Re: Is It Okay to Do a Glycolic Acid Peel Every Week?
Exfoliating is basically sloughing away dead skin.
A peel is peeling layers of damaged skin off…much stronger but the same. If you’re going to do a peel soon, you should not be using any other exfoliants. You’ve got raw, fresh skin and it should NOT be irritated at all. If you peel or flake…let it flake. Don’t touch or pick at your face no matter how gross it looks. If the skin doesn’t fall off on its own, its not ready to come off and you may scar.
Sunscreen…I use Clinique’s (its roughly $17) BUT Neutrogena makes a great one as well if you’re looking for more drugstore brands. There’s another one called Ocean Potion that I’ve heard great things about as well but have not tried it. Its sold at most Wal Marts actually for around $5 or so. I use nothing less than SPF 40 always.