Peeling Gels
I've always been an avid fan of exfoliators, as its helped with my dry skin and keratosis pillaris. I've used every single type of exfoliator our there. From Turkish hammams by Kesse (my personal favourite as my skin and dirty just rubs off in rolls) and the baiden mitted. I've even used harsh and painful peeling stones- (eek!), which made my skin bleed and become rough. I stumbled across peeling gels for over 3 years, the first being the Baviphat Peach all-in-one peeling gel. The first time I used it I was extremely amazed! I've always suffered from extremely dry skin that would looks dry and flaky. Since I've started using peeling gels I haven't suffered from this anymore. I've always found it odd how 'controversial' the peeling gel product is! I think its amazing and it much more gentle than the St. Ive's and Neutrogena facial scrubs scrubs I used to use.
Many people claim that all that peels off from using the peeling gel is the product. Yes, in some ways it is the product that clumps up into the white balls that you see when you initially rub the peeling gel product, however it seems people are NOT using this product properly. Because its not only the product that peels off, but also your actual dead skin! I've overused this peeling gels to the point where my skin around my nose, chin and lips, areas that I over rub with the product the most, become raw and the top layer of the skin was off. It had looked like I had done a chemical peel on those areas.
Many people claim that all that peels off from using the peeling gel is the product. Yes, in some ways it is the product that clumps up into the white balls that you see when you initially rub the peeling gel product, however it seems people are NOT using this product properly. Because its not only the product that peels off, but also your actual dead skin! I've overused this peeling gels to the point where my skin around my nose, chin and lips, areas that I over rub with the product the most, become raw and the top layer of the skin was off. It had looked like I had done a chemical peel on those areas.
Sidenote: I saw experiment being conducted by Labmuffin and many people who don't believe in peeling gels love to quote her, so I decided to do my own experiment to prove that peeling gels do work! Since I haven't seen try to prove that peeling gels do work.
Here I am using the Secret Key Lemon D Toc Peeling Gel.
Unlike the other peeling gels, the Lemon D Toc gel doesn't clump, unless it comes in contact with the skin. This picture was taken after rubbing the product onto the glove for a few seconds. The product did not clump on top of the gloves, unlike with other peeling gels I've tested in the past where the product would have clumped in the tiny white balls after rubbing it once.
This is taken after rubbing the product on my hands. As you can see the product is clumping, but judging by the colour, some dead skin is peeling off too.
As you can see here, all of what was peeled is not entirely the product.
How to use peeling gels properly
- Spread the product onto the problem area and wait for 30seconds to a minute.
- Rub properly!
- Rub again!
- Rub until all the white product clumps are gone, but with the product's moisture still on your face or treatment area. This is when the magic happens and you'll see your actual dead skin cells peeling off while you rub.
Why don't people believe in it?
- Maybe they are not using it the right way and not rubbing hard enough or not rubbing long enough. Your skin cannot immediately peel off after just 30seconds to a minutes of rubbing the product. Thats what I've learned after using the numerous peeling products and cloths I've used over the years.
- The peeling they purchased may not be the best. I've purchased cheap unknown brand peeling gels (made in Korea and China), but they were not effective at all.
Caution:
Rubbing profusely can be bad for your skin, however it is an effective method of utilising the peeling peel or Turkish hammams.
