Day 1 immediately post peel:
This lighting hides it, but I was VERY red, but did just fine.
Day 2:
I woke up red and swollen with my skin feeling very tight.
I washed my face and used a little hydrocortisone cream and slathered in SPF.
Day 3:
Let the peeling begin!
The peeling started around the mouth and nose and went out from there. You CANNOT pick at the skin so I kept trimming it all day so I wouldn't get skin everywhere (lol gross).
Day 4: More Peeling
The peeling was the worst this day. I had to trim constantly so that I wasn't tempted to pick at my face. I was shedding EVERYWHERE. I could see the parts that had already peeled and they were looking brand new! At one point on my jaw line where I have the most acne scarring, a small part of scarring literally peeled off and it was amazing to see the immediate difference.
Day 5:
Still a lot of peeling going on. I was still really really red and raw, but nothing too crazy. I went to brunch and ran errands all day just pretending like my face wasn't falling off. Oh well. And yes if you get cold sores TAKE VALTREX. I forgot and did not take it in time. You will get a cold sore if you don't prep!
Day 6:
Very few spots left to peel. I was still red and there were about 4 small spots that were pretty raw. I kept some epidermal repair on those spots to promote healing.
Day 7:
You can still see the spots that are a little raw and still healing. I pretty much peeled twice with this thing. I had a big peeling as you could see and then I had a lot of flaking in the same areas afterwards especially around my chin and mouth area. Besides those few spots you can see my skin looks fresh and glowing.
Day 8:
After this I continued to let those few areas heal and my skin looks really really good. I did have a couple of areas that purged but not bad. Overall I am very impressed with the VI peel. I can tell a difference with the scarring I had on my jaw line. I also noticed a difference with some of the dark spots on my face. The freckle type spots lightened up a good bit and my baby skin is so pretty!
I would definitely recommend this peel for all skin types as long as you don't have anything special going on for a week or so.