Facial Peeling System: Mary Kay TimeWise Renewing Peel

Today it is quite possible to slightly rejuvenate and refresh your face without plastic surgery and even without visiting a cosmetologist. To do this, you need to choose the right care products, and special attention should be paid to peeling - a drug that exfoliates the upper layer of the dermis. It activates the regeneration process of the skin, regulates the functioning of the sebaceous glands, smoothes the face and improves its color. There are many different peelings - both professional (for salons) and those included in the mass market category. The Mary Kay company produces cosmetic products intended for home use. Find out what Mary Kay facial peels are in the line and how effective they are.

About company

The cosmetics corporation, which now boasts considerable success, originated in 1963 in Dallas as a protest against discrimination against women at work. The founder of the brand, Mary Kay Ash, repeatedly faced the fact that men were paid much higher salaries or were appointed to high positions, while the fair sex could only dream of career achievements. Tired of injustice, Mary Kay, who had almost 25 years of experience in direct sales, founded her own business.

Today the company is engaged in the production and sale of cosmetics, perfumes and personal care products for men and women. Consultants not only sell branded products, but also teach everyone how to properly care for their skin by organizing master classes. At one time, this business model became innovative.

In 2018, Mary Kay Inc. celebrated its 55th anniversary. The corporation approached the solemn date with considerable baggage. Here are just some of her achievements:

one of the three most respectable companies in America (according to the Reputation Institute);
included in the top ten best skin care brands and in the TOP 15 brands that deal with decorative cosmetics around the world (according to Euromonitor International);
5th place in the ranking of global companies specializing in direct sales;
title of the best employer on the Forbes list (30 thousand Americans took part in the survey. The research was conducted by the marketing company Statista);
Mary Kay products are sold by 3 million consultants in almost 40 countries around the world.

Attention! The company's cosmetics are certified in Russia and are prohibited for sale through kiosks, shops, and markets. You can buy it via the Internet (including the official Mary Kay website), as well as directly from consultants. The company continues to specialize in direct sales.

Types of peelings

In the category of cleansing and exfoliating products, there are several peelings and scrubs for the face, body, and also separately for lips and hands. All products are included in different skin care lines. For maximum effectiveness, it is advisable to simultaneously use several drugs from the same series.

Updating TimeWise

It is the first stage of the facial skin care system of the same name. It is a white cream with aluminum oxide microcrystals. They delicately exfoliate and remove dead dermis cells. The hard particles feel like fine sand or diamond dust.

The renewing peeling also contains caffeine, an antioxidant that protects the skin from harmful factors and enhances blood microcirculation. Due to the content of softening and moisturizing ingredients, the product is easily applied to the face and instantly gives it a feeling of comfort. Available in 70 ml tubes. The cost on the company’s official website is 1,450 rubles.

TimeWise peeling renews, nourishes and polishes the skin, giving it a healthy, radiant appearance. Enriches dermal cells with oxygen and reduces pores. Universal for any skin type and tone. You should use peeling no more than 2-3 times a week. In this case, the desired break between procedures is 3 days. Instructions:

Cleanse your face with the skincare products you are used to using.
Apply a little preparation to the skin. Please note: it must be damp.
Using consistent movements in a circle, gently massage the dermis with the edges of your fingers.
Rinse your skin with plenty of warm water and lightly dry your face with a towel.
Use a serum against enlarged pores or a cream that will moisturize the skin.

TimeWise peeling system

Consists of TimeWise renewing peeling and pore-tightening serum (volume - 29 ml). The cost of the set is 2950 rubles. Before the rebranding, the system was called Microderma. After updating the packaging, the composition and purpose of the products did not change. The serum includes:

extracts of sea corals and evodia fruits - soothe and soften the skin;
tinctures of soybean and Albizia Lankaran - strengthen the structure of the dermis, reduce the number of enlarged pores;
extracts of green tea and lavender - inhibit the aging process, protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation and other negativity from the environment, tone and nourish the dermis;
cardamom extract - antiseptic;
apple and raspberry tinctures - refresh, moisturize, and vitaminize the skin.

Like the renewing peeling, the serum from the set can also be purchased separately. In this case, its cost will be 1650 rubles.

You need to use the system like this:

Apply a little TimeWise peeling to previously cleansed, damp skin.
Gently massage your face using light circular movements.
Rinse it with warm water, then pat dry gently with a terry towel.
Distribute the serum over your face. Move strictly along the massage lines.
Finally, treat your skin with moisturizer.

Advice. Unlike the peeling in this series, the serum is recommended for everyday use. To reduce pores and make your skin smoother, use the product twice a day: in the morning and before bed.

Peeling Revealing Radiance

Included in the category of anti-aging skin care products. Revealing Radiance is called a chemical peel due to its glycolic acid content. The effectiveness of the product is confirmed by clinical studies. The experiment involved 42 women who used peeling twice a week for a month. According to reviews from volunteers, after 14 days the skin literally glows and becomes much better in texture, expression lines are slightly smoothed out. Some women note the immediate effect of Revealing Radiance peeling. The product costs 3,500 rubles for a 48 ml bottle.

