In my ongoing quest to explore the new CVS down the street from my house, I decided to test out the Vichy chemical peel kit. I've done these home peel sets before but never really found them to be strong enough to do much good in the skin repair department.

The Vichy peel was designed with a board of dermatologists and includes both micro-dermabrasion and chemical peel. The kit consists of a micro-dermabrasion scrub with aluminum oxide crystals, pre-packaged peel packets with glycolic acid, a neutralizing soothing spray with pH 7 and an anti-aging lotion with Vitamin C and SPF15. I tried it out last night (you are supposed to do it once a week for three weeks). This one is much stronger than previous ones I used, the scrub is really rough and the peel stings a bit but the third step spray is quite delightful. I woke up this morning with a lovely little rash along my upper lip, which I am hoping will take some wrinkles away with it when it fades. The kit sells for $55.

If it works I'll let you know in around a month.