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The week I stopped pushing peels on everyone
I had a client with persistent redness who'd been told by two other places she just needed a stronger chemical peel. I suggested we stop all actives for a month and focus on barrier repair instead, which felt like esthetician heresy. Her skin calmed down more in those four weeks than it had in a year of aggressive treatments. Anyone else feel like we sometimes over-prescribe the 'big guns' for simple barrier issues?
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the_hayden10d ago
My friend went through something just like this! Her face was so red and sore, and she kept getting told to try another acid or peel. It was a mess. She finally saw someone who told her to just wash with water and use a basic moisturizer for a few weeks. Honestly, it was like magic watching all that irritation just fade away. It really shows how sometimes the best fix is to stop fixing and just let the skin heal.
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