Skin Appeal provides a number of Service options including, The Vivier Brilliance Peel, The AFA Clay Peel, The IS Clinical Fire n' Ice Peel, and the Environ Cool Peel. Please see below for a more detailed description of each service.

Designed to regenerate and rejuvenate the skin, The Vivier Peel is a professional, gentle and effective option to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, minimize the look of dilated pores, hyperpigmentation, sun damage, acne & scarring with no downtime. Your skin will appear to be glowing, healthier and brighter. The Vivier  Brilliance peel offers predictable and controlled micro-exfoliation to promote cell renewal, clarity and radiance. For maximum benefit we recommend 3 Vivier peels to be completed, each spaced 2 – 4 weeks apart.

What’s in the Fire?

The Fire is a clinically formulated resurfacing masque that is potent with antioxidants, botanical acids, retinol, and niacin–powerful ingredients that help to resurface your skin, without experiencing any residual peeling. The result is radiantly resurfaced skin that doesn’t come with the baggage of downtime.

Following the Fire, the Ice is applied to help intensively hydrate your newly resurfaced skin. Designed to cool and soothe, it will leave your skin tight, firm, and glowing.

What’s in the Ice?

The Ice is a rejuvenating masque that helps to soothe, nourish, and hydrate your resurfaced skin after the Fire. Packed with the ingredients that naturally restore the skin’s balance (hyaluronic acid and aloe vera), the masque is a light gel formulation designed to soothe and refresh your skin following resurfacing.

AFA Clay Peel

Treat blemishes, congestion + pigmentation with this two step AFA Clay + Gel Peel.

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Our AFA Clay + Gel Peel is a dynamic two-step process combining AFA Clay Peeling with the standard AFA Gel Peel. This unique approach introduces an additional layer of deep peeling before the AFA Gel Peel, optimizing the overall treatment promoting smoother, softer and clearer skin.  This formula uses the same type of amino acids found in your body to boost the retention of moisture in your skin naturally  without causing much irritation.

The AFA Clay Peel serves as a preparatory step, working to close + tighten pores while enhancing the effectiveness of the Gel Peel. This synergy between the two peels ensures a comprehensive + revitalizing skincare experience!

Ideal for: Blemished, oily, acneic, congested + textured skin. We recommend a series of 4-6 treatments every 2-4 weeks.



Downtime: mild redness for couple of hours 

The benefits of an Environ Cool Peel are vast and for a variety of skin conditions. It will improve the visible signs of ageing and soften the texture of the skin. Oily and blemish- prone skin will have improved texture and reduction in the appearance of oil. As an anti aging treatment, skin will be refined, revived and radiant. Environ Cool Peels are ideal for hydrating and refining, they repair cells and encourage cell exfoliation revealing fresh and youthful skin. Especially effective to treat rough texture, sun damage, smokers congestion and acne. Because nobody really wants to have downtime with flaking and peeling, the cool peel system was designed to be safe, effective and gratifying. The Cool Peel uses lactic acid to repair and encourage exfoliation, to reveal fresh and more youthful skin. It is pain free and no downtime.

FAQs

How the Skin Peel Works

Environ have a variety of peeling systems, using acidic creams and gels instead of using acid solutions. The Cool Peels are designed to preserve the architecture of the skin simultaneously stimulating the fibroblasts in the dermis to increase the quantity of collagen in the dermis.

What Skin Issues do Environ Cool Peels Treat?

• The antibacterial effects make it an ideal way to treat acne that has not responded to prior simple treatments.
• Rough skin will respond very successfully to peeling and skin that is in need of hydrating.
• Wrinkles and fine lines.
• Rosacea.
• Solar keratoses (known as age spots)

What should I do to prepare for my treatment?

Prior to an Environ Cool Peel it is essential to prepare the skin with a Vitamin A regime for a minimum of 3 weeks to prepare the skin before commencing treatment. We offer complimentary consultations to find the appropriate regime for your personal concerns and lifestyle.

It is possible for active acne to have this treatment without using the products first however we strongly recommend using Environ products afterwards for best results and a course of 6-8 treatments would be recommended. If you can arrive free of makeup (not essential) it would help your therapist assess your skin prior to treatment. 

What are the Post Skin Peel treatment requirement's?

• Avoid sun exposure, including sun beds, for the next week
• Avoid exercise for 24 hours
• Avoid swimming – chemicals could irritate the skin
• Don’t rub, pick or irritate skin
• Do not use any Alpha Hydroxy products for 24 hours (normal skin) or 72 hours (sensitive skin)
• Avoid Alpha Cream for 1 week before and after an Environ peel
• Moisturise the skin adequately day and night. The B-Active range can be used immediately after the peel.
• Use sunscreen.

Results are progressive but you will notice a difference in the skin immediately after treatment.

What will my Skin feel like During and After my Environ Peel?

During your Environ peel, you may experience a warm, tingling sensation, however most clients experience no discomfort. After your peel, your skin may feel tight and slightly warm.

How Long do Environ Cool Peels Take?

Facial peels are generally performed in approximately 60 minutes. However, this will vary if it is combined with a LED Light Therapy or if it is done as a stand-alone treatment. 

Contraindications

• Not adequately prepared on Vitamin A (3 weeks face and body)
• Sun worshippers / sun bed users / outdoor athletes (care must be taken if peeling during the summer months)
• Iso-tretinoin (Roaccutane) avoid for 6 – 12 months
• Recent dermabrasion
• Porphyria
• Diabetes or other major illnesses – GP Consent
• Skin diseases
• Pregnancy – Due to Vitamin A usage
• Radiation treatment
• Fever blisters / Cold Sores (not a contra-indication but an outbreak can occur)
• Pigmentation
• On Vitamin A treatments e.g. Tigason