They say mothers know best, so when my mom first told me of her love for Drmtlgy—a medical-grade skincare brand shaped by dermatologists—I immediately took note. Ever since trying the Needle-less Serum six years ago, she’s been hooked; she’s purchased almost every product the brand has ever made and keeps her countertop as well-stocked as an Ulta. After a particularly bad bout of contact dermatitis two years ago from repeatedly testing new skincare formulas in the dead of winter (the woes of a beauty editor with chronically dry skin), my mom lent me her Drmtlgy Barrier Repair Mask. Within days, my angry red splotches and flaky spots were gone. It was with that that Drmtlgy made a fan out of me, too.
While my career exposes my skin to plenty of subpar formulas, Drmtlgy’s products have yet to fall out of my favor. So when I heard that the brand was launching their version of a peel pad—read: a gentle, sensitive skin-friendly alternative to chemical peels—both my mother and I jumped at the chance to try them ourselves. Between my 26-year-old complexion and her 54-year-old skin, we gave the Drmtlgy FacialRX Daily Peel Pads a fair trial: testing them for a week at the height of summer to see how our similarly sensitive barriers fared.
