When it comes to keeping your skin healthy and clear, we generally follow every skincare advice we come across
From washing our face twice daily to using good skincare products and procedures like a chemical peel.
Although essential, these habits work primarily on the surface of the skin. Pollution, stress, UV damage and other environmental factors affect your skin at a deeper level. This leads to uneven skin tone, delayed acne scar healing, clogged pores, and fine lines – the list is endless!
Whilst regular masks and facials may help, if you want healthy-looking, flawless skin, you need a more potent formulation that goes into the deeper layers of the skin and having chemical peels is one of the most effective tools to get rid of blemishes and scars left behind by acne.
As soon as we hear the term ‘chemical’, we often want to run, right? Let me say that’s not the case with chemical peels. They are generally relatively gentle on the skin – and tough on scars.
Chemical peels are an exfoliation treatment which can be done with an AHA or BHA to treat active acne, acne-prone or blemished skin. The beta hydroxy acids used in chemical peels for acne are lipophilic, meaning that they efficiently target the oil glands responsible for acne and help reduce blackheads, whiteheads, red pimples and even cystic acne.
So, what actually are the benefits of having peels?
- Reduces active acne lesions
Those with stubborn acne spots can get rid of the lesions and dullness with the help of a chemical peel. The salicylic acid peels kill the bacteria present and reduce sebum production, thus reducing acne.
- Reduces post-acne spots
Acne and breakouts appear and heal within a few days. However, the scars or spots they leave behind take months to fade. Chemical peels reduce redness and stubborn brown spots, so if you’re struggling with these, you can ask your dermatologist to go for a chemical peel for acne.
- Treats blackheads and whiteheads
The chemical peels for acne are keratolytic, which means that they do not let the skin clog and form blackheads and whiteheads. They also treat existing blackheads and prevent them from becoming extensive acne lesions. Getting a chemical peel can help address the problem if you have visible whiteheads or blackheads.
- Unclogs pores and prevents acne formation
Acne occurs because the skin tends to clog. Chemical peels are not only a treatment but can also be used as a preventive treatment by those who tend to develop acne again and again. Remember to make sure that you use a non-comedogenic moisturiser so you don’t clog your pores again!
- Brighter, smoother skin
All chemical peels, even the ones which are more specific to acne, have a rejuvenation effect on the skin overall. So you also get a much brighter and smoother skin overall. In addition, after a chemical peel, you will notice improved skin texture and the pigmentation spots will also have lessened.
There are three basic types of chemical peels:
- Superficial peel:
It is the mildest form of chemical peel for acne and is suitable for all skin types.
- Medium peel:
It penetrates a little deeper into the skin and can cause a burning sensation.
- Deep peel:
This type of peel is performed only once, as it goes deep into the skin. It is unsuitable for people with darker skin tones (as it can cause hypopigmentation).
Where to go?
- ZO Skin Clinic in Sarooj is a medically-led skin clinic that offers clients Advanced ZO Skin Peels, which can achieve superior results for clients with specific skin concerns.
ZO facial peels offer various skin peeling solutions for various skin conditions to improve the skin’s texture, brighten, reduce lines and wrinkles, and lighten pigmentation. In addition, they are specialists in evening out skin tone and treating congestion and acne.
Contact:
State of the Art Cosmetic Surgeons, leading Dermatologists, Aestheticians
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