Why Mandelic is the Best First Peel if You’re Terrified of Acids
So everyone's afraid to start a good peel series, but they want to fix fine lines, they want to fix acne, they want results, but it's honestly terrifying to just get started. We've helped thousands of people just like you take control of their skin. We are going to cover everything you need to know about Mandelic Peels, so you feel safe and confident doing them at home.
So, mandelic acid is one of our biggest-selling peels. Some call it the gentle giant. It is something most people can use; start right away with either the 22 or the 40. It's going to get some great results. We're going to dive into everything about this product and get everybody excited, because it's one of our biggest sellers.
I love it. Yeah, I absolutely love mandelic. I think besides TCA, there is no other acid that I recommend more.
Sure. Oh yeah.
I mean, like, I have this. Yeah, mandelic. Do you want to see flaking or not? No, not really. Mandelic.
It's always a nice big molecule, so it's not as irritating.
No, no. Like the acids obviously have, you know, different-sized molecules, and that can definitely affect it. Something like glycolic is a very tiny molecule. It's actually tinier than even TCA and stuff.
Yeah, that's interesting.
But generally, like with the alpha hydroxy acids, let's say, whereas glycolic is just so stingy and so irritating. You put on something like mandelic, and it's just like tingly. Like, I absolutely love that. Even the person with the most sensitive skin can use mandelic acid. And we have obviously multiple percentages of mandelic. We have the Mandelic 22, which is actually 20% mandelic and 2% azelaic.
Yes.
So that's really good for, you know, hyperpigmentation and things like that. And if you want it to be a little bit stronger, or if you're acne-prone, I was going to say: with the azelaic, if you want it to be a little smidge stronger, then we move to Mandelic 40. Now that one does not contain azelaic. It's just the mandelic. But I would say, like if I were to put half a face of Mandelic 22 and half a face of 40, I don't think I could even tell them apart. That's not like the 40 stings anymore or feels any more irritating in any way, shape, or form. They both feel good, you know, and in terms of a chemical peel, they both feel really good. Super, super tolerable. I mean, just some tingling for most people. Some people feel like it just feels like water. Other people might feel a little bit more if you're extremely sensitive.
You might get a little more flaking, as you did with your first and second peels.
Yeah. If you've never done a peel before and you're just getting into it, you might have a little more. Like what I like to say with mandelic is if you're going to get dryness, maybe a few visible flakes, you know, like around the mouth, around the nose, you might see a couple of flakes, but for the most part, when you wash your face, you use a washcloth and you're washing it every day, that dead skin is just coming off and you feel smooth, but you don't have that social downtime that, you know, the stronger acids give you. Well, the turnaround time is the same for all acids. You know, you apply it, and you've got about between day three and five to get, you know, your skin to get dry, start any kind of little light flaking or shedding, and then, you know, three to five more days to finish. And the aggressiveness of the peel is just where that changes. It's always, you know, between day one and day 10, you're going to be done. It's just a matter of whether we can tell that you did a peel or not.
Right.
Right. So with like a mandelic, we can't really tell. We can't really tell. Like you might look like you're a little dry today or something like that, but it's just-
You may be able to tell, but no one else-
No one else is going to notice.
They might think she forgot to put on moisturizer or something. If they look deep enough, which nobody really is.
Nobody is, right?
Nobody is.
So they don't have to start with Mandelic 22 and work their way up to 40. It's either or.
No, no. I like to say Mandelic 22, like we need to be cognizant of people's skin and their sensitivities. And you know, if somebody has, like, rosacea or something, no chemical peel is going to help rosacea. I want to clarify that right off the bat. But if you have rosacea and want to do peels, Mandelic 22 is the one for you.
Right.
I would recommend that over 40 all the time.
Yeah.
Because azelaic is actually good for rosacea.
Yeah.
