous as the previously named acids, it CAN be dangerous based on certain factors such as skin sensitivity, concentration level of the peel, and how long you leave it on. This is an amazing peel for uneven skin tone/hyper-pigmentation, moles, tattoos, scars, stretch marks, and more. In short, it's best ability is skin-resurfacing. Yes, I am sure you have heard that cocoa butter can help with half of these skin care issues but sometimes we want more right? I'm the type to want to see fast results anyway. Plus an acid peel sounds fun :) one of my favorite parts is the sting because that's a sign that it is working! There are different concentrations of this peel; the higher the stronger. When I first started (around May-ish), I tried the TCA with a level of 15%. I had no tingle and was very disappointed. The only areas that peeled were the front of my hands and the bottom of my feet and I only did this trial once. Months later, I decided to order another TCA peel but went up to 30% and it was one of the best decisions ever (I say this because I started to order the 50% concentration.. thank goodness I didn't). During the 30% treatment, I added layer upon layer every 1-2 minutes - In total I had about 5 layers. Doing exfoliations and pampering your skin before doing this treatment will give you better results. Because I was so eager, though, I just did a quick exfoliation with Lush's "Ocean Salt" salt scrub on the areas I did the treatment on after. A few moments after I felt the stinging, I poured my water + baking soda mix onto the treated areas to neutralize the peel.
Here are my before and after shots
The first shot is about a week after doing the peel. You can see how wrinkly my knuckles are (dead skin lifting). The second and third shot is when I peeled a little. This happened about four days after the first shot.
Although the results were amazing, they only lasted for a short time. Why? Because I didn't follow up with taking good care of my post-peeled hands; I pretty much redarkened. After such peels, you should always baby your skin and add plenty of sunscreen (SPF 15+), as post-peeled skin is very sensitive to both the environment and the sun's UV rays (which is what caused me to redarken). The next time I do this peel, I will be sure to incorporate sunscreen, cocoa butter, vitamin E oil, and Retinol cream. Overal, I enjoyed this chemical treatment and would recommend this to anyone who has uneven skin tone/hyper-pigmentation, moles, tattoos, scars, stretch marks, and related. I would advise to watch which concentration you use because of the intensity. If ou have sensitive skin, for example, I would consider the 15% TCA concentration. Labels: after, before, featured, Peeling, results, resurface, review, reviewskincare, skin, TCA |