Vitalize Peel is a cosmetic procedure that uses alpha hydroxyl acids. The procedure is a superficial peel, removing dead skin cells on the surface and rejuvenating the skin. The procedure is safe and can be used in all skin types, without causing hypo or hyperpigmentation, due to the safe ingredients used.
History of Chemical Peel
Peeling is a procedure that has been around since the time of the ancient Romans and Egyptians. Cleopatra used peeling techniques to achieve softer skin; at that time, lactic acid (from sour milk or goat's milk) was the main ingredient of the peeling solution.
The history of modern peeling treatments starts at the beginning of the 1900s, when beauty parlors used to offer peeling treatments employing mild acids.
The peeling technique improved in the 1950s when a dermatologist, George Miller MacKee, discovered the phenol peel. This treatment did remove the dead skin cells and make the skin softer, but there were serious side effects including scars and hyper or hypopigmentation.
Vitalize Peel
Vitalize Peel is a treatment that has been recently developed and contains ingredients such as alpha and beta hydroxy acids, resorcinol and retinoic acid. The solution is prepared by dermatologists; the inventor of Vitalize Peel is not known, but the formula presently belongs to SkinMedica.
