Choosing Chemical Peels for Skin Types

Series Summary

Taking care of your skin is one of the best methods to keep looking young and vibrant. There are several steps to good facial skin care, but the basics include cleansing, toning and moisturizing. Cleaning and caring for the skin prevents cracking, inflammation, and infection, as well as wrinkling, dry spots and aging. Taking the right measures to care for and protect your skin will help keep it looking its best, especially if you wear makeup everyday. While treatment methods may vary, the final goal is the same: to have skin that looks smooth, clean and ageless.

Though many parts of the body can benefit from exfoliation of the skin, chemical peels are most often used for the areas of the face. The cheeks, chin and neck especially benefit from the chemical method because the skin is not as rough in these areas. In this free video series from a licensed medical aesthetician, learn how to choose the right peel for your skin, as well as treating the skin before and after chemical peel treatments. Decide whether a chemical peel is the right treatment for your particular need or skin condition.

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Mary Thinnes and I'm a skin care expert. I'm going to discuss with you now on how to choose the right peel for your skin type and for any conditions that you might have going on in your skin. As I've spoken about previously different chemicals are good for fixing certain conditions or for certain skin types. For instance with acne skin salicylic acid is what kills bacteria that causes acne. So that's the one, the one chemical that's good for acne skin. Sensitive skin more you want to go with lactic acid. Lactic acid is more of like a the weakest chemical so it won't be too abrasive on sensitive skin. Like Rosacea, for instance, since they already have a very sensitive skin type and they already have activity going on you don't want to aggravate that condition. So the lactic acid would be the best acid to go for for that skin type. For mature skin, vitamin C is anything that has antioxidants. Vitamin C is a great peel for aging skin 'cause it actually hydrates the skin and keeps those fine lines from being so pronounced in their skin type. And then as far as hyper pigmentation goes the chemicals that would be good for hyper pigmentation, glycolic acid would be a good one for hyper pigmentation along with those lightning creams that are good for your home care which I will discuss a little bit more later. So there are the certain chemical peels that are good for skin types and certain conditions."