*sounds klaxon* 30% GA peel shizzle that you can do at home

[SeasonOfTheWitch]

thought i ought to do a public service and announce it properly as hardly anyone seems to know you can buy this stuff to use at home - and it works out sooo much cheaper than having it done at a salon even tho it's the exact same stuff.

i've only used it once so far (for 3 mins) but have been properly amazed by the results - as i posted on another thread, my 11s have reduced by 50% [holy grail] and my skin generally looks brighter and more even.

you do it weekly, building up the time over 6 weeks and then have a break.

the magic goo is here: www.bravuralondon.com/glycolic-acid-30.html

don't forget to get the neutraliser (apparently just bicarb but maybe has crushed fairies' castles in it too so your choice) and use sun block in the day.

anyone a veteran of the stuff and care to share your results?

p.s. i don't work for bravura and i'm a MN regular recently name-changed to separate my S&B chat with my over-sharing on other threads.

Thanks QuinnF that sounds like a good plan.

I've got a Mac 50 spf primer that I bought last summer I think that'll do the job nicely.

which anthelios is good? is the 50 really white on the skin?

I find the anthelios 50 quite white on my skin. Bit of a nuisance. La Roche Posay also do a tinted one which is v handy, and quite a good colour I think. And you can buy it for dry or combination/oily skin. It's a very reputable product, good sun protection I think. I think you need at least factor 30. A lot of dermatologists recommend 50.

I use the MAC spf 50 primer. I use it every day anyway, regardless of glycolic acid use. It's the only primer that stops foundation from sliding off my oily face. Great stuff.

Oh heavens

There was me thinking S and B had died and gone to the dogs (in that order) when this thread comes along

Might put Botox on hold (was just revving up to make first appointment call for number 11's) and if this will fade the Bisto patch on my left cheekbone I'm gonna go for it

Baaaaaaa

OP you have lovely skin

bitch

cyb -about time woman!

cyb shall i post my 'Should I buy this dress' thread now?

deffo try this 30% shiznit before the 'tox. my 11s are a candidate for the latter but i haven't wanted to do it so have been looking for an alternative. it's obv not going kill off the fuckers entirely but i'm hoping i'll be able to make my peace with them in a diminished form.

and thank you for the compliment

bitch

so... the splendiferous Sali Hughes - she reckons she doesn't need to use peels 'that often because i do ocm' [i'm paraphrasing]. i do ocm and it's good but not a freakin' miracle. She does have jolly nice skin tho, do we know how old she is (and if she's a MNetter)?

www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/video/2012/mar/02/beauty-tips-facial-peels-video?INTCMP=ILCNETTXT3486

(this ain't peel porn btw, just her chatting about peels)

Sali is the same age as me - 36 and lives 20 mins away from me. I sound like her stalker :o She doesn't do ocm, she does HCC (hot cloth cleansing) - have chatted with her on her FB group about ocm - she likes but finds it too messy.

I call my 11's my "Oi!" lines as they show up when I shout at the kids :o

I'm so bloody gullible :o

Haven't been on for months and my first venture into S&B results in me spending again!

Can't wait for this stuff to arrive

I burnt my face

I read this thread yesterday and dug out a bottle of 30% GA I bought about a year ago and never used. Put it on with cotton wool, it started stinging straight away but I waited 3 minutes. I washed my face in water and bicarb, then water and soap about 10 times. Face looked really red last night.

Today it's all tight, bumpy and red - like it's going to peel.

First the MN haircut, then this.

What did I do wrong???

oh no!!!!!!!!!! you poor thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I suspect you're supposed to start with a lower %, eg liquid gold, then build up to the 10% and then the 30%........
was it Bravura?

Step one: do a patch test.
Step two: Leave it on for one minute.
Step three: Wait at least four days ( they say one week, but I've read four days is okay, if skin is okay ) then leave it on for 2 minutes.
Step four: increase length of time by about a minute, each time you do it.
Step five: after 6 peels, wait a month before you do it again.

The Bravura stuff is just glycolic acid. Any 30% GA that you buy is much of a muchness, so the brand is irrelevant.

catinboots. Keep your face well moisturised with a natural oil, or very gentle moisturiser. Looks like you had an adverse reaction to it though, Or just did too much too soon. Hopefully once your skin settles back down in a few days, it will look wonderful.

I must lodge a formal complaint.

I feel this is a misuse of the call to pusporners Klaxon.

[disappointed]

poor cat but as quinn says you'll prolly look amazeballs when your skin has settled down and we'll all be searching ebay for year-old bottles.

And now for the science bit....

I wonder if the ph could have changed over time, making it more acidic?

hahahah
or maybe it was a dodgy one off ebay and not the bravura?
or maybe they do go off after time?
still not put off getting some

Ah patch test. That would have been a good idea.

Slathered my face in Waitrose Bottom Butter then caked myself in make up for work.

I hope you're all right that my skin will be fabbo when it heals

Catinboots: your skin will definately be amazing when it heels, have you not watched '10 years younger' where they literally burn the poor (victim's) face off to reveal amazing skin?

I ordered mine today, but will not skip the patch test now. Oh the power of mumsnet: they have run out of the stuff and expect a new delivery tomorrow :-) I wonder how many people bought this as a result of reading it here?!

Sounds interesting and much more cost effective but do you know the PH levels of these products. I do know that it is so very important for them to have a low PH number for them to be effective.

Here's a little information on the matter truthinaging.com/ingredient-spotlight/glycolic-acid-and-ph-levels-getting-the-balance-right

I reckon EVERYONE has peels in the public eye, I know Lisa Eldridge the make up artist swears by Lactic Acid as a facial treatment

lactic acid?

wow

lactic acid is what you get in yoghurts or mixing milk/lemon juice, so, remember all those tips about home made face masks using yogurt and lemon juice.........?
;)

when I've had GA peels at a salon I was told not to put water on my face for at least 12 hours as that would cause burning and peeling. Anyone else been told this?

i used to use lactic acid peels about 15 years ago..quite good

Sides of nose scabbing up a treat.

I better emerge from this crust as a glowing pearl of youth