Babyface 30% Salicylic Acid BHA Chemical Peel, Acne Blackheads Pore Reducer

Description

Note - this peel is not alcohol based, so it will not evaporate and leave a white residue (some believe this to be frosting but it is actually the dried salicylic left behind when alcohol dries). Our 30% salicylic peel
works the same as an alcohol based peel, but its advanced formula is more comfortable to use; it will not sting as much as an alcohol based peel will. If you like to feel a sting though, simply apply to damp skin.
What Is Salicylic Acid and What Does It Do?
Controls Excessive Oil
Unbuffered: Low 1.5 pH
Cleanses Pores, Reducing Blackheads
Improves Acne Scars and Uneven Skin Tone
Salicylic acid peels are an effective way to refresh your skin. Salicylic acid works by softening keratin, a protein that forms part of the skin structure. This helps to loosen dry scaly skin making it easier to remove. Salicylic is oil soluble, so it is perfect for oily and acne prone skin that needs deep pore cleansing and loosening of blackheads. When used as a topical agent, the acid solution breaks down lipids (i.e., oils and fats) in the upper layers of the skin.
A beta-hydroxy acid (BHA), this acid penetrates the upper layers of the epidermis only. Salicylic can be used weekly for oil and blackhead control, and will shrink pores as well.
What Strength Should I Use?
You can begin treatment at home starting with a low-concentration solution. Beginners should start with 7% – 15% maximum. Our Professional 30% solution (recommended for professional use only and never for a beginner) can be diluted with distilled water. For beginners, please dilute 2 parts water to 1 part peel solution for 7.5% (recommended for beginners) and dilute with equal parts water and peel solution for a 15% peel.
What Are the Expected Results and Recovery Time?
Any itching or stinging sensation you may experience will usually go away in a few short minutes. Our peel is not in an alcohol base, so you will most likely not experience any "frosting," which with salicylic peels is not actual skin frosting anyway, but rather the product just re-crystalizing as the alcohol dries. Our product does not dry out, it stays active the entire time it is on your skin.
Peeling usually occurs about three days after the treatment and can last for up to a week. Not everyone will experience the same degree of peeling. Some people peel very little or not at all, while others may peel rather heavily; it simply depends on where your skin's natural turnover cycle is.
Peeling begins usually in 2-3 days, but can take as long as 1 week in cases of deeper peels.  If no peeling occurs, it does not mean the peel did not work.
It is very normal to feel a sensation of having very dry skin for some time. The frequent use of skin moisturizer, such as Babyface’s Post Peel cream or our Pure Emu Oil is recommended. Once the peeling has ceased, the results of the treatment session should become apparent and you will usually be able to determine at that time if you need more follow-op sessions.