It's a treatment for it. So that's what I would recommend for someone like that. You know, pre-teens, teens, like my daughter, you know, girls nowadays, they start a little bit earlier. They can get acne a little bit earlier. I think she might've been about nine, and I had no problem doing a Mandelic Peel on her. She wasn't even bothered. Like she was a little scared at first when we put it on, and she was like, “Oh, like, all right, well, I'm going to, I'm going to do this.” It was like drawing or something. She's like, you just tell me when to wash it off. And I remember them saying, like, they felt it more. I remember I had my daughter and her cousin, who also works here now, which is funny. They were both in my room. They, uh, they had, we put Mandelic Peels on both of them, and they're both just doing their thing. They didn't even care what time it was. And I'm like, okay, time to rinse. And they both go in there to rinse. They're like, they felt it more rinsing than they did when it was like on their skin. Like, so they noticed something.
And why is that? Why do you feel that spike when you go to wash it off?
I think it's just the pH adjusting. Like, you know, you're, you've got something that your skin's normally around like a five, and you're putting a peel on. I know a chemical peel is an acid, and acidic is basically, I mean, we're for at least in peel sake, you're talking somewhere between one and two, sometimes three. I know there's a handful out there that are three. There are some topical dailies that might be a four, but yeah. So we're dropping the pH level of your skin. So that causes, like, you feel that. And then when you're going to neutralize it with either a neutralizer or water, it's like a seven. So when you've got like a two, and then you splash that cold seven, you're changing your pH level again. I think it's just a bit jarring.
It is. It's interesting.
Yeah. People can feel that. I think there are some acids where it's a little bit worse, like salicylic or Jessner’s or something like that. If you're trying to rinse that off, because salicylic isn't neutralized. You can only keep diluting it with copious amounts of water. It takes a little while to get that down, but you can definitely feel it a little more with that. But it's not bad. It's just, it's like barely light tingling. And then you might feel like, oh wow, something's happening. And then all of a sudden it's fine. You're like, “Oh, okay, I'm all done.”
And then you apply a little emu oil or an essential healing blend.
Or the essential healing blend. Or, you know, you could put PDRN, you could put any of the other kinds of serums we have, you know, calming things. Because after you rinse a peel, like that day, that first magical day, your skin is very accepting of treatments and things. And it doesn't matter if it's a Mendelic or a TCA, whatever acid it is, once you rinse it off, if there's something you're focusing on, if it's hyperpigmentation, you could put fade bright on or hydroquinone. If it's acne, you might want to use an acne treatment, like Benzoyl Peroxide. Or there are many different things. It really depends on what your issues are. Copper peptides, things like that. But on day one after a peel, you can put those things on. They're going to penetrate deeply into your skin, then follow up with your healing oils. And then the next days on two through, you know, whatever, just use your healing oils. You don't want to waste actives, because when your skin is drying, nothing penetrates as well. So why waste products? That's all.
A big question that I always get from customers is, you know, we have protocols for prepping your skin. They always want to know how I incorporate my retinol, my tretinoin? What do I do? Like, if I'm going to, how do I stop it? If this is a weekly peel, and yeah.
Right, right. So obviously, we want you to prep for any peel. We want you to prep for four weeks. And hopefully, if you're on a good regimen, you're always prepped, right? We want something, the, the, the key things are an acid, like a cleanser, toner, or serum, something that's going to keep the dead skin down. So your skin is even layered. We want you to use a retinoid if you possibly can and a melanin inhibitor, like our Fade Bright something. So you have, you're less likely to get PIH. So as long as you're doing those things, you're ready to do a peel at any time.
