Chemical Peels are Best Performed from November to May

Let me start by saying, we love chemical peels for the many skin benefits they can provide. While we highly recommend getting a professional chemical peel, do know that it is best performed from November to May, when less time is spent outdoors, to prevent exposing newly peeled skin to the sun.

Chemical peels help to:

-Fade post-breakout dark or red marks

-Reduce the appearance of lines, wrinkles, acne scars and chicken pox marks

-Lighten brown spots and freckles

-Create a smoother, brighter skin… Read more

Is Your Skin in Need of Serious Repair?

It’s a new year—isn’t it time for new skin? Get a professional chemical peel!

A chemical peel involves applying a chemical solution (acid) to skin of the face to remove and exfoliate the outer layers of skin so that a clearer, more evenly pigmented, glowing layer of skin can appear. The new, regenerated skin is usually smoother, more even-toned, clearer and less wrinkled than the old skin.

Chemical peels are beneficial for acne, acne scars, post-breakout marks, sun damage, fine lines, wrinkles, large pores, discoloration, and anti-aging.

At Renée Rouleau, we offer an innovative approach to skin repair using advanced peels and anti-aging treatments performed once a week for six weeks, to give immediate results in texture, clarity, smoothness and skin health, without being harsh and irritating… Read more

Are Laser Treatments and Chemical Peels Damaging Your Skin?

With all the recent advancements in results-driven professional skin procedures, it is now so much easier to attain healthy, glowing, younger-looking skin. And certainly as an esthetician, it gives me great pleasure to be able to help my clients solve their skin woes.

But what I’m seeing more and more in a woman’s quest to look younger is they get too many aggressive treatments that could actually be injuring the skin. They feel if a facial treatment doesn’t hurt, doesn’t burn, isn’t making their skin red or they aren’t peeling, it’s not doing anything—and this couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Let’s compare it to exercise and pretend you’re a marathon runner. We can assume you have an amazingly toned body, right? Well, not exactly. Running exercises your legs tremendously, but doesn’t really exercise your arms, abs and your back—to the extent it does your legs. You might also get leg cramps from tight muscles because you don’t stretch enough… Read more

Do You Need a Chemical Peel?

Skin Care Tip: For end of summer skin repair, schedule a chemical peel to remove sun damaged skin. Minimal downtime with maximum results.

What is a chemical peel?

A chemical peel involves applying a chemical solution (acid) to skin of the face to remove and exfoliate the outer layers of skin so that a clearer, more evenly pigmented, glowing layer of skin can appear. The new, regenerated skin is usually smoother and less wrinkled than the old skin. It is also instrumental in the stimulation of fibroblasts and creating new collagen. The new skin also is temporarily more sensitive to the sun, so daily use of sunscreen is a must. Depending on the type of peel, they are often repeated every 1-6 weeks to achieve the desired results… Read more