peeling

The peeling is a beauty application in which dead skin cells are removed from the skin in order to give the regrowing skin space for growth. The skin should appear healthier and fresher.

What is a peel?

A peeling is applied to the skin in the form of a cream or a fluid, where it loosens dead skin, dirt and deposits. There are clear differences between household peelings and a peeling application in a cosmetic studio. Other forms of peeling are carried out with special peeling brushes and are also more likely to be found in home use.

Peelings for at home are sold as a pure peeling application for the body or face or also as shower gel. In the cosmetic studio, on the other hand, professionals use highly effective chemical peelings, which can also loosen deeper dirt on the skin. The possibilities range from the visual enhancement of acne scars to the aggressive removal of blemishes and solid sebum. After this, the skin needs a follow-up treatment due to its aggressiveness, which is not absolutely necessary for normal household peeling, but it is very effective. Gentle peelings are part of basic skin care and can be used on almost any part of the body except the mucous membranes.

Function, effect & goals

The skin is constantly regenerating itself by shedding old flakes. This happens as soon as new skin has grown back underneath. This process is usually not visible to the eye, but it does ensure that the skin no longer looks elastic and fresh in the places where a dead skin is just loosening.

The underlying new skin, on the other hand, corresponds to the idea of ​​a healthy complexion. In addition, there are dirt such as sebum, skin impurities and blackheads or, in the worst case, skin diseases such as rosacea, couperose or acne with the corresponding scarring. Peelings first rid the skin of dead skin cells and impurities, professional products cleanse them pore-deep and remove stubborn impurities and irregularities.

A peeling for at home can be used in cream form especially for the face or for the whole body, as a combination product in a shower gel or in the form of a peeling brush. These scrubs are gentle and primarily remove dead flakes and sebum, and they often contain additional nourishing ingredients. The peeling effect is created by rough microparticles that are contained in creams and that rub the skin, making it easy to loosen dirt and loosely hanging dead flakes.

Peelings for professionals are more aggressive, but also much more thorough. They are often applied to the skin as a fluid, and various fruit acids are popular active ingredients. Depending on the concentration of the acid, they dissolve stubborn deposits such as acne scars and remove any dead skin residue and blackheads very effectively. Because they are so aggressive and highly effective, they also attack the skin. They do not have an integrated nourishing effect; the customer often has to do this herself at home as a follow-up treatment over a period of time in the form of a skin care cream. While gentle care peels can also be used daily, such effective peels are not recommended too often, even if they cleanse very thoroughly.

As a further special feature, peeling brushes can stimulate the blood circulation in the skin during the treatment. Applying it directly to the skin stimulates the circulation and not only creates a peeling, but also a massaging, invigorating effect. As a result, the skin looks rosy and healthy immediately after the treatment, as the blood circulation is stimulated. However, the effort with a peeling brush is higher, because sometimes you have to massage thoroughly and with a peeling cream, gently massaging in can be completely sufficient.

Risks, side effects & dangers

With every cosmetic application there is a risk of intolerance. However, peeling products for at home are usually dosed so low that there are no intolerances. One should be careful with fruit or herbal extracts, which can be contained in such products - if allergies to individual ingredients are known, these will also have an effect on peeling, even if there are only low concentrations.

Since high-dose fruit acids are often used as peeling in cosmetic studios, you should be careful here with known allergies. For an effective peeling at the beautician, there are also alternatives without fruit components, since fruit acid peelings contain a lot of extract, they represent a real risk for allergy sufferers.

Careful observation of the body's reactions to a peeling at the beautician is very important, especially after an initial treatment. Skin reactions can occur to a greater extent after such a thorough peeling - the beautician has to know this in order to initiate the correct aftercare of the skin. Otherwise, the skin remains so damaged by the peeling that completely new problems can develop. Since the sebum layer is removed with an effective peeling, blackheads can form without care and even infections or at least irritated reactions of the skin can result.

Frequent peeling with highly effective peeling products can also attack the skin and make it vulnerable. A home scrub, on the other hand, can be used every day unless otherwise noted on the product.