In their constant search for the ideal peel to get the perfect complexion, women have countless allies. If dermabrasion is too drastic a procedure, there is also the option of a deep skin chemical peel, also known as the TCA peel, which can be gotten at home and shows impressive results in just a couple of days. With sales for TCA seeing a considerable boost in recent weeks, perhaps we should all take a look at this option, if spotted skin on the face is one of our biggest problems.

What with the many beauty companies selling TCA (TriChloroacetic Acid) peels online, health experts advise us, first and foremost, not to jump into buying a bottle without first seeing a dermatologist. TCA peel is said to remove wrinkles and acne in just a couple of days but, as with everything, we must not be deceived into thinking it could possibly solve all of our problems because this is rarely the case. So, if we’re really considering doing this at home, a visit to the doctor’s should be first on our to-do list.

This happens because TCA is not recommended only for wrinkle and acne removal, but is also said to work as an “instant facelift,” while improving the aspect of deep scars and making tattoos fade away. Simply buying one of these chemical peels on the Internet and then applying it on the face could have disastrous consequences, regardless of the fact that beauty companies are claiming it has no side-effects and is not allergenic. Since the skin first tightens (“freezes” is the term used by most companies), then relaxes and reddens (which can persist for about a week), stressing that unsupervised use of this peel can never be enough, doctors are telling us.

Once that is out of the way, with the doctor’s recommendation in hand, we can simply go out and buy a bottle of TCA peel for anything between $150 and upwards of $250. “A deeper skin peel like the infamous TCA skin peel […] is similar in results to a deeper dermabrasion, but with less risk. Unlike with a dermabrader tool which will keep abrading until turned off, TCA (trichloroacetic acid), the main ingredient of a TCA peel, will self neutralize. This makes it safer for application. Deeper skin peels and chemical peels have also been documented to increase collagen production as an added after effect – something dermabrasion and laser therapy are not known for.” BestSkinPeel says of the TCA peel.

Hydration is key to helping the skin on the face regain its natural color and stay healthy. So, after applying the chemical peel, we should use special products to protect our skin and help it recover from it. In doing so, we’ll have the complexion we’ve always dreamed of in seven to ten days, beauty companies assure us.