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Did My Acid Peel Cause a Breakout?

Posted in Questions by Clear Skin Consultant on the September 28th, 2007

I posted a little over a week ago how I did my first in-home, high grade glycolic acid peel.  Man oh man, it burned when I put it on my face.  Some of the warnings on the directions were that there would be a burning sensation while the solution was on, and not to leave it on in excess of five minutes.  I could barely keep it on for three!

Another one of the warnings, which I was prepared for, was that it said the aftermath of the powerful peel could, potentially, lead to a breakout.  And, of course, since my skin is so sensitive to these things and is acne prone in the first place, guess what I was blessed with about a week later?  I knew they were cropping up days ago, I could feel them just itching to break the surface of my then-clear skin.  And of course, as I predicted of my now very predictable skin, I have a new zit on my cheek (where I never get them, by the way), and above my eyebrow (another very odd place for me to get a zit).

They look to be ones that will subside fairly quickly, but they broke the surface pretty quickly once I could feel them brewing beneath the surface.  The problem is, they are the really red kind, and they do protrude, so it was a tricky task getting my cover up on as I was getting ready for work this morning.  It’s now evening, and the one looks as though it may come to a head, and the other looks like it might be a little more stubborn than I thought initially.

As for the acid peel, I still plan on doing them every 4-6 weeks as a smoothing agent for my sometimes bumpy skin, alternating with my home microdermabrasion system (zenmed), which I used at least once a week, if not more, for fresh new cells and also to help keep my natural tendency toward a rougher texture down, as well as to keep my acne scarring down. 

Oy ve, I’m 33, why do I still have to worry about zits???

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