Chemical Peels

A peel accelerates the rate at which your skin sheds and replaces its surface layers. Doing that deliberately, at a depth that suits your skin, reduces the appearance of uneven tone, congestion and rough texture over a course.

Depth is a decision, not a default

The strength used at your first appointment is deliberately conservative. Your skin's response is assessed, and the next one is adjusted. Starting at the deepest available option is how people end up with post-inflammatory pigmentation — which is precisely the thing most peel courses are booked to address.

Superficial peels work within the outer layers and suit congestion, dullness and mild unevenness. Medium-depth peels reach further and are considered for more established pigmentation and texture once your skin has shown it tolerates the lighter work.

Preparing your skin

Most peel courses begin two to four weeks before the first appointment, at home. Preparing the skin properly makes the peel more effective and the recovery more predictable. This is covered in your consultation.

Daily sun protection is not optional during a course. Fresh skin brought to the surface pigments readily, and a peel course without sunscreen can leave tone worse than it started.

Afterwards

Expect tightness and a warm flush on the day, then light flaking that most people find manageable with makeup from day two. Picking or pulling at flaking skin is the one thing that turns a good result into a mark that lasts months.