Are Home Chemical Peels As Effective as Professional Chemical Peels?
Home chemical peels can be effective as some professional chemical peels. Chemical peels range in terms of the number of layers of skin that they remove, the amount of time that it takes to complete the treatment, and how long it takes for the skin to completely recover. A light chemical peel, which is made with alphahydroxy acids, requires very little recovery time and only removes a thin layer of skin from the face. Home chemical peels are almost always made with alphahydroxy acids, which can include acids derived from fruits, lactic acid, glycolic acid, or salicylic acid.
