Beneath the Make Up: Flawless Skin with At-Home Chemical Peels
Chasing youth is a messy, expensive – and sometimes painful – business.
Fortunately, achieving flawless skin has been exponentially less painful – at least to my budget -since I traded Obagi and in-office chemical peels for ASDM Beverly Hills.
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ASDM Beverly Hills products in my OTC skincare arsenal: Glycolic acid (30% and 50%), salicylic acid (20%), eye cream, melasma serum, Tepez Cream and Skin Fading Lightening Lotion (not pictured).
I could wax poetic about ASDM’s entire product line (except its eye cream – although more expensive, I prefer and HIGHLY recommend -even to prescription retinol- StriVectin-AR Advanced Retinol Eye Treatment
ASDM Beverly Hills offers a complete line of professional, in-office medical grade chemical peels.
I will never again spend $500 on an in-office chemical peel package!
Quick Guide to Chemical Peels
SALICYLIC ACID PEELS
For acne-prone, oily skin. Helps to control sebum production, kill acne causing bacteria and deeply cleanse pores. Produces pseudo-frost and is self-neutralizing.
GLYCOLIC ACID PEELS
Glycolic acid is a naturally occurring fruit acid known as AHA (Alpha Hydroxyl Acids). Glycolic peels help to rejuvenate skin by loosening the bond that holds dead skin cells on the epidermis. This stimulates new growth of skin and removal of old, dead, dull skin. Requires neutralization; I mixed equal parts baking soda and water.
LACTIC ACID PEELS
Gentle, moisturizing peel. Increases collagen production, resurfaces skin, improves skin texture. Reduces the appearance of uneven skin. Varies in its requirement for neutralization.
TCA PEELS
Typically used for more advanced photoaging changes, including wrinkles. Causes visible whitening of the skin, referred to as frosting. Self-neutralizing.
*ASDM does not sell TCA peels; however, I use TCA 15% Gel Peel with Salicylic Acid 5% 
My Experience
I initially ordered 50% glycolic acid. ASDM Beverly Hills accidentally sent me 30%, but corrected the mistake 2 hours after I notified them via email by shipping me a bottle of 50%, and allowing me to keep both. A+++++ customer service.
I started with the 30% glycolic acid. I followed the instructions in A Practical Guide to Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion & Topical Products, then applied ASDM’s Tepez Cream. A Practical Guide makes the entire process simple and stress free. READ IT! I’ll even share it with you for FREE! :)
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I did not peel the first time, but noticed a marked improvement in my skin. My skin appeared more even, red marks reduced and my pores were hardly noticeable. You can apply the peel with either a chemical peel fan brush
I peeled slightly after performing a 2nd 30% peel, and peeled heavily after performing the 50% glycolic acid peel.
Although you shouldn’t do more than 1 peel every other week, I’ve been doing 1 a week… I don’t recommend it, unless you don’t mind looking like a crazy red faced snake.
When I performed the 30% peel on my mom and brother’s girlfriend, neither peeled after the 1st round. My brother’s girlfriend peeled after the second. Both noted extremely smooth skin and smaller pores after the first treatment. You will probably NOT actually peel after 1 treatment. It may take 2-3. However, you’ll notice results immediately. Remember, results are progressive, so commit to doing a series of 6 peels.
As for the salicylic acid, I don’t have oily skin, so I use the 20% salicylic acid as THE most effective spot treatment whenever I feel a blemish on the horizon! I’m a picker and use it BEFORE I pick. It brings all of the gunk to the service, at which time I extract it all with a professional blackhead & blemish remover kit
One of my favorite Internet Facebook friends (we met through a creeptastic Internet TROLL back in the day and bonded over a mutual love for all things makeup and skincare related), Brandi from Chicago, used the lactic acid peel and said:
“I did the lactic last week I’m doing the glycolic sun. It was pretty gentle. Only slight peeling on my chin not bad at all. Cleared my pores out like crazy! I passed it onto my mom bc I want something a bit more harsh…”
After trying the glycolic, she said:
Photo Evidence
I broke out HORRIBLY while vacationing in Costa Rica (I had to wear a hat every single day!) and had little marks ALL over my face. I looked like I was recovering from the chicken pox! After almost 2 months and at least 6 peels, I can finally leave the house without makeup! WHOO HOO!
Please note: the last photo looks unnaturally flawless because I took it in my bathroom, with amazingly flattering INDOOR light. The first 2 photos are in unflattering OUTDOOR light. I have no foundation on in any of the photos, and did not use a filter or enhance any of the images in anyway. Although, I did have chapstick on in the last photo! You can definitely see my progress. My skin looks pretty great in the middle photo, during afternoon outdoor daylight.
Overall, I feel like I definitely achieved in-office results at-home with ASDM Beverly Hills’ chemical peel line.
PLEASE write me and share your experience with ASDM’s products if you decide to give them a try! Also, do a better job of documenting your progress, because they will give you a free product if you take before/after photos and share them.
Lastly, be sure to use the promo code DISCOUNT15 for 15% off. If you have any trouble getting the discount, send them a simple email and they will correct your bill before they ship your order.
