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All you need to know about face peels

Pollution, stress, smoking, UV rays and blue light... all these elements rhyme with clogged pores and a blurred complexion. To remedy this, exfoliation is the ultimate beauty gesture. But beyond gentle exfoliation, peelings can take your skin a step further. This technique, which works deep down to eliminate dead cells and make skin more radiant, is a major ally in your beauty routine. Here's everything you need to know about facial peels.

What is a peel?

Peels are a family of products composed mainly offruit acids that dissolve dead cells in the skin's surface layers, renewing the skin. But far from being a simple exfoliation such as that performed with a soft powder a few times a week, peeling improves the complexion's radiance, visibly smoothes the skin's surface and is therefore an important ally in an anti-aging routine.

Peeling and exfoliation, what's the difference?

Unlike a chemical or enzymatic exfoliation or enzymatic exfoliation eliminates dead skin cells and boosts cell renewal, a peel is a more powerful treatment for skin problems such as acne, hyperpigmentation or advanced signs of aging.

What does it involve?

If daily use of a facial scrub is one of our 3 essential gestures, peeling is a treatment to be carried out with care. The peeling technique involves applying a concentrated acid formula to the skin to eliminate the superficial layers of the epidermis, stimulate cell renewal and the production of elastic fibers and collagen. It helps toreduce wrinkles, acne scars and blemishes, and tighten dilated pores for brighter, smoother-looking skin.

We explain the 3 types of facial peel . These treatments are more or less intense and act at different levels of depth.

The different types of facial peel

Gentle or superficial peeling

Often used withglycolic acidthe star acid that really makes a difference to skin, the superficial peel or gentle peel exfoliates only the superficial layers of the epidermis to restore radiance, stimulate the skin, reduce acne scars and blackheads, and tighten pores. Active ingredients such as salicylic acid, lactic acid, phytic acid and retinol (vitamin A) give skin a "new look" .

Clearly, a gentle peel will target :

Dull or blotchy complexion
Wrinkles and fine lines, or loss of tone
Hyperpigmentation and scars
Dilated pores and blackheads

Medium peel

The medium peel has a deeper action than the soft peel thanks to its composition oftrichloroacetic acid (TCA) and affects the entire epidermis as well as the superficial layer of dermis beneath it. Medium peels target skin aging by boosting epidermal cell renewal and the production of collagen and elastin. This peel also has a unifying action on the complexionIt also has a unifying effect on the complexion, helping to reduce pigmentation spots and acne.

More abrasive than superficial peeling, it is performed exclusively in a beauty salonIt involves a few sessions spread over several months. Note that after a medium peel, the skin reddens and may be sensitive. It is therefore important to avoid exposure to the sun, and to protect your skin to help it heal.

Deep peeling

Only performed by healthcare professionals after intensive skin preparation, the deep peeling is performed with an acid called phenol for drastic anti-aging action. It acts right down to the deepest dermis to renew and strengthen it. In the long term, it reduces deep wrinkles as well as skin aging, and effectively combats blemishes and pigmentation spots.

This very powerful peel can be particularly painful. It therefore requires a number of precautions, including cardiac monitoring (phenol is toxic to the heart) and local or general anesthesia. While a single session is all it takes to restore new skin, phenol causes intense burning, whitening and swelling of the skin. The skin remains pink for several months, requiring the application of a high SPF sun cream and avoidance of sun exposure.

What to do after a peel

It's important to follow a few rules when caring for your skin after a peel. Be sure to apply sun protection every day with a minimum SPF 30 and stay out of the sun for 2 to 3 weeks. For 24 hours, avoid any intense activity that would increase blood circulation to the face, as well as sources of excessive heat (saunas, hammams). For 72 hours, avoid waxing or exfoliation, and don't remove peeling skin or small scabs, as this may cause scarring. Don't forget to adopt a soothing, highly moisturizing routine.

Finally, before starting an in-booth peel treatment, we recommend that you begin with a ProSkin Dermalogica facial facial to take stock of your skin and start with the right routine, which will optimize the results of this deep treatment.

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