Theraderm NuPeel Natural Enzyme Peel – Non-Abrasive Exfoliating Gel Face Exfoliator with Peptides for Smooth, Radiant Skin, 2 oz

Best peel alive - incredibly underrated and not known enough (coming from a person who went deep into skincare science to address crazy acne sensitivity). Got a sample at a medspa and have been purchasing ever since. Actually incredibly gentle and truly works - not just product pilling which I have verified in many ways. Incredibly gentle to use multiple times a week if needed. Every person I show this to is obsessed.

I absolutely love this product. As an aesthetician I use this daily in the treatment room as a simple but highly effective skin peel. It’s also wonderful for at home use as the product is friendly for anyone to apply and use correctly.

I absolutely love this stuff! I am a licensed esthetician and have been using it since esthetics school. My favorite way to use it is to dermaplane then put a thin layer of the NuPeel on, let it sit for about a minute then massage it over the skin. It picks up any clinging dead skin and I love that you can actually see the dead skin sloughing off. Very satisfying. It’s a very gentle chemical exfoliant that I’ve never seen to have adverse reactions, even on sensitive skin types. It won’t transform your skin, but it works wonders for a refresh. Love it.

I started using tretinoin a couple of times per week in the past couple of months. I am having visible overall improvement to the skin, but was often left with a dry layer of skin that was just weird...it didn't bounce like my regular skin and it had a dull appearance. Enter this peel. I can use this a couple of times per week and shed that layer of skin, which has caused the positive effects of the retin-A to be even more apparent once the dry layer of skin is gone. This is very gentle and causes no dryness for me. Please note that it really works best on dry skin. A couple of times I have tried to put it on somewhat damp skin and just wasted the product.

Love, love, love! This is my hero product! I have been using Theraderm NuPeel at least once a month for over a decade. I was first introduced to NuPeel by my dermatologist (a UCLA medical school graduate). I have since gifted it to friends and family and found that anyone who didn’t absolutely love the product did not apply correctly. It can be tricky so here are the detailed instructions provided to me by my doctor: 1) Wash and dry face before applying 2) Squeeze a nickel size dollop onto clean DRY hands. There should be NO moisture on your hands during the application or removal process. 3) Apply in even layer to your face and neck, avoiding the immediate eye area. The product should be applied in a thin, even layer. 4) Apply any excess product to back of hands or other areas and wipe any remainder on a dry towel. Do NOT rinse hands in water as it is crucial they remain dry for the duration of the treatment. 5) Allow product to sit for approximately 60 seconds. 6) Begin rubbing face with finger tips in small circular motions. Product (and your dead skin cells) should pill under your fingers. If this does not happen within 5 to 10 seconds of rubbing, allow the product to sit fo another 15 to 30 seconds then try again. This tends to happen when product is applied too thick. 7) Continue rubbing until the product is largely removed and/or stops pilling. You will be left with small balls of dead skin you can feel on your face and fingertips. 8) Rinse with water and pat dry. 9) Enjoy your beautiful, fresh skin. Note 1: if you leave the product on longer than a minute or two it will not pill. That doesn’t mean it isn’t exfoliating but you miss out on the satisfaction of feeling the dead skin pill beneath your fingertips. Note 2: Skeptical family members have argued the pilling is all product and not dead skin. After years of using this product, I noticed that when I use the product more than once a week I experience little to no pilling, which I believe is because there is little dead skin to exfoliate. If I use once per month, I get lots of pilling. You decide!

Starts working immediately! Smoothes skin and makes it look better and feel better

This is the best physical enzyme peel to exfoliate the skin. I used this back in 2022-2023 and ran out and tried to find other alternatives but none came close to comparing. One bottled lasted me for almost an entire year. It is worth every penny! Plus I am a black woman and skin is glowing just after one use.

This a follow-up to my original review below. I tried this enzyme peel again yesterday and left it on between 10 to 15 minutes and it work on half of my face and left it nice and smooth, So today I tried it again and left it on for 30 minutes and it actually took off all the old dead skin on my whole face. My skin must be harder for this enzyme peel to work maybe it’s a tougher skin, however if you tried it with the instructions leaving it on for 1 to 5 minutes and it didn’t work try leaving it on longer like I did. My whole face feels soft and smooth now without getting a micro dermabrasion at the dermatologist. Very disappointed! I followed the directions exactly, but the skin did not bead up and start coming off. I rubbed in a circular motion for at least 10 minutes but my skin did not bead up and come off. I am really disappointed because I thought with all good reviews that it would work for me.35.00 down the drain!!!