*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.

Ooh, hang on, it comes with! Now I am ridiculously stupidly excited, have also ordered this: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370503249108#ht_2466wt_683

Someone stop me. Will try to post pics of mine (won't be as stunning as season though

I did it about 5 hours ago.. my skin is lovely and soft to the touch but looks the same as before :(

Mine came today. Will do it tomorrow

I have bloody cold sore on my chin, I hope it burns the fecker off.

patch test? pah! lol

I had Botox for first time in Oct so am currently wrinkle free but I want to get rid of some brown patches on my cheeks.

peel 3 is under my belt (not literally. ew!)

cybbo Absolutely. BFF. Now when are you free for lunch and Tox, dhaarling?

I should do it though, shouldn't I? DH finds it hysterical that every one of my family are startling similar facially. All a little 'perfect' but in a very, very good way. All quite addicted to the Tox and fillers and such. They look fantastic and I am in awe but such a chicken. I just shuffle behind them like something they usually keep locked in the attic.

'Tis the fact that they are in London and I am not that saves me. There's at least 300 miles between me and that needle.

Missmakesstuff can I be cheeky and ask you to repost your links - I'd love to see what you've got!

right, this stuff is officially the shiznit.

did 3rd peel last night for 5 minutes which seemed rather serious and a teeny bit stingy but there were no Face/Off effects, happily.

status report: i don't think i have a blackhead left and my pores seem smaller - tho not sure if it's just that they're cleaner. i don't really notice my 11s in the mirror anymore whereas previously they'd become the only first thing i saw. and it all looks so even, clean and bright.

crispy and tyaca how's your skin looking this morning? oh and i agree about taking lid off neutraliser beforehand - and do it with a relaxed hand and a song in your heart.

i am desperate for someone else here to get the same results before i get barred from MN for false advertising.

i've just bought this as i'm feeling that using the DCs spf 50 on my face is a road riddled with block pores: www.paulaschoice.co.uk/extra-care-non-greasy-sunscreen-spf-45-269.html

Oh, I've just realised it's you who's the fellow 'ingenue!' I have to boast here that I did think that when I looked at your profile at the start of this thread.

Okay, you're looking fab - but is this stuff okay on sensitive skin? And do you have to, like, completely avoid sunlight afterwards like with micro-dermabrasion?

ha ha shotgun - takes one to know one! you're a fan of ickle bickle pom poms, lace and shit too, eh?

thank you! i would say it's worth trying on sensitive skin as you can start with a patch test and if ok then do the full peel for 2 mins and see how that goes. my skin isn't sensitive but i've had zero soreness, redness, flaking etc afterwards so i can;t think it's that ferocious. it seems to be effecting me less than microdermabrasion does anyway.

just wear sunscreen. i wouldn't go on hols somewhere v hot whilst doing a course of peels and i'll prolly lay off in the height of our 'summer' here but in this country, at this time of year, a sunscreen should do the trick.

My finger is poised over the buy now button, What shall I get SA or GA?? I described my skin upthread but you all ignored me

TIA

I really like the glycolic acid. I did the six week course of home peels and it made more of a difference to my skin than anything I've ever tried before. However, it is not a cure all for me. It didn't blitz my black heads completely, which is what I was hoping it would do, and I found it quite drying, despite having oily skin. In turn, I used a heavier moisturiser than usual to combat the dryness, which reclogged my pores again. My skin generally looked clearer and brighter than it has in a very long time though.

Anyway, my Salicylic acid from Bravura has just arrived. Will do my first peel tonight, and report back. . .

sounds like SA might be better for you whiter

veh excited to hear your comparison quinn!

My GA has arrived! I'm tempted to phone in sick to work so I can try it but I'm also a bit scared. My face might melt off!

I will buy some aloe vera gel first - just in case.

Yes but the advantage of this weather is if it goes wrong you can say you got sunburned

season was it GA or SA?
am about to order the SA, not seeing much improvement with liquid gold...

I still haven't done my peel but that's only because I wanted to try out the clarisonic first, which I did last night and this morning. I'm now ready to go for the peel this evening and hope the sA arrives today but if not I'll use the GA. I've been using Alpha H liquid gold for about three weeks on alternate nights so I'll lay off it for a day or two after the peel but how long should I leave the peel on for?

Just collected my GA from Post Office. Will do patch test today then do my first peel (eeek!) Friday evening. Quite excited!

JasperJohns just seen on leaflet not to use if you have an active coldsore, doesn't say why.

OK I've ordered I got the 10% SA and the night cream too. I'll be back to keep you updated.

2-3 mins notmost

i used GA missfoodie

just ordered SA 10% - the liquid gold GA has made not much diff to pores on nose, so thinking maybe SA will work better....

ok getting annoyed now , post has been and gone and no acid to be seen...where the buggering hell is mine !?!?