Chemical Peel Facials.......... - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

daisy-duke77 · 09-28-2006, 05:21 PM

Has anyone had a chemical peel facial? I have had facial's............but my beautician recommended i get a chemical peel. This was yesterday........and today my skin is flaky..............DRY...........and kinda itchy! She said it would be red for about 24hrs. Also...............it BURNS incredibly bad!!! I almost felt sick when i was in there. Can someone please tell me their experience with this type of facial..............nothing was really explained to me................and i know i dont want to do it again. I will stick to the regualr facials. I also have very very sensitive/dry skin. She recommended this one for my skin due to fine wrinkles and clogged pore's.

jimmielegs · 09-29-2006, 02:28 PM

Well, kinda like closing the barn door after the horses escape, but...

Never, ever, allow a beautician to give you a chemical peel. Yeah, sure, I know of "fool-proof" 50%/70%/90% glycolic peels that supposedly turn themselve "off" after five minutes. But, in the wrong hands, anybody can screw them up.

Next time, if there is a next time, go to a dermatologist or a medically supervised center. And, for heaven's sake, don't let anybody put anything on your face unless you know exactly what's in it.

Re: my personal experience with peels, I have been having them for years with good results.

daisy-duke77 · 09-30-2006, 04:26 AM

Well i am very impressed with this salon...........i have had other stuff done there.............just not facials. This gal seemed really nolliagible (?sp)and evidentally worked for a dermatologist at one time. I had facial's done before at other salons..................NOTHING like this! I may go back to her...........just not get the chemical peel. I cannot tell you how sick i felt afterwards...................i had flu like symptoms and my head was spinning, nausea, and i was burning up. Just a really weird experince and ever since my skin is sooooo DRY! Thanxs for the info................