And now you always want to stop topical acids, like a leave-on acid, like our Serum 15, our Serum 30, tretinoin, and retinoids in general, like even our Fusion A. You want to stop that between four and six days before you do a peel. So obviously, if you're doing it, you can't do a peel weekly and still use your daily retinoids, acid serums, and other products. So I always tell people to just do a peel every other week. So you at least get like two, three days where you can put your retinoids on. And like with Mandelic or any hydroxy acid, where I'm saying like, yeah, there's that range between one and 10 days. It's not going to take that long. Most people, I think, they do that peel because it's just that hint of dryness, maybe four or five days, maybe. And they're done, right? You know, they put it on day one, and by day five, they're like, ' My skin's normal again. '
Okay. Now you start using your retinoids again. And if you want to do that peel next week, you can use them for another couple of days, three, four days, then stop. You know, so you've got at least four days, I think it's good for most people with these milder acids. And then you can do the peel again the next week, just, you know, keep timing it that way. But that's, that's always a big concern because people want to use their daily treatments and do the peels, and you kind of have to make a choice. Either you're just going to do this peel every single week and forego your retinoids, or use them for a few days, then stop for a few days, do your peel, use them for a few days, then stop for a few days, do your peel. I think that's probably the easiest for most people and the best because you're getting the best of both worlds.
I mean, we do have some clients with very hardy skin, and they are long-time, you know, retinol users, and their skin is more resilient. So they might stop it a couple of days before their peel. And they can kind of pick back up on their regimen a couple of days later because, as you progress, you won't even really see much flaking.
Right. And you know, that takes me back, because like there was a time when we didn't even tell you to stop your retinoids. I mean, you know, not, not for the mild peels.
Right.
And the reason that we, then we started was that obviously, you know, okay, somebody else had a problem, and somebody had a problem. They got like frosted or something. And that's not normal for a mandelic. And we're like, wow, you didn't stop the retinoid long enough. And where, where four days, I used to just say four days. Now there is always that one person that you need to stop, maybe six days, or they'll like, you know, have an, a very intense reaction, like with frosting and stuff like that. And that's not required. That's not what we want with a hydroxy acid. We don't want your skin to frost. We just want a little light pinkness or nothing.
And just because they're not seeing visible flaking or peeling doesn't mean that nothing is happening.
No, no, no. That's the beauty of alpha hydroxy acids, which is this whole family, you know, mandelic, glycolic, lactic, but a hydroxy is, you know, the throw the salicylic in there too.
Sure.
But that's the whole goal of these: there's like little to no social downtime.
Yeah.
A little hint of dryness. That's nothing. Whereas if you're doing a TCA, Jessner, or something like that, you'll see visible changes in your skin. You might not feel comfortable walking around, and yeah, they're going to give you bigger, faster results, but still, even those who are going to take their series. But the same goes for hydroxy acids: the whole thing is about performing a series. It's never a one-time event; you want to do between six and eight of these. That's one peel series. And you will see changes: if you take photos before your first peel and after your eighth, you'll notice visible changes.
And my gosh, we have so many photos and so many people like in our Facebook group going on and on about their changes with just mandelic acid. It's like a powerhouse acid that has zero to little social downtime. It's like it doesn't even affect your life. You could do it and go on, and it doesn't affect anything.
And you don't have to move up from mandelic.
You do not have to.
I have seen some amazing before-and-afters from clients who just use mandelic, but it may be a whole year's worth of peels. And once again, our Facebook memories pop up, and they're like, holy moly, look at this. And they're like, I've only been using my Mandelic Peel, my acid cleanser, this and that, and not anything super heavy, but super great.
That just proves the power of it. And if you think back, even this being like, oh, this is just such little bits of dryness and little bits. Okay, well, compare that to like, you can't go buy this on a store shelf. You can't just go buy a 40% Mandelic Peel at your local drugstore. They don't have them because this is too strong to put on a store shelf. So if you're just comparing this to, like, a normal wash-your-face-put-cream-on, this is intense. This is big, big changes. Like this, wow. This is, if this is your first foray into, like, advanced skincare, well, this is a huge step, and it is going to show you tremendous changes.
But then, you know, that's what happens when you get into something, now you start feeling comfortable. And then, if you want to move up to stronger acids and stronger peelables, you can. Some people do, they'll just use this forever. This is their favorite. This is one of my favorite acids. This and TCA. I love them both. And picking and choosing, I just pick and choose based on whether I have time for social downtime. And then I chose this one. But yeah. Love.
