Advanced Home Actives

Glycolic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid acclaimed for its ability to penetrate the skin, reacts with the upper layer of the epidermis, weakening the binding properties of the lipids that hold the old skin cells to the underlying fresh skin.

This allows the old outer skin to break away when you rinse off the peel. With the old skin out of the way, your body begins the skin renewal process, revealing fresh, new underlying skin. The effectiveness of a glycolic peel is dependent on both its concentration and pH level. The lower the pH, the deeper and more effective the glycolic peel.

Until now, alpha hydroxy acid peels found in the retail market had concentrations of 10% or less glycolic acid and higher, less effective pH levels. Peels with over 10% glycolic acid and lower, more effective pH levels are offered by doctors and licensed aestheticians as a treatment service. These professionals are specially trained to neutralize the process after 3 to 5 minutes and return the skin to a normal pH to avoid adverse reactions.

The unique Brazilian Peel formula can deliver a full 30% medical strength glycolic acid to the skin at a initial pH level of 2.5, just like the doctor’s office. This is possible because the time-released Q-Mag neutralizer automatically returns the skin to a higher pH over a safe time period, without harming the skin. The formula also uses a complex of glycolic acid and l-arginine, a special amino acid that reduces the initial discomfort that may be experienced with a professional strength chemical peel. The scientists at Advanced Home Actives have developed the perfect formula to give you a product never before available: a medical strength glycolic peel clinically proven to be safe for use at home.