Milk Peel for Acne and Oily Skin

 

What do Lactic Acid Peels Do?

 

 

The benefits of lactic acid peels include:

 

• Exfoliating the surface of your skin

• Acne Treatment

• Deep cleaning pores

• Fading dark marks

• Improving hyperpigmentation

• Evening out skin tone

• Brightening and lightening skin

• Improving the appearance of light wrinkles

• Stimulating natural collagen production

 

 

Overall, lactic acid peels are a great way to treat common skin concerns. How great a lactic acid peel will be at fixing a skin problem will depend on a number of factors though. These include how your skin reacts, the strength of the peel (lactic acid peels usually range from 40-70%), the number of peels you get (you will usually need more than one to get your desired skin results), and how well you take care of your skin post-peel.

 

Benefits and precautions

 

As with other chemical peels, the lactic acid peel can provide a significant benefit to your skin. You can reduce the look of fine lines and wrinkles and help to improve acne or oily skin. Even dry skin can benefit from a lactic acid peel, as it can restore PH and help the skin drink in moisture you provide (in the form of good-quality moisturizers).

 

This is often called a “starter peel” because the lactic acid peel is the most gentle of all the chemical peels and usually results in few if any side effects. Once people have successfully had lactic acid peels with no trouble, they sometimes move onto peels that are little more intense, such as a glycolic acid peel.

 

Lactic acid peels demand the same precautions as other peels. Be sure to use a good sunscreen for a few weeks after the peel. Your skin will be much more sensitive to the sun after a lactic acid peel. As well, if you have any itchiness or redness, be sure to report that back to your aesthetician, although most people report no side effects like that with this most gentle of all the peels.

 

What to Expect from a Lactic Acid Peel

 

Before the lactic acid peel solution is put on your skin, your skin will first be thoroughly cleansed. Facials oils will prevent the peel from effectively penetrating your skin, so often a prep solution will be applied before the peel to make sure your skin is clean, oil-free, and primed.

 

After the peel is applied to your skin, the aesthetician will set a timer for when the peel should be neutralized. The longer the peel is left on your skin, the more penetrating and potentially irritating it will be. You generally work your way up to longer peel times and higher strength peels as you get more follow-up peels.

 

During the lactic acid peel, your skin will feel warm and turn pink. This post-peel pink skin could last for a few hours or a few days. It's normal and will go away on its own, as long as you wear sunscreen, stay out of the sun, and avoid exfoliating or scrubbing your skin until after your skin heals. Lactic acid peels don't burn or make your skin physically peel unless they are at a really high concentration.

 

When will you see results?

 

Like with all chemical peels, lactic acid peels take time to work. People tend to expect their skin to show drastic improvements right after they get a peel done, but these improvements don't happen the next day. And just because your skin doesn't look any different immediately after you get a peel, it doesn't mean the peel didn't work. Your skin continues to get better in the days following the peel.