What is Chemical Peeling and types of peeling

What is Chemical Peeling and types of peeling

Flawless, radiant and wrinkle free skin is everyone’s desire which has given rise to a lot of advanced skin care and treatment procedure and chemical peeling is one of them.

So, what exactly chemical peeling is?

As the name suggests chemical peeling is a technique that is used to smoothen out the skin’s texture by using chemicals over it which results in exfoliation of the upper dead skin layer or which gets peeled off. The new skin is smoother and with lesser blemishes.

Chemical peeling is done by professionals and isn’t a simple daily procedure like scrubbing that you can do at home. Therefore, there should be proper advice taken from a professional, dermatologist, plastic surgeons, and specialist before going for such procedures.

Types of chemical peels used

Chemical peels can be of various set of chemicals though the major 5 are listed below and you will be quite familiar with them as most of these are an important ingredient of your anti aging and wrinkle creams.

Glycolic acid

Tartaric acid

Malic acid

Salicylic acid

Lactic Acid

Chemical peeling benefits and side effects

Chemical peeling benefits and side effects

The procedure of chemical peeling is quite popular these days with our desire to look young as ever with smooth flawless skin with no wrinkles and lines.

Let’s see some benefits and side effects of chemical peeling.

Benefits of chemical peeling

It involves the removal of top most layers of the skin with the use of non toxic chemicals due to which the skin appears smoother and with lesser lines and blemishes.

Chemical peels are good for achieving a younger and radiant looking skin.

It get rid of the marks and blemishes due to bout of acne.

Skin appears more even toned as the hyper pigmentation is also noticeably reduced when the top most layers are sloughed off.

Peels are available in required depth as per the patient’s/client’s requirement and skin condition

They are safe though depends majorly on the person/professional who is performing the procedure.

Over the time chemical peels enhances and boosts the collagen production that keeps the skin taut and firm.

For freckles and open pores chemical peels can be a good way to get rid of them as pores are hard to get deal with.

Patchy and rough skin is removed by the chemical peeling sessions and the new skin is less patchy and dry and id taken good care it will maintain its elasticity and won’t be that dry.