In addition to an effective exfoliant - glycolic acid, the peeling contains a set of plant extracts that soothe the skin and make it possible to carry out a delicate procedure 2 times a week. Moisturizing ingredients maintain the water balance of the dermis. This composition ensures that Revealing Radiance peeling:

instantly cleanses and exfoliates the epidermis;
accelerates skin renewal, promotes its youth and radiance;
smoothes the dermis, eliminates unevenness;
regenerates the skin not only on the surface, but also acts at the level of deeper layers;
increases the effectiveness of other facial care products.

Peeling should be applied in the evening, with a minimum pause of 3 days between procedures. The instructions are simple:

Clean the dermis well and pat it gently with a soft towel.
Apply a thin layer of peeling to dry skin, avoiding the area around the eyes.
Gently rub the product into your face.
Wait 10 minutes and rinse off with plenty of warm water. Dry with a towel.
Use a moisturizer or other skincare product (such as serum).
Do not leave the peel on your face overnight.

Attention! Mary Kay also produces scrubs: for the face - Botanical Effects, for lips - sugar scrub Satin Lips, for the body - Satin Body, for hands - Satin Hands.

Facial peeling with glycolic acid: features of implementation

If you are doing the procedure in a salon and not at home, then all the details should be explained to you before starting it. But it will not be so easy for an unprepared person to understand the heap of information, so we decided to briefly dwell on the most important points.

General recommendations

Glycolic peeling is best planned for autumn-winter, when solar activity is reduced,
the intensity and number of procedures is determined by the doctor after an in-depth conversation with the patient,
During the session, anesthetics are not usually used, so do not be surprised if you feel a slight burning or tingling sensation,
Please note that glycolic peeling will not completely relieve you of hyperkeratosis or deep wrinkles.

Preliminary preparation

preparations with a low content of glycolic acid (5-10%, pH factor - 3-4.5): 7-14 days, the regimen is determined by a cosmetologist,
preliminary allergy test (applying a small amount of the mixture to the elbow): one day before the procedure,
If the test gives ambiguous results, the test is repeated on the cheeks.

Glycolic peeling: procedure

Makeup removal and thorough washing. This will completely cleanse the skin of residual cosmetics, dirt and dust. In good salons, this will be done immediately before applying the composition, but if you spend a little more time on the morning toilet on the day of the procedure, of course, there will be no harm.
Degreasing. Due to the fact that glycolic acid cannot overcome the fat barrier, in this case it is impossible to do without preliminary preparation of the facial skin. Particular attention should be paid to the sebaceous ducts.
Application of working composition. For this, a special brush or cotton swab is used, and to minimize unpleasant sensations in the salon, a variety of methods can be practiced (cold air baths are considered one of the most effective).
Removing an active component. This stage requires the presence of special weakly alkaline preparations. Immediately after this, the face is washed generously with an isotonic solution to restore the natural water-salt balance.

How often can you do a glycolic peel? If it is based on medically justified indications, then the intensity may vary. When using low-concentrated acid (up to 35%), the patient will be offered a course of 3-10 procedures with an interval of 7-10 days between each one. If you plan to use the so-called medium or deep peeling (concentration more than 50%), then you can count on 6 procedures with breaks of 2-3 months. But if you really want to achieve the desired results, you should take care of the correct rehabilitation period.

Precautionary measures

After using peelings, the face may turn slightly red - this is the result of increased blood circulation. Due to the absence of aggressive components, the preparations do not cause burns. Although the products are clinically tested for allergies, unexpected reactions are still possible. Therefore, before using Mary Kay peeling for the first time, do a test. Following the instructions, treat a small area of skin on the bend of the elbow or behind the ear with the product. The absence of unpleasant sensations indicates that the drug is suitable for you.

Apart from individual intolerance to the components, Mary Kay peels have no serious contraindications. Cosmetics are used by pregnant and lactating women. But like other similar products, it is better not to use these products on inflamed, injured skin with wounds, burns, and scratches. If you carry out the procedure in the morning, in spring or summer, before going outside, be sure to protect your face with cream with SPF filters (minimum 15) to prevent the appearance of age spots on the skin.

Do not apply products to the area around the eyes or mouth.

TimeWise peeling is not recommended to be combined with anti-acne products. If you have sensitive dermis, cleanse less often than 2-3 times a week, while not using all the products from the line. The peeling system is suitable not only for the face, but also for the neck and décolleté. TimeWise products can be combined with Revealing Radiance. It’s just important not to do it in one day. Between procedures you need to maintain an interval of 1-2 days, and in general their number should not be more than 3 per week.

The manufacturer classifies TimeWise products as products that support youthful skin. This peeling system is recommended for women over 25 years old. Revealing Radiance is suitable for caring for older skin.