Let's talk about how this is a timed acid and not a layerable.
Oh, that's a good one. That's a good thing to focus on. So people get confused because, okay, we have two peels only that are layered.
Yes.
We have TCA and Jessner. They're both applied the same way.
Yes.
You know, you put your first layer on, wait five minutes, then put a second layer, wait five minutes, then put a third layer. You wait five minutes. You work your way up over time.
Yes.
With a peel like a hydroxy acid, like mandelic, lactic, glycolic, salicylic, they're all the same.
Yes.
These are timed. It is one layer only. You're not applying this multiple times. You apply it one time. You put it on, start with, you know, somewhere between two and five minutes. It really depends on your skin and how that feels. Then you rinse with copious amounts of water, apply your healing products, and you're done. Next time, you can add a couple of minutes on. I feel like glycolic is a little bit more irritating. Salicylic acid is slightly more irritating. I go, maybe tell people every two minutes, two minutes or something.
With mandelic, I usually say start at five minutes, add on, you know, go 10 minutes next time, 15 minutes the next time, 20 minutes the next time. You really, you can reach a point where it's not giving you any more benefits, though, right? So if you reach like 30 minutes, you're not going to get anything more from that. You really aren't. Yeah. You could go to bed with it on your face at that time. It's done. It's not going to keep giving you any benefits. So you might as well just rinse it off and put something on. But if you were to, you know, put it on for 30 minutes and then fall asleep, you'd wake up. I mean, nothing's going to happen. Over time, your skin's natural pH levels rise, neutralizing the peel. We still always want you to splash and rinse it off. We want you to control the peel. We don't want the peel to control you. You wouldn't want to put it on for 30 minutes the first time you did a peel, right? Because that might be too much for your skin.
People work up to these things. You work up over time, adding on time. But yeah, once you hit like that 30-minute mark, I really don't think it's beneficial to keep it on any longer. You might want to start using Serum 15 every week, then work your way up to Serum 30. If you need more consistent exfoliation, that's an option.
Another confusing thing for customers is, can I apply Dream Peel or luminosity over the Mandelic Peel?
Right. That is a common question that we get.
Yes.
And it's not recommended, right? So the dream peel, which is a retinoid blend, is a high percentage of that blend. You can put it on top of TCA and Jessner.
Right.
And that's because those acids are working deep in the skin. They're not really doing surface peeling. They penetrate deeper. They're working way down here. So putting another irritant on the surface really isn't going to bother anything.
Right.
It's comfortable. It's soothing, almost, but if you're doing, you know, hydroxy acids, they're working on this top layer, you know, so you've just irritated this top layer. The last thing you want to do is add another irritant.
Correct.
You know, we want to put down calming, healing things. We don't want to irritate this further.
And let's be real. Those are peel boosters. So why apply a peel booster to something that's formulated? So it doesn't give you much peel.
Right. So there's that, that's, that's like the logistics. And then there's, you know, the, okay, well, here's the real story, right? You're putting this on because it has low social downtime. Why do you want to add something else to it? That's going to give you social downtime.
Just use the other peel, or use Dream Peel on its own.
Just use the other peel. Or use Dream Peel on its own because you can certainly alternate peels. And that's something that we can talk about for a second, too, like alternating. So this can be done like once a week or once every other week. And if you want to alternate this with TCA or a dream peel, those are like monthly peels, right? So if you've had this peel, you have to wait at least one week, and then you can do another one of these, or you can do, let's say, you do a TCA peel. So if I decide to do TCA next.
Yeah.
Now this one has a four-week wait.
Yeah.
So I cannot do anything until four weeks are up.
Yes.
And once four weeks are up, I can do whatever I want. I can do another TCA, go back to this, or do a dream peel. And if I do a dream peel, that's another four-week wait.
Yes.
