Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Medi–Spa Peel

Includes 16 Applications of steps 1 & 2 including 16 pads and firming peptide milk

Straight from Dr. Dennis Gross’ NYC practice, Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare Alpha Beta Medi–Spa Peel is a weekly peel packed with 15 rejuvenating acids designed to smooth lines and wrinkles, refine skin texture and tone and shrink pores. An at-home treatment that dramatically improves the overall look of your complexion, this treatment encourages your skin to restore itself from the first application. Dr. Dennis Gross' patented 2-step formula delivers spa-worthy results in the comfort of your own home, and it's incredibly simple to use for peel veterans or novices. This product has been tested and approved by a member of our community, so you can be sure that it'll significantly improve your skin.

This simple yet powerful 2-step system helps your skin renew itself for a fresh and refined complexion. Plant-based rehmannia glutinosa root extract acts as an antioxidant to battle free radicals, while lactic acid exfoliates and hydrates. Step 1 is packed with effective yet gentle exfoliating acids, and step 2 controls the alpha hydroxy acid activity as it delivers anti-aging actives and antioxidants all in the form of a luxurious milk. This pel contains a combination of 15 acids for accelerated results and is cruelty free and paraben free.

Tested for over 30 days and reviewed by Marta:
“Right off the menu from Dr. Dennis Gross’ NYC practice” is Dr. Dennis Gross Alpha Beta Medi-Spa Peel, a weekly at-home peel with 15 different acids and a serum. Having had an office peel at Dr. Gross’s office a few months ago, I am impressed by how much Medi-Spa manages to replicate the experience – and the effects. Daily use of the Alpha Beta Peel along with this weekly treatment seems to be responsible for my best complexion ever.

Alpha Beta Medi-Spa Peel is a two-step process that starts with the swipe of a pad saturated with 15 acids and some antioxidants. The pads come in a round tub and, unlike the packette-wraped daily wipes, are thick and a little rough textured. There is a definite tingle when I use it, particularly on my cheeks. However, the subsequent rosy flush subsides very quickly and I would say that, despite my sensitive skin, the product is not irritating.

The acids are mostly the common alpha hydroxies, such as glycolic, lactic, citric and malic, with a couple of less usual ones that I’ll give a shout out to.

While there are plenty of other things to like (clove, papaya, grape and green tea), eyebrows may be raised by the dominance of alcohol in the formula. Actually, on the subject of SD Alcohol 40-B, Futurederm has a good article and explains its benefits in skincare formulas in that it shrinks the volume of the solution and makes the actives more concentrated.

After about three minutes, the Firming Peptide Milk should be applied. This is a light lotion that I assumed was simply a neutralizing agent for the step 1 peel. However, it is way much more than that and with its peptide, vitamin C, amino acids and antioxidants, negates the need for another serum on my Medi-Spa days. As well as collagen builders, there are ingredients that hydrate (phospholipids, sodium hyaluronate) and soothe (arnica), both of which are important after a peel.

This is not formulated for purists and there are a few unwanted ingredients such as the irritant octyldodecanol in the serum and potassium hydroxide. And, of course, there are the usual suspects in the preservative department. But the good far, far outweighs the bad and, in any case, with the daily and weekly peel regimen from DDG, my skin (smoother, glowing, plumper) has never looked better in my opinion.

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