One of the most important skin care procedures is peeling. Its essence is to remove dead skin cells of the epidermis, which prevent the skin from breathing and receiving nutrients from the funds applied to it, clog pores and give the face a stale look. After peeling, the skin becomes smoother, acquires a healthy color, becomes more susceptible to creams and masks, and makeup falls on it evenly and naturally. Due to the removal of dead cells, growth and renewal of living cells is stimulated, so this procedure ultimately has not only momentary, but also long-term effect.
Peeling can be of two types - chemical and mechanical. Both of them are sufficiently effective, but have their own characteristics. Mechanical peeling, as the name implies, is carried out by erasing keratinized skin cells with abrasive compounds. Of course, their texture is carefully selected, and their action is quite soft, but still, in addition to old cells, similar products can injure new ones, and in the presence of irritations or rashes on the skin, the situation may worsen. But in the case of clogged or enlarged pores and black spots, such peeling can achieve a wonderful result. It is also most often used precisely mechanical lip peeling, although with chemical peeling, products can most often be used on lips.
A more gentle peeling option is chemical. In products used at home, the main active ingredient is organic acids, which are more gentle than abrasive particles. Most often it is hyaluronic, glycolic, salicylic peeling. Acid peeling is the removal of dead epidermal cells due to their softening and subsequent washing off. The funds used do not act on living skin cells, so you should not be afraid of acid damage. An exception may be only individual intolerance to the components, but such cases are rare.
A fairly common type of acid peeling is glycolic peeling. The main active ingredient of such agents is glycolic acid. It should be noted that glycolic peeling is a rather serious procedure, the effect of which lasts long enough and is pronounced, but, like most effective procedures, it has a number of contraindications. In particular, glycolic peeling is not recommended in the warm season, since intense solar radiation entering the skin in the first days after the procedure can cause complications. It is also not recommended to carry out glycolic peeling at home - it should be done by a qualified specialist. He will closely monitor its course and in case something goes wrong, he will be able to interrupt it in time, using special cleaning and neutralizing agents.
What results does this procedure allow to achieve, and why do many choose glycolic peeling? First of all, this is a pronounced rejuvenation of the skin, and not only due to the fact that small wrinkles are eliminated together with dead cells and smoothing out more pronounced, but also due to the fact that acids have a whitening effect and contribute to the disappearance of age spots. The skin also responds to peeling by the fact that it begins to actively synthesize collagen and increase thickness, which leads to its strengthening and tightening. In addition to lightening age spots, glycolic acid also prevents their subsequent occurrence, since it prevents the synthesis of melanin in skin cells.
Another effect that glycolic peeling gives is the fight against skin problems such as its fat content and acne rashes, since glycolic acid has a drying and disinfecting effect.