How to care for your skin after a Mary Kay peel

After cleansing your face, you should follow the post-procedure recommendations. Basic advice from the manufacturer sounds like this:

Do not use other strong cleansers for the next 2-3 days.
After the procedure, use cosmetic products with an SPF level of at least 15.
Use sunscreen even in winter.
Moisturize and deeply nourish your skin to avoid dryness.

If you notice your skin becoming irritated or flaking, stop using the scrub.

Before applying the product to your face, perform a sensitivity test by applying a small amount of product to the crook of your elbow. If after 5-10 minutes irritation does not appear, you can apply the drug to your face.

Advantages and disadvantages

The undoubted advantages of Mary Kay peelings:

suitable for any skin type and tone;
do not clog pores;
TimeWise is fragrance-free and Revealing Radiance is dermatologist tested;
all peelings are tested for epidermal irritability and allergic reactions;
the products are easy to use;
supplemented with detailed instructions in Russian;
and the TimeWise set is also packaged in a presentable box - a good gift option;
peelings make the face smoother, more radiant and younger;
carefully cleanses the skin;
improve epidermis regeneration;
the opportunity to buy a complete set or individual drugs from one series.

The disadvantages of these peelings include the following features:

high price;
lack of products on the shelves of regular stores;
in some cases - an insufficiently pronounced effect;
complaints about the composition of cosmetics.

For several years now, there has been desperate debate about whether the company's products contain hormonal components or not. The manufacturer claims: there are no hormones in cosmetics, otherwise they would have a short shelf life and would not be allowed for sale in such a large number of countries. In addition, reviews from some users confirm the effectiveness of the products over the years. However, experts from the field of cosmetology continue to insist that these cosmetics are hormonal and comedogenic (clogs pores), citing cases from their practice as examples. The average consumer has to decide for himself whose arguments are more convincing. Since not every brand is suspected of using hormones, this is a definite disadvantage for Mary Kay’s reputation.

Indications and contraindications

This section is an interesting illustration of how selective our subconscious can be. When some “experts” say that glycolic peeling can be done at home, to prove that they are right, they cite a list of problems that the procedure successfully copes with (“Look at the indications for use! Just your case!”), after which they explain to you how much money they can save. At the same time, such charlatans prefer not to remember the second, no less important, part - “contraindications”. Meanwhile, a guaranteed and safe result for health can only be obtained if all the pros and cons are taken into account.

Indications

a pronounced disorder of skin pigmentation (only if it is proven that there is no connection with any systemic pathology),
significant facial wrinkles,
decreased elasticity of the skin,
thickening of the stratum corneum of the epidermis (hyperkeratosis),
severe cosmetic skin problems (acne, post-acne, comedones),
scars and minor stretch marks (striae),
dry skin,
disruption of the sebaceous glands (seborrhea),
severe pore enlargement,
age-related skin changes,
prevention and treatment of various viral infections (for example, molluscum contagiosum).

Also, glycolic peeling can be part of the preparatory measures carried out before more serious cosmetic procedures (skin resurfacing, plastic surgery).

Contraindications

allergy to one of the components used,
open cuts, wounds and abrasions in the intended treatment area,
increased skin sensitivity,
an established life schedule involves prolonged exposure to direct sunlight,
severe systemic diseases,
herpes in the acute stage,
inflammations and warts,
benign and malignant neoplasms (at the slightest suspicion, it is recommended to consult an oncologist),
recent hair removal or eyebrow correction procedure,
pregnancy and lactation period.

Pharmacological preparations with a high content of retinoids (synthetic analogues of vitamin A) are catalysts for many organic acids, so before a peeling session you should carefully weigh all the arguments and decide how much glycolic peeling you need. It may make sense to wait until the end of the course of treatment first.

Opinion of cosmetologists

Many professionals are quite critical of this company's cosmetics.

Mary Kay products are not professional, salon products, so cosmetologists unanimously say that they do not use them in their work.

Attention! There is an opinion that experts cannot objectively evaluate this or that brand of non-professional cosmetics because they do not use it in their work. Of course, the effect of salon procedures is much more noticeable than from home care - you can’t argue with professionals here. However, this does not mean that peelings and other mass-market drugs cannot be used for prevention.

User reviews

Despite conflicting opinions about the company's products, Mary Kay peels deserve a lot of positive reviews. For example, the TimeWise facial peeling system is praised for its good results, which can be compared to the impression of a salon procedure.

The author of this review was also pleased with the peeling. The girl used both the entire set and the serum separately, as recommended by the manufacturer.

Peeling with glycolic acid Revealing Radiance deserves diverse opinions. Some women begin to praise him even after the debut procedure.

In this review, the author focuses on the cumulative effect of peeling.

However, there are girls who are not at all impressed with the Revealing Radiance product.

And yet, the company’s products are liked by many users, including those who have been buying them for several years in a row. Mary Kay peels rank high in ratings of similar products due to their effectiveness. But they may be powerless against severe skin problems associated with aging or disease. If you do not observe the desired result, perhaps you should not only change the brand of peeling, but also think about more serious facial care and seek the help of a cosmetologist.