Glycolic Acid 15% Gel

★★★★★ 4.8 (11 Reviews)

The gap between a 10% and a 20% treatment is wider than the numbers suggest. There is usually a client sitting right in the middle of it.

Glycolic Acid 15% Gel fills that space, and it is the only strength offered as a gel on its own. It works on texture and discoloration at mid strength.

The gel holds the acid where you place it, which keeps the pass controlled over a defined area. Neutralized with Amino Neutralizer at the endpoint.

Best For:
NormalCombinationOilyMatureDullnessUneven TextureFine Lines & WrinklesHyperpigmentation
System Role:
Professional treatment · In-office chemical peel · Provider-applied
Usage:
During professional treatment only

How This System Works
A step up from 10%. At this concentration Glycolic Acid loosens surface bonds more deeply, producing a more noticeable resurfacing effect than the mild peels — a moderate-depth option that also suits mature skin. The gel adheres to the treatment area for controlled contact time. This is the natural next rung for a client who tolerated 10% comfortably.
Directions
Professional use only — not for at-home use. Apply to cleansed, dry skin. Leave on for the time specified by the treatment protocol, then neutralize or remove per protocol. Follow with recommended post-peel care and daily SPF.
Full Ingredient List
Aqua, Glycolic Acid, Carbomer, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Pyrus Malus (Apple) Fruit Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Limon (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Glycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract
Korean Clinical Skincare Philosophy
High Actives Concentrations
Since 1988
Made in USA
Esthetician-Trusted
CLINICAL BENEFITS OF DBH PRODUCTS

HOW WE FORMULATE

BY THE NUMBERS

Built for the Success of the
Skincare Professional

35+

Years of Clinical Skincare Expertise

8,000+

Licensed Providers in the Network

30+

Countries Selling DBH

60+

Products/Treatments for Precise, Protocol-Driven Care

R&D TRANSPARENCY

The Science Your Practice Can Trust

Dermaesthetics has formulated in its own USA laboratory since 1988, with Korean-American clinical training behind every formula. Which means when you need to know why an ingredient is in a product, there's someone who can actually answer.

Built On Established Ingredient Science

Actives are chosen for well-documented mechanisms and combined so several routes to one concern work together. We'll show you what the research behind an ingredient supports, and we won't claim more for a formula than that research covers.

Korean Philosophy, Western Method

Korean skincare supplies the question — what does this skin need to find balance — and Western clinical practice supplies the means to answer it correctly. Both traditions sit in the lab, which is why the formulas are corrective without being punishing.

Developed For The Treatment And Retail Home-Care

Formulas are built knowing they'll be used both ways: applied by you in treatment, and taken home by the client between visits. The retail products extend the work you did — it isn't a substitute for the appointment.

TREATMENT PROTOCOL

How to Use in Your Practice

Step 01

Assess the client, not the calendar

Start with the skin in front of you

Barrier condition, recent procedures, and how the client responded last time all change what's appropriate today. Ask how their skin felt after the last treatment.

Step 02

Calibrate to each client's needs

Dose, depth and frequency are yours to set

DBH formulas are built to be adjusted for the client rather than applied uniformly: depth across the peel range, frequency on the correctives, how much you layer and how often.

Step 03

Extend it past the appointment

The time in-between you don't see them

What happens between visits decides whether the work holds. The retail line is built to work the same concerns at home, so a client maintains what you started instead of arriving at the next appointment back where they began.

What Clinical Professionals Are Saying

★★★★★

"I've stocked Dermaesthetics in my clinic for three years. My clients see real results and have been loyal to me because of it. It's become a cornerstone of my treatment protocols."

Sarah K.· 5 years
★★★★★

"Switching my backbar to Dermaesthetics was the best decision I made. Client retention improved because they see lasting results. Some of the products are expensive, but a little goes a long way with these products."

Jessica M.· 8 years
★★★★★

I have watched glycolic be the answer to everything, then vitamin C be the answer to everything, then stem cells, then peptides, then whatever we're calling exosomes this month.

So take it for what it's worth when I say this line has aged well in my room. It's a lot of layering, a lot of attention to comfort and barrier and not stripping people — but it isn't chasing whatever's trending. Acids are acids. They just handle them thoughtfully and they tell you the truth about what a formula is for.

Maria L.· 20 years

Leading Educational and Training Partners