Right. So I have to wait four weeks when that four weeks up, you know, pick what you want to do, but always make sure to follow the recommendations of the last, you know, peel that you did, whether it's one week, two weeks, three weeks, four weeks, six weeks, because if you're putting on multiple layers and you're getting in higher percentages, it's longer wait times.
Right.
Just make sure you're waiting long enough. Same thing with needling. If you're doing needling, like with our micro infusion, it's a two-week wait. So you can absolutely do your Mandelic Peel.
Yes.
And then next week you can do your needling, but now you have to wait two weeks.
Right. And if you're super aggressive, you want to wait longer.
You might want to wait three or four weeks. It really, you know, that's obviously dependent on your skin, depending on how many times you go over your face.
Agreed.
But just wait enough time and you can, a lot of people love to alternate these things, especially with mandelic, just because it's like so easy to, “I'm going to do needling. Now I'm going to do mandelic. Now I'm going to do this. And that”, I think that's what most people are doing. They're mixing and matching. And I think that's good because it keeps your skin guessing.
Absolutely.
And do a few mandelics, then a few needles, and a few drain peels, and kind of cycle through. People like cycling their, their products because there's that thought. And I don't know if it's proven, but there is the thought that your skin can get used to something.
True.
Right. And so people do it with their actives. They'll do it with a wide range of products. I'm going to use my vitamin C this week, and I'm going to use this that week. And I'm going to use this this week, and that's okay. You can do the same thing with your peels, needling, and all that kind of stuff.
Let's talk about the importance of waiting. Don't interrupt that downtime because of.
Well, yeah, I mean, obviously, this downtime is where all the magic's happening in your skin, right? It may not look like a lot's happening, but it is. When we do a chemical peel, needling, or anything physically to our skin, we're purposefully damaging it. You know, we're damaging with needles, we're damaging with acid, we're damaging with lasers.
Yeah.
We are damaging our skin so we can force it to regenerate itself. It's like, “Oh my gosh, I've been attacked. I need to rebuild myself 100% from the bottom up.” And that's where we, that's why we get that new, fresh skin and look, but never interrupt that process.
The peel isn't over when the filling stops.
No.
That's when the good stuff starts.
Yes. I would say never, ever do any earlier than, you know, what our book says. We like to give you a range, but you can always go longer.
Sure.
There's never a problem with waiting longer. We have some people who maybe only do that peel once a month.
Yeah.
That's fine.
Yeah.
You know, but just be regular with it. If you're going to do it once a month, do it for eight months.
Yes.
Don't give up on it.
Yeah.
You know, make sure you at least get a full peel series in.
Yeah. Many customers use mandelic acid during the summer months and then go to Jessner, TCA, or maybe a dream peel in the winter months. But let's be real. There are places that are sunny year-round.
Absolutely. And we get that question all the time, you know, well, you know, what can I do in the summertime? It's like, well, obviously, you know, any acid, and it's not even just an acid peel. You, your, your retinoids will cause sun sensitivity, you know? So you always have to be careful. You always have to put on SPF and wear a nice big hat to shade your face. Your face needs to be in the shade. And somebody brought up something to me just the other day in the group, where they were asking if they could do peels and go to the beach. And I'm like, well, yeah, sure you can. And I posted my little picture of the girl in the sun hat with SPF 50. Especially if you're at the beach, reapply your SPF every hour or after, you know, swimming or whatever, and wear a hat.
She's like, “Yeah, but like, what if you're in the water and the water reflects it up in your face?” And I'm like, well, you know what? That is true. So you've got to pick and choose. I don't, if you're not going to be in the water the whole time, just, you know, make sure that's what SPF is for. SPF is supposed to last through the water. It's supposed to protect. If you're using zinc or titanium dioxide, which are the SPFs I recommend, I don't necessarily recommend the chemical ones. I don't know. They're fine. But I like the natural ones because they're just like a layer that reflects the sun. The sun doesn't penetrate. The chemicals, the sun still penetrates. It just stops, you know, burns from happening. I prefer not to let the sun touch my face, you know, just bounce right off. And you know, just like having an umbrella, it's bouncing off me.
