Lactic 20 Solution

★★★★★ 4.8 (11 Reviews)

Reactive skin usually gets left out of peeling altogether, on the assumption that any acid is too much acid for it.

Lactic 20 is the exception. Lactic Acid is a larger molecule, so it moves in more gradually than Glycolic Acid, and it holds water while it works.

Skin looks smoother and feels hydrated rather than stripped. It also serves as the prep step in the Active Enzyme Peel, ahead of the enzyme mixture.

Best For:
NormalDrySensitiveCombinationDullnessDrynessUneven Texture
System Role:
Professional treatment · In-office chemical peel · Provider-applied
Usage:
During professional treatment only

How This System Works
The gentler professional peel. Lactic Acid loosens surface bonds much as glycolic does, but it's a larger molecule, so it works more gradually — and it binds water while it goes, which is why skin comes out hydrated rather than tight. At 20%, this is the peel for dry, sensitive, or peel-naive skin where a glycolic would be too brisk. Standard neutralization, post-peel care and daily SPF apply.
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, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Lactic Acid, Ceratonia Siliqua (Carob) Fruit Extract, 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, Ethoxydiglycol, Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate, Aminomethyl Propanediol
Korean Clinical Skincare Philosophy
High Actives Concentrations
Since 1988
Made in USA
Esthetician-Trusted
CLINICAL BENEFITS OF DBH PRODUCTS

HOW WE FORMULATE

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Built for the Success of the
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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