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THE PERFECT PEEL

N ZANNA • 28 October 2020

Your step by step guide to The Perfect Peel ...

In my opinion The Perfect Peel is by far the most effective and safest skin peel on the market today. At Halo Aesthetics we have been offering this revolutionary skin peel for 5 years and it has transformed the skin of many of our patients. During lockdown I decided to have this treatment myself (let's face it - it was the perfect time!). I wanted to share my journey and let you see what the steps to skin transformation look like and feel like.

Let me start by telling you what The Perfect Peel is ... The Perfect Peel is 5-acid blended peel with glutathione, vitamins and minerals that will transform your skin into looking younger, healthier and clearer in just one week. The Perfect Peel contains a key anti-ageing ingredient never before used in a peel: Glutathione. Glutathione is the ultimate antioxidant, penetrating deep into the cellular level of the skin to fight oxidant damage and reverse premature wrinkling. Glutathione is also proven to reverse melanin’s metabolism, lightening dark pigmentations.

The Perfect Peel blends glutathione, kojic acid, TCA, retinoic acid, salicylic acid, phenol, and a blend of minerals and vitamins, including vitamin C. Kojic acid is a powerful lightening agent and is proven to increase collagen and elastin production, resulting in skin that is brighter and tighter. TCA, phenol and retinoic acid reduce wrinkles and correct pigment problems, while salicylic acid exfoliates the skin and reduces inflammation. Alone the ingredients are powerful, but in combination they produce results that are astonishing.

So let me take you through my Perfect Peel journey ...

Day 1

It's the beginning of April and we are in lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I've been wanting to have a Perfect Peel for AGES but there never seems to be the right time. Lockdown is the PERFECT time - I don't need to see anyone or go to work so I can hole up in my house and peel to my hearts content. Currently my skin is a bit dull and I've been suffering from acne breakouts which have left my skin looking red and inflamed in parts. My skin is a bit dry after the winter and it is seriously lacking glow. So here goes ... I prepare my skin with an alcohol solution to degrease it and get it ready for the peel solution. I protect my lips, nostrils and the corners of my eyes with some petroleum jelly and then I wipe the first layer of peel solution onto my skin. It feels very warm and prickly but it's not too uncomfortable. I leave it a few minutes and the heat leaves my skin so I apply another layer. This time is feels a bit warmer - not painful but definitely a bit stingy and prickly but again the sensation dissipates really quickly. I apply a final layer - this time the phenol in the peel has numbed my skin a bit so it doesn't feel as uncomfortable. And that's it. I now look like an Oompa Loompa but other than that it feels fine. That evening I rinse the peel off my face using plain warm water, pat it dry and apply one of the Retinol Wipes that come in the Post Peel Kit.

Day 2

I wake up and my skin feels quite tight and is slightly red. It feels like I've sat too long in the sun and have a mild sunburn. It's also a tiny little bit itchy but I get on with the day without any real discomfort. That evening I apply the second Retinol Wipe that comes in the Post Peel Kit.

Day 3

I know this is the day the peeling starts so I wake up and run to the mirror to see what is happening and there it is - the skin around my mouth is starting to peel and everywhere else feels REALLY tight like it's about to crack! I apply some of the Post Peel Moisturiser that comes in the Post Peel Kit. This cream contains Vitamin C, glutathione and hydrocortisone to assist the healing process and enhance the results. I have to really resist the urge to pick at the peeling skin in my lower face, so to remove temptation I trim the excess skin away with a small pair of clean nail scissors. But no sooner have I trimmed away the skin than it starts peeling somewhere else and I literally have to sit on my hands all day as I'm such a picker! By the afternoon the peeling has spread to my lower cheeks and the area around my nose.

Day 4

I wake up looking like an extra from The Walking Dead. My face is peeling everywhere and it feels quite warm. I continue to use the Post Peel Moisturiser and resist the urge to pick. I fail. I've picked the peeling skin and almost immediately I massively regret it as my skin is sore and has gone very red. I am so annoyed at myself for not following the same advice that I give to my patients. Naughty Nikki.

Day 5

The peeling is subsiding and I just have a few flaky patches remaining. I also have a very sore patch on my left cheek where I picked it yesterday (you can see this in the photo). My skin is a bit blotchy everywhere and feels quite sensitive. I continue to use the Post Peel Moisturiser and I am only using plain warm water to clean my skin at the moment. It's a really sunny, warm day but I am staying out of the sun completely as my skin is way too fragile. I'm also noticing that my eyebrows are badly in need of some professional attention but I'm rolling with it as nothing can be done :-(

Day 7

My skin has now completely stopped peeling and the redness has reduced loads. The sore patch on my cheek has also settled down thankfully so I've gotten away with the picking - phew! My skin is already looking much brighter and smoother. The acne scars have faded a lot and my skin is actually glowing. It still feels a little bit dry and looks a bit pink in places but so far I'm delighted with this result. I'm still using the Post Peel Moisturiser and SPF every day although I'm still avoiding the sun. Typical that I choose to do a skin peel the same month we get an early Summer.

Day 14

My skin is almost completely healed now from the peel and is looking amazing. It's so smooth, it looks tighter, lines and wrinkles are reduced and it's got a really lovely glow to it. What a shame we are still in lockdown and I can't be out showing off my new skin. My children are no longer looking at me like I'm some kind of freak show and my husband is relieved that there is no longer dead skin in the bed (oops). Now I just need to get those eyebrows sorted out ...

I hope you enjoyed hearing about my lockdown Perfect Peel. If you'd like more information and would like to discuss this treatment or any of our other peels please do get in touch.

See you in clinic soon.

Nikki xx

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