It's a physical barrier.
Yeah. They're just not white anymore. Like, you know, the little surfer white noses don't have to be white. No, they're micronized, but still, that's the safest. And if you're putting that on and you're in the sun, I think that's good. I think if you're in places like Florida, California, Hawaii, all these places, yeah, you're going to have to double up. I mean, you're going to have to have a really good SPF and a hat. And yeah, I'm hoping that you're not like standing over the water, getting the reflection on your face. But if you're just lying out at the beach, that sun isn't reflecting in your face. You could tell where there's a shade. I know, like, I like to lie out in my backyard and watch the birds and all that kind of stuff. And I have a big hat. I can tell, I'll like to hold my phone up, and I can tell that this is all in the shade. If it's in the shade, the sun's not hitting you. So just make sure to do that.
Yeah. Good to know. And we do have that mineral stick, too, that comes in handy when you're at the beach.
Heck yeah. Bring that right along. The coat line that we carry is wonderful. Like I like the flawless personally, but yeah, the mineral stick, I think it's called. You just swipe that right on and rub it in. Like it's great for touch-ups.
Very, very nice. Very nice. Especially if you're in the water. I didn't even think about that.
That's what she was saying. I'm like, yeah, you know what? You're right. It could reflect and light up under there. Not super common, only when you're standing in the water, but it is a good point. That's why I'm like, well, you've got to let your SPF better be working when you're out there.
Yeah. That's when those big sunglasses come in handy.
That can help too, right? That can cover some of your face, too. And then we get a lot of people in the group, they'll be like, they'll have like a visor, the whole visor that covers their face. They're wearing gloves, or they take their sun protection seriously.
Seriously.
That is serious as...
I have a customer in Hawaii who is a gardener, and when she does peels and such, she's like, I walk out and people are like double-taking. And she's like, I have the sleeves on 99 degrees. And she's, you know, it is what it is, though. You've got to, you've got to protect the biggest organ.
Especially in climates like that, you know, that's where all that sun damage is from is because of that sun exposure.
Absolutely. What about the neck and chest is mandelic a good option for the neck and chest?
I think so.
I think so too, because if you think about it, your face has actually thicker skin than your neck.
Yeah.
Right. These are actually thinner, more sensitive, and more reactive. So some of the stronger acids we can, people can have problems with, right? So, a milder acid like mandelic, glycolic, or lactic tends to react better. Now there is a point, though, like we're saying, like, this is your face, this is your body. So this takes a little bit longer to peel, right? So maybe your face might be dry from, you know, day three to five, and you're done on your face, but you're like, your neck might not get dry until a few days later. It might not start getting dry until day five.
Yeah.
And so you might be like a, a one to five on your face and a five to 10 on your neck and deflate. And that's okay. That's normal. This is a little slower to respond, but as to, like, do we want to put on any other body parts? I would say, like, if you're older, have really thin, sensitive, reactive skin, this might be a good option for arms and things. Whereas stuff like TCA and Jessner could be too harsh.
Yes.
Other than that, I think most people aren't going to see a whole heck of a lot happening on their bodies using such a mild peel.
Right.
You know, the skin on your body, besides here and here, is way thicker than your face. And normally, we would tell somebody something along the lines of, like, glycolic 70 or TCA 20, or something along those lines. So it can be helpful. I think I would normally just tell someone to start using the Triple Treat body lotion instead.
Right.
If you need some all-over exfoliation, instead of trying to do a super, super mild peel like that.
You're talking on the body. Cause the neck and chest are a little sensitive for Triple Treat.
On the body. Like, you know, neck, neck, and decollete, perfect.
Yes.
Perfect. Face, neck, and decolletage. I think you should always apply your peel to all three of those areas.
I agree.
Cause these three, this is what's being hit by the sun.
