The objective of this treatment is to lighten prominent sun spots in visible areas of the face and body. You may wish to try it first on a less visible area, like the arm rather than the face, to make sure that the post-treatment color change and peeling is acceptable for you. Healing time varies a lot, with the person but also with the position of the sun spot, with healing occurring faster on the face than on the arm.

We have added the TCA refill only option. This is for customers who have already purchased the kit and still have restoration cream to use.

(spot lightening progression - before/ after 1 day/ after peeling occurs/ after 1 month)

Please see our youtube video for usage instructions. 

Please read usage instructions prior to use.

Please see our youtube video for usage instructions. 

Refrigerate upon receipt. If spilled into eyes, or other exposed surface rinse immediately with a lot of water.

In your kit, you should find a small vial with a brown cap, solution applicators, and a jar of our Restoration Cream. The small vial contains the active solution. The main ingredient in the active solution is trichloroacetic acid, a relatively strong acid derived from acetic acid. Be careful not to touch the liquid – and only apply it with the applicator provided.

To apply, immerse the applicator tip in the active solution. Squeeze the wet tip against inside rim, to avoid drips.

Apply solution to skin with applicator by gently dabbing the wet applicator tip against the skin. There will be mild heat or irritation, this shows the product is working. At the first visible signs of “frosting,” which is whitening on the skin, apply Restoration cream, which will immediately stop the irritation. The TCA self neutralizes by combining with skin proteins and denaturing them, inducing “peeling” and improving penetration of the Restoration cream.

Your skin will tend to flake after 3 – 5 days. Do not “pull” at peeling skin, as you may cause scarring and increase hyperpigmentation, instead of reducing it. Not all patients shed skin in the same way, all patients are different. When you do start to peel, do not rub the skin harshly or use exfoliant products. These can cause redness and irritation and possible infection.

Make sure to apply Restoration cream to the affected area each day, several times a day, during the healing process. Additionally, it is important to remember that while undergoing this treatment, the skin has little or no protection to UV light (both UVA and UVB). Therefore, it is important not to expose the skin to direct sunlight for at least two weeks following the spot treatment. You should always wear a sunscreen (minimum SPF30), even in winter, layered on top of the Restoration cream. Repetition, if necessary, is acceptable after one month. Please remember to dispose of used applicators carefully. Enjoy your beautiful new skin!

TCA solution, Skin Actives Restoration Cream

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• Author: Paula
  I am 47 years old with very fair skin living in Australia. Back in the day my Mum used to drop us kids off at the pool at 10am & pick us up at 3pm... red raw. We now know better. My skin has suffered badly from that & I am a walking sun spot. This TCA peel is amazing (albiet very expensive). After spilling 1/3 of the container, I had no choice but to treat multiple spots (about 15 of them, so a little goes a long way). I started on my calves & It stung slightly, but nothing too unbearable. The first 3 days I thought nothing was happening, but then the spots started peeling & that was 3 weeks ago & they are still peeling slightly. This TCA seems to be doing the job brilliantly. I feel I need to have another go at them becasue my spots are quite bad. Actually I would like to smear this stuff over my entire arms & legs to get all the surface, but unfortunately too expensive to do this. So the bottom line from me is the TCA Peel definately does what is should do, but will need multiple treatments for bad spots. PS. Dry brushig during the final peeling stage helps the skin regenerate gently & quickly.