Peel" Not ideal.
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Peel" Not ideal.
I don’t think any of us want to intentionally peel – not these days, with all the warnings out there.
I’m nervous of anything that leaves me looking like a beetroot or with a face that is so sensitive I can’t touch it.

It reminds me of a “peel” I had many years ago; it’s funny now, wasn’t then. For whatever silly reason I made an appointment for what I thought was a light and invigorating treatment. WRONG.

I had mistakenly booked myself in for one of those shed-your-skin-like- snake- treatments. It feels all so cool and refreshing at the time of application but a few hours later the ugly reality set in. My scarlet face, burning bright and burning hot for days until the skin tightened and started to shed was as good as any Halloween look. Ok, I was ridiculously ill informed and should have known better but I didn’t. My appearance was so shocking I had to hide not only from my children but also the rest of the outside world. I was a horror show of the most frightening kind. I’m laughing as I relate this story but at the time it was most unpleasant. I can still imagine and “feel” the tightness of the peel to this day.
On the flip side, as disastrous as it felt, it did work wonders and when my face regained its normal complexion my skin felt and looked like that of a new born baby. The result w...