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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Great info, thank you! Btw, you had PMd me back during when this thread was going, and gave me the best info - I still have it printed, in my 'peel' folder at home  .
That's exactly what I'm concerned about too...just being so irritated w/ the whole process, and getting less than expected results.
Your comment about getting the same result w/ longer use of glys is helpful, and sounds much more doable. Do you think I should now go up in %? I'm tolerating current % really well.
So, would I possibly see more benefit going from 60% Gly to 70% Gly and from 40% lactic to 65%...? Or, would the change be sort of negligible? |
To try and tell someone else as to what strength to use is not something I would feel comfortable to do. There are so many variables that can effect the acid and it's effects on the skin.
For instance: How sensitive is your skin?...What other products have you been using before using these peeling solutions?...This can
greatly effect the speed and intensify of the burn, resulting in an undesirable result.......Are your products buffered (ph)? This will effect the speed and evenness (or unevenness) when the acid is applied to the skin.
The type of acid your using, the % strength, the ph, the length of time the acid is left on and the body part your going to put the acid on are
all factors that have to be considered before using one of these acids.
So you see everyone is going to be a little different in what the can tolerate, how quickly it will absorb, and how long they can keep the solution on...etc., etc. Stronger isn't always better. Using a 30% gly has been shown to give you the same results as a higher % gly..... You'll eventually end up with the same results as the stronger ones but just a bit slower and safer.
If what your doing is working for *you* then I would keep doing that until your more comfortable to move to something a little stronger ( if that's needed or desired). With these products it's best to be over cautious than to be to gung ho, after all it is our face we are risking...
Remember to always do a patch test, wait 24 hours, and see the result before using these.....