I had a Micropeel this morning and took a picture of my face straight after (which is possibly the most unattractive picture of me ever):
They do a peel first, today's was a 40% lactic/salicylic/citric acid, and then they do a microdermabrasion straight after the peel has been removed. Even though this was a stronger percent peel than the last one I had I felt it burnt a lot less?? My skin must have been particularly sensitive last time.
So from today onwards my skin will start to peel and become flaky, this can last up to a week, and it's important to keep skin moisturised. The skin becomes tight and then starts to peel, kind of like how a snake sheds its skin!!
It's not ideal to walk around with a peeling face and I do get embarrassed when people ask me what's wrong with my skin!
Ill take a picture of my skin during the week so you can see what happens on the days after a peel.
- Natalie