Exfoliating your skin with over-the-counter acids (AHA/BHA) or at-home peels.
Question 1 of 5
What are you thinking of using?
Acids & peels at home: DIY or clinic?
Exfoliating your skin with over-the-counter acids (AHA/BHA) or at-home peels. This free check asks 5 questions and gives one honest verdict. The verdict comes from written rules, never from AI, and product picks never change it.
What it asks about
- What are you thinking of using?
- Have you used exfoliating acids on your face before?
- Are you using a retinoid at the moment (retinol, retinal, adapalene or tretinoin)?
- Does your skin tend to leave dark marks after spots, scratches or irritation?
- Does any of these apply to you?
The four possible verdicts
- DIY safe
- DIY risky
- Clinic
- See a doctor