How Do You Care For Your Skin After A Chemical Peel?

Kathleen Neves

Yellow flakes of skin peeling off is a good sign - it means that you got a deep peel and that more sun damage is coming off of the face.

Kathleen Neves

Dead skin loves dark clothing. To better camouflage the dead skin shedding off your face, wear lighter clothes during the peeling process.

Kathleen Neves

Don't remove any of the dry skin with any sort of exfoliation during the peeling process. All facial scrubs, acids and mechanical cleansing brushes are off limits until the skin stops shedding, usually up to a week after treatment.

Kathleen Neves

Set aside your normal moisturizer the week after having a peel and use Aquaphor Healing Ointment instead. It may seem thick and goopy, but it is soothing and heals raw, irritated skin.

Kathleen Neves

To avoid touching the face and prevent breakouts, pull your hair off your face with a hair band and hair tie. Let the skin do its thing during the peeling process. Touching it with dirty fingers and hands will only aggravate the new skin, possibly causing it to breakout.

Kathleen Neves

I have used a pair of sanitized scissors to carefully cut the loose end of hanging flakes of skin. It prevents the urge to peel the skin which can lead to scarring.

Melissa J Crawford-Hodges

Using Coconut oil on your skin and many other things is good for you!

Liz Armstrong Dmac

I have had two laser peels and I swear by Avene Cicalfate cream. It's pricey but well worth it and it doesn't clog pores like aquaphor