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37 of 38 found the following review helpful:
 Good Treatment with Current Regimen Oct 04, 2008
By Serious woman
I have to preface this review with the fact that I use other skin care and health products namely Retin-A Micro, b-control, and a good moisturization regimen. Also, I have sensitive and oily skin. Moreover, I have medium-dark brown skin (for a color reference it would be Bare Escentual's golden dark), so for those with skin like mine I know how important it is to hear from someone like me.
For those who have not ever had a peel I would not recommend starting out with this. The skin needs time to acclimate to salicylic acid like any strong acid. However, for those who have been getting peels of %10 or more I would recommend using this peel. Follow the directions precisely. This skin laboratory peel does not self neutralize (like perfect peel, which is much like the professional peels), so you can time it to where your skin has more absorption. Basically, the longer you keep it on the more concentrated the peel gets (if you will). It is good to use when you have a large (cystic) pimple. It is also good for exfoliating the skin after using retin-a. The best advice I can give for this product and any peel is moisturize, moisturize, moisturize. Do not peel the dead skin because this can cause more scarring: put simply apply a good moisturizer. This product of course will not give you dramatic results immediately. It is an overtime product. I highly recommend stepping up to 30% and then higher (for African descendant skin please do within reason). I also recommend still using this once you have stepped up to help refresh the skin.
This product is good for smoothing and tightening of the skin within three days, but again couple this with a good skin care regimen. This peel alone will not help, but with other hypoallergenic and non-comedogenic products your skin will look nice! Good luck and God Bless.
24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Effective Mar 28, 2008
By May
I bought 3 items from Skin Laboratory: a) Lactic 35% & Glycolic 25% Combination Acid Gel Peel, b) Glycolic Acid 35% Gel Peel, c) Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel.
I have used each peel for 4 weeks, rest 1 week in between, which is important to avoid sensitivity problem. The result from the combo is the worst. If you have acne, Salicylic Acid 20% Gel Peel works perfectly. It clears my occasional spots and whiteheads instantly. If you have uneven skin tone, large pores or fine lines, Glycolic Acid 35% Gel Peel brings about a much more dramatic and noticeable effect.
The only criticism is my skin is getting accustomed to this strength and I don't see as much of that initial effect.
22 of 22 found the following review helpful:
works as described Oct 17, 2007
By orbital chaos
Not really a gel, more liquid. Mild tingling as expected with an acid. It is getting difficult to find Salicylic Acid in decent strengths OTC, so I made this choice. Directions are good. I may mix it with aloe vera gel to make a gel for PM spot use. Good product--be sure to follow directions, this is not like the OTC products. Price is not bad considering the cost of much more diluted products.
17 of 18 found the following review helpful:
A must have for your acne and scars! May 08, 2011
By Five01
Ok, first I read all reviews on amazon before buying and I must say for acne, I don't understand how people can post a review after just 2 or 3 days of use. I have used this for over 1 year and at first I was very unsure it would work. I actually stopped for a few weeks. I have a ton of moderate to occasional severe acne for about 15 years now, yes the type where you hide for a few days, but after using this, I must say it is not a cure, but the best solution I have come across to keep your skin looking great! Yes, I have tried a billion products. There are two things that work on my white, male, oily skin. This Salicylic acid and clean and cure's benzoyl peroxide. I use that cream every night, and I use this acid 2 times each week. Yes, every 3-4 days I find is right on. At first I used it just once a week. I had massive stinging, and it was very very painful. I frosted, etc. When you are new, and have that much dead skin on your face, you should use very very little. On day 3 after using this acid, you will have peeling going on. When I first started, I used more then I should have hence the pain and frosting, to the point that 3 days later when I peeled, it was not good to see me in public even with lotion on. I mean I was shedding like no tomorrow and red around my mouth. I was losing so much skin it was not a good thing. After applying this acid in smaller amounts each week for a few months, yes months, the pain went away, my skin shedded a ton of dead skin, and I could not believe how great my skin looked! Did I still have acne. Yes. Was it visible, hardly. Now if you do it and feel very little pain, you do not have moderate acne, most people have mild acne out there, so you will think it is not working. Let me tell you, if you use this, and benzoyl peroxide like I do, you will clear up. This acid needs time to get deep down to do it's work every 3 days and the cream to help kill the stuff when you are not using the acid. Now that I do one treatment every 3 days, I am and have been mostly clear of acne. About 90-95 percent. I feel and look awesome. However, if I let it lapse even one week, I will start to get breakout acne again as all that dead skin is being piled up by the cream which alone can't keep it at bay. Without the cream, I break out some, this alone is not going to clear you 100 percent if it is active acne, but with help of the benzoyl peroxide, it is the perfect solution to freedom! What I mean is no more glossing looking oily skin, you may now workout and sweat without worring you are going to break out massively due to your clogged pores. You actually sweat because your pores are not clogged, and you don't break out if you continue using this acid with peroxide. Also, I have had tons of whiteheads on my back for many years until this acid and this has been slowly making them go away as it dissolves them a little each time I apply it. I do not peel at all when I use it on my back because it is not active acne anymore, but just old dead acne whitehead bumps under a new layer of skin that won't go away on it's own since it is protected by the new skin. This was the first place my acne started when I was 15. It stopped breaking out at about age 25 on my back. I am now 31 and my acne is just on my face now but still moderate if I leave it untreated. The new skin on my back is not dead so it does not peel when I use it. However the acid gets under and disolves the oil. I just see shriking and smoothing skin appearing slowly as the whiteheads go bye bye. I can finally take my shirt off without looking horrible. It has taken months, but it is worth every penny this acid is worth! Amazing product, best I have in my solution to fighting acne. The less dead skin you have on your face when you use it, the less pain you will feel. I do it every 3 days so I feel very little more like a itch for about 15 minutes then I wash it off and the pinkness of my face fades away by the 30 minute mark. You must get this, forget reading the people that tried it once and stopped. They didn't give it time to work. It needs time to exfoliate all the garbage on your skin which is plugging your pores. That is why you break out. Don't give up! Oh, and the shipper is awesome, super fast!
8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
Pretty Good Peel Mar 24, 2008
By Melissa Krueger
"Tried It All......"
I've had chemical peels in the dermatologist's office before. - Salicylic Acid 20% and 30%. This peel from Skin Laboratory is pretty close to the 20% peel I had done by the Doctor. I didn't peel, which isn't surprising since I barely peeled from a 30% peel. It does get *hot* and a little stingy, but my skin looked nice and smooth afterwards. I think it's a nice alternative to the dermatologist and a lot cheaper.
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