can i wear makeup the day after a chemical peel

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Whether or not you can wear makeup one day after a chemical peel willdepend on the depth of the peel. A light peel only affects the superficial top layer of the skin,and therefore it is probably safe to wear makeup after a light peel.

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That means using makeup with sunscreen in it, which your doctor will recommend. Your doctor may suggest a high SPF factor to keep protecting your face, and also to lengthen the amount of time that your chemical peel results will last. You can make it through without makeup for a few days, or even perhaps for some treatments up to two weeks.

In the ideal world, you would wait until after your skin is peeling and healed to resume the use of daily makeup. Typically makeup is not sterile and can open healing skin to the possibility of infection or other complications. If you have redness you can use an over the counter hydrocortisone cream to help.

However, that healthy new skin needs time to heal, and putting makeup on can not only irritate this delicate tissue, but also put you at a higher risk for infection. As such, I recommend that you wait at least a week before wearing makeup after a medium or deep peel.

This is a common question with chemical peels, or any laser resurfacing procedure for wrinkle reduction. The answer largely depends on the depth of the chemical peel and the rate at which your skin heals following the cosmetic procedure. You want to minimize skin irritation after any peel or resufacing procedure.