This is where your age is showing.
Yes, absolutely.
Treat it all.
Yeah.
With your face products, with your peels, with your needling, with your laser, whatever you're doing, treat it all.
Yeah. So when you're needling, don't stop at your face.
Don't stop at your face. Keep going.
Yeah. Yeah.
Keep going.
But yeah.
That's a good thought.
Yeah.
Because I think I want to say the first time I did the needling, I stopped at my face, knowing I should probably keep going.
Yeah. I do my neck, and if I ever get it done professionally, she always asks, did you want me to do your neck? I'm like, “yeah, of course I do.”
Yes, absolutely.
So I'd like to put the numbing cream everywhere, but she doesn't do your chest or anything.
No
Just your face and your neck. But yeah. Yep.
So this is a question from a customer we've seen: they're doing their best to stick to their weekly regimen, let's say they're using Serum 15 a lot, and they want to do Mandelic peels, but then maybe they have an active breakout. Can they still use Mandelic peels if they have a few pimples? What's the strategy there?
Well, there is Mandelic in the Serum 15 and the Serum 30. So they're getting a little bit of Mandelic regularly.
Sure.
You want to know if they can do a peel to help dry up some pimples.
Can they do a peel over top of active acne?
On top of an active pimple? Absolutely. On top of blackheads, whiteheads, pustules, all that kind of stuff. As long as you haven't popped it.
Yes.
Right. Because that's become a wound, right? If you popped it, lanced it, or squeezed it, and there's a little scab there. No, I wouldn't because it's going to burn like crazy, and you don't want to do it. I would do it. If you're going to pop it and it's time for a peel, I would do the peel first because it will help it heal more quickly and dry it out. Once you're done with your peel, you could potentially do that. And if you were to get a professional peel, they would also do extractions and other treatments. They would do the peel first. Then they will do their extractions after. Just take care not to be like pulling at your skin and being really ridiculous. Obviously, they're very careful with their extractions. They'd like to lance it real quick. Then they'll very gently roll it with their fingers or something to get it out. They're not pushing, pulling, or pinching because you don't want to be like moving your skin all over after you did a peel, but that would be the correct order to do it. Do your peel, have it all neutralized, rinsed off, nice clean skin. Now you can pop that pimple if that's what you have to do.
Now, if let's say the pimples are already popped.
Then just avoid it.
Should they use something like a barrier, Vaseline barrier, or something?
Yeah, grab a little Aquaphor or whatever you have. Just put a little dab on there so that when you're going around with your acid, it's not going to soak in.
It's not going to seep into that area.
Yeah, but that's fine.
Yeah.
Well, if you have any other questions regarding Mandelic Acid or any of the acids, we are more than happy to help you via email at support@platinumskincare.com.
Or you can call us Monday through Friday from 9 to 4 30 Eastern at 1-800-917-3155.
Or our fabulous Facebook Guru's page, the Platinum Skincare Guru page, has how many members now?
I think it was 45,000 the other day.
And counting.
And counting because last time I swear I was talking about 40, 42, 44, and it was like almost 45,000 last I looked. I don't always pay attention to the number, but every time I look, I go, “Oh my gosh.”
Lots of great information.
How can I answer all of these posts?
I know. And it's so true. You are on there all the time. You and our lovely moderator, Andrea. And we have a few other moderators on there who are doing a fabulous job as well.
And there are a couple of customers who are just great with their responses. There are just a couple that are so good at answering and explaining everything. So yeah, that's a super place to go. I think a lot of people should get started there.
But don't hesitate to reach out.
And Peel University. Oh my gosh. If you're interested in peels, go to peeluniversity.com. You're going to learn everything. Everything about your skin, everything about the acids. And if you're not sure if Mandelic is good for you versus Glycolic or TCA or whatever, take the Peel Finder quiz on the website.
Once you reach platinumskincare.com, right at the top, you can build a regimen or find the best peel for you.
Super handy.
Click that.
