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Permalink Reply by Brenda Aragon on June 17, 2015 at 9:38pm

I've been treating my clients with Pca Skin for years and ive never had the urge to try anything different!
you can visit their website for more info:
pcaskin.com

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Permalink Reply by Belina on June 18, 2015 at 10:10am

thanks

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Permalink Reply by coldsalineplexus on June 27, 2015 at 8:41am

I'm answering based on thr assumption that you are new to offering chemical peels. If not, skip down to the lines I mention that are best for seasoned professionals.

There is a wide price range in peels which I have observed usually corresponds to the amount of training you get. Brands like PCA, VI, Skin Medica, and others that have name recognition offer and require a lot of training to purchase but are pricey, whereas lesser-known peel lines may also offer great peels and typically have lower per bottle prices, but you would already need to be a peel pro to use them. Skin Script doesn't have a huge selection of different chemical peels, but the ones they have are well thought-out in terms of what skin issues they treat, and you get a lot of education and support from the company without breaking the bank on a peel line that has 40 different peels when really you usually wind up using the same 3-5 formulations. I initially trained with DERMed in Atlanta and found the training very useful, but years later I cleaned out my cabinet and still had way too much leftover glycolic acid. I've also been to peel training with Image and find that they train well, although again, they carried an unnecessarily large number of options compared with what you really need to do the job. Allura Esthetics has also been a good peel company for me, offering very reasonable prices on strong, low-pH, very straightforward peel formulations. These are no-frills and more similar to what you would use in a medical setting, and you definitely need to already know what you're doing. Same with Puramed. If I were starting from scratch with no peel knowledge, I would train with Skin Script and also read everything on the board pertaining to the different acids and their unique properties and try to practice a lot on yourself and friends and family, taking good notes on your protocols and their outcomes, to get a better handle on what to expect from the different acids. Each acid has a personality, and the way they are blended matters too. Once you know their respective properties and what results they yield at what strength and pH and in conjunction with other acids, you'll be able to use peels from any line.

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