List Price:
$49.95
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Product Details
- Evens skin tone, minimizing areas of discoloration
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Product Description
Level 1) Glycolic/35, Lactic/35, Salicylic/20
Level 2) Glycolac/60, Lactic/50 - Twice as strong as L1
Level 3) Glycolic/50, Lactic/70, BHA+, HQ+ - Twice as strong as L2
Choosing a Peel:
Glycolic: stimulates collagen growth more effectively than any of the other peels. It's small molecule allows it to slip beneath the epidermis to reach the collagen fibers below and results in 15%-25% Â thickening over 12 weeks. Glycolic acid generally causes little or no visible peeling.
Lactic: works on the surface of the skin to treat tone, texture, and pigmentation. The Lactic acid molecule works to pull moisture into the cells, and exfoliate surface cells which helps to perfect the skin's surface and restore the skin's natural glow.
Glycolac: With a combination of Glycolic (25%) with Lactic (35%), it provides hydration and tone improvements of the Lactic, with the increased collagen stimulation of the glycolic. It is generally well tolerated because the lactic and glycolic work on different levels or the skin.
Salicylic: a great kertolytic which means it helps loosen the bonds between skin cells to promote exfoliating. It is the only hydroxy acid which is oil soluble which allows it to penetrate into clogged pores. It can be used more frequently than the other peels without must risk for irritation.
BHA+: Hands down the best peel for acne and oily skin. You should expect some visible flaking of the skin 2 days after using the peel. This will help with active acne blemishes as well as old acne marks, and a variety of other skin problems.
HQ+: This peel is best for pigmentation and acne scarring. Similar to our BHA+ peel, with added ingredients which to help to fade pigmentation differences and even skin tone. If you suffer from old acne marks, age spots, or melasma, this peel will be the most effective in helping you.
Customer Reviews
trying it
okay, so i bought this peel about 2 months ago, waiting for a long weekend to try it, in case i peeled alot. Read all the review 5 times and was really hesitant to try it. I have an olive complexion and some age dark spots and dark circles and many lines under my eyes. I am 44 and a smoker but i have good skin and no acne problems. I applied it sparingly and it stung just a little around my nose. Could have left it on for 5 minutes but only left it on for 30 seconds as recommended for the first time. After washing it off my face felt tighter and smoother. Will follow up as the days go by.
2010-09-02
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 4
No Good
I ordered HQ+ Gel Peel, 30ml (Professional). Did not receive a gel, but instead a watery, smelly liquid which I've used two weeks in a row with no effect. Maybe there's a quality control issue, but I feel I received a placebo.HQ+ Gel Peel, 30ml (Professional)
2010-09-01
| ReluctanTexan | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 1
Nothing short of a miracle in a bottle!
I had to wait a few weeks to try this product out thoroughly before I did a review. I had a quarter sized, medium brown pigmentation mark on my cheek that developed a year ago as well as a small brown dot on my nose. I had an IPL done, and though the dot on my nose was gone, it left four larger dark brown spots on my nose! The cheek mark was still the same. I looked pretty awful and decided to cut my losses. I eventually found my way to looking at Skin Laboratory peel reviews and purchased the HQ+gel. It was certainly cheaper than three IPL treatments, so what was there to lose?
This is an incredible peel! After the first treatment, there was significant improvement on the pigmentation spots, and after my fifth treatment, the marks are completely gone! I really didn't think it would work this well. Look no further because it does exactly what it's supposed to do and I'm really happy with the results.
About the process.......Work your way up by starting with 1-2 minutes and lengthen the time successively. The spots where you will apply this product will darken and look a bit bruised for a couple days after, so don't plan any special social events until after it begins to peel. You could minimize the appearance of it with some makeup cover. Be patient, as it will take about a month and a half of treatments before the process is complete. I actually got a good peel the last time by rubbing my nose LIGHTLY with a slight abrasive before applying the gel, but be careful with this method. Believe in this amazing product because I can say it works! Thanks a lot Skin Laboratory.
2010-08-29
| Livin Luvin (California, USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
has worked good by now
I have used this product just two times, applying it every 8 days.The first time i used it I felt the tingly on my face that everybody has experimented, but it didn't feel hard to handle, so I left it for 5 minutes, washed my face and applied cetaphil facial moisturizer, I really did not see any difference in my skin, but when i used it the second time 8 days later I felt more burning even though I kept it 5 minutes, and the other day I have realized that some of the scars that I have from acne were dissapearing, I am talking about "hole type" scars and the pores on my nose looked more tiny, I didn't see any difference on the queloid scars. So i am waiting to use this product again and see the final results.
2010-08-05
| carlesco (Lawrenceville, GA USA) | Helpful Votes: 3 | Rating: 4
Great for dark marks left after acne but...
Hello I am 17 years old and have mild/moderate acne and have oily skin. At first I had bought the smaller version of the Hq+ peel and wrote a review about it on this website. But after using the product more, I now have a lot of mixed feelings about this product.
Pro's:
-The only over-the-counter product that has faded my post-acne marks(little red dots)
-Gets rid of some active pimples
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Con's:
-Broke my skin out with a lot of red pimples.
- The smell of the product gives me a very intense headache during and after applying it to my skin.
-Dries my skin out so badly that it causes my skin to produce more oil.
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It breaks my skin out with a lot of red pimples: When I first started using this peel, I did not break out from it. I started breaking out the 6th or 7th time of use. I thought that the break-outs came from the peel just getting all the "gunk" out of my pores, which is suppose to happen the first couple of uses. Well I kept using the peel once every 10 days and following the directions exactly. I did not put any new skin products on my skin at the time or do anything different with my skin routine. But I still broke out will pimples the day after each peel. I didn't understand why my skin would still be breaking out after using the peel as many times as I have. Now I know how some of you must be thinking "She doesn't know for sure that it is the products fault for her skin breaking out". But when I break-out only when I use this product and only breaking out in the ONLY places(I don't apply to entire face, just certain little spots) I apply the peel, then yes I have to say the peel is at fault.
2010-07-10
| opinionated (california) | Helpful Votes: 2 | Rating: 3
Forehead scar won't fadeSun exposure aggravates the hyper-pigmentation during healing. Hyper-pigmentation refers to the dark colour of scars during the healing process and may take
