The idea of applying something quite harsh and chemical-based onto skin is daunting – but it can work impressively, refreshing skin and removing dead layers, revealing a fresh and polished new layer of skin that was underneath. These 5 celebrities have opened up on trying out various chemical skin peels of different strengths. Making sure to work with a professional facialist or dermatologist, these stars have tried out treatments, explaining what they like to have done, and while some admit they do peels regularly, others have just experimented.
- Courteney Cox
Courteney tried a hand peel to remove spots: “I’m hiding my hands because I just did a peel and no one needs to see (the skin peeling)… it feels like alligator skin. I did kind of a Fraxel peel to take all the spots away… Like a laser thing.”
- Freida Pinto
Freida works with her dermatologist to have a skin peel: “From the outside a glycolic peel or microdermabrasion under the strict guidance of a good dermatologist is useful.”
Gwyneth visits her facialist for a very gentle peel to refresh her complexion: ”I’ve always been told I have good skin so I try and look after it as much as possible. I usually deep cleanse and exfoliate my skin four times a week. I get a gentle peel from my facialist that takes away all the dead cells on the surface, and then I focus on moisturisation.”
- Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston says she had a skin peel once but felt it was very intense: “It’s extremely intense. You don’t realize you look like a battered burn victim for a week. Then [the dead skin on your face] just kind of falls off—for eight days. It was horrifying.”
- Melissa George
Melissa does a strong chemical peel every few years, and does her best to look after her skin in between peels too: “I do believe in maintenance, though. I wear sunscreen and I have a very strong chemical peel about once every two years. Nothing much else as my face is so full anyway – it’s like a chubby little face.”
