Chinese New Year can get really busy. In fact, every single day with a baby, toddler, or a primary six child can get downright hectic. So, we first skip the moisturiser. Then, we skip the serum, the toner, and eventually the face wash – after all, the body soap works just as well right?
Then comes a special day in the calendar – a university clique meet up, Chinese New Year visitations, or a meet-the-parents session. Then you walk past the bathroom mirror, and think to yourself: “Oops, but I look so haggard. My skin is dull, and my skincare products don’t work that quickly.” Fret not ladies, it’s the same situation over here.
Let’s be honest – no woman with a full-time job, a house to clean, and a family to feed has any time for a 12-step skincare routine. Life gets busy at times, but there are some potent and ultra-convenient skincare products you can reach for to fix your skin in a week or two: acid peels.
We’ve gathered some tried-and-tested hair, face, and body acid peels that work fast and are super convenient to use. But before you dive into the list, here’s a very important disclaimer – as long as you are using any sort of acid skincare product, you must use a sunscreen daily. Also, most acid skincare products work by breaking down dead skin cells and lifting them away from your skin surface, resulting in hidden impurities rising to the surface of your skin in the form of pimples (this process is also known as purging). So, always start your acid skincare regime two weeks ahead of your special occasion to allow those pimples to heal. Alright, that’s all with the nagging.
Here we go: