LaSpa Intensive Anti-Aging Glycolic Peel and Omorovicza Acid Solution are a glow-giving pair for winter-dull skin.
If you’re restless during the stay-at-home order and looking for a change, try doing a glycolic acid facial peel instead of giving yourself a stick and poke tattoo or bangs that you will probably regret.
A glycolic acid peel speeds up skin cell turnover by dissolving the bonds between skin cells to reveal the clearer, smoother, younger-looking skin underneath. The best part? Glycolic acid also helps thicken skin. The irony here is that once you’re over 50, your skin has begun to thin, leaving it vulnerable to irritation from things like the glycolic acid peel you want to do to thicken your skin.
You can find a solution in LaSpa Intensive Anti-Aging Glycolic Peel, $130, lapsanaturals.com or Clementinefields.ca. Used every night over the course of a week (each jar contains 14 doses, enough for two one-week rounds) it is loaded with hyaluronic acid in addition to the glycolic acid, so your delicate skin is protected while the glycolic acid diligently does its dead-skin-cell munching thing. After the first two nights, you’ll glance into the mirror to see a glow that says you’ve been taking sunrise mountain hikes and doing beach yoga, as opposed to staying indoors eating Pringles and watching third tier Netflix choices.
After you’ve completed the one week peel, a once nightly swipe of Omorovicza Acid Solution, $145, Nordstrom.ca, will help maintain the glow. Acid Solution contains your now best friend, glycolic acid, as well as lactic acid which exfoliates but also moisturizes. It even has lipophilic (oil loving) salicylic acid to dissolve any errant blackheads that have recently colonized your nose and chin (a surprise gift you may have noticed when your pores get larger after menopause.)
And if after all this you are still intent on getting a stick and poke tattoo, how about these whimsical, wee trees?