In 2001 I had already developed and marketed my TCA Complex on the internet and in my salon. I was selling a few of my products on eBay and I listed the TCA Complex in 2002. I spent a long time educating people on what the TCA Peel was all about since the only access for this type of treatment was from the coveted Obagi Blue Peel selling for $500-$1,000 per treatment, applied.

Since this time there are many people who have aquired versions of this regeant for home bottling and resale.

It is almost impossible to aquire True Crystaline Triple-Acetic acid without being fully checked out by the chemical distributor. There are subsiderary sellers of diluted TCA which is where most of the people who are redistributing it are buying it. This is where the biggest errors are made because they are buying a watered down version, diluted TCA and adding more water to it.

One very big mistake that I have seen on several sellers ads is that they as HYDROXY ACIDS to the TCA peel. This creates a hot acid peel and is probably the most dangerous solution to use on acneic skin, scarred skin and skin that has been acclimated to forms of retinA and dermal thinners for the purpose of acne control or dermatituses. No where.. No place.. Not ever... is TCA mixed with alphas or beta hydroxys. This yields the most uncomfortable, unpredictable peel you will ever endure.  Glycolic hydroxys are made to be used independent from all other skin peels. One huge fact in mixing acids is that they will gain chemical strength during their shelf life. If you have a bottle of TCA that smells strong of cholorine, metal, or pungent,.you shouuld discard by water dilution outside in the street (not grass or sink).  The home bottling sellers can aquire high grades of alpha hydroxys very inexpensive. By adding these to the half strength TCA regeants they believe they are offering 'THE BEST BURN for your buck', but sadly they are doing a great diservice to the industry.

True Grade TCA Peels should not smell foul.

They should not be discolored or have a vapor when you open the top.

They should never be bottled in plastic bottles or 'sample bottles' that are plastic.

TCA mixed with any other chemical and poured into a plastic bottle can be very dangerous.

TCA alone, of any grade higher than 5%-/95%aquous liquid should not be contained in anything but light freflective shatter proof glass.

These are things that home bottling sellers have no clue about and you are taking a risk if you opt to apply these prepared solutions on your skin.

Results of pigmentation hyper (dark) or hypo (white loss of all pigment) are possible and probable

  You really have no way of knowing what the percentage of applicable acid to deionized water consists of.

I brought TCA Cross Method solution to eBay in 2002. I have seen a few home bottlers reselling their bootlegged versions of it. I know it is a copycat version based on their feedback which consists of negative reports of cross solution that does not work. "Watered down" or "this stuff does not work". Trust me when I say that TRUE TCA CROSS METHOD SOLUTION is unmistakably strong and will begin to frost over the second you press the cross pick into any defined border scar!

When in doubt: READ THE SELLERS FEEDBACK. Go back a few pages. Find out what else they sell! Look at how many negative feedbacks they have in total. Many times sellers will barter anything to get a retracted statement, especially when it exposes the truth!

If a seller retorts to a comment that this is the 'COMPETITION' trying to discredit her,. you know NOT to deal with this type of seller.

Example: Negative: TCA Peel did not work. Watered down. Seller would not respond.And then underneath the seller replies: "IGNORE this competitor".

I PROMISE YOU: Nobody buys from the competition in an attempt to leave them NEGATIVE FEEDBACK!

This is a shady Sellers way of trying to convince NEW BUYERS that she is in good standing and is being attacked by an internal source.

My favorite retort from a seller is "This is a friend of our competitor trying to discredit us. Ignore them".

I often wonder if a seller who is so unreputable would believe that a buyer would fall for this type of retort.

My favorite unreputable seller scam is when my own product name and trademark are inverted in a subject line in an attempt to fool the buyer. This is also a way to capitolize on search words. It is unlawful by eBay policy to fool a buyer into a purchase this way.

An example that I am personally subjected to. TCA Complex Peel is a registered product of Perfect Complexion Skin Care. We see a seller listing COMPLEX TCA on a subject line and actually removing their own product name and writing these words onto a generic photo. This is another form of copyright infringement and it should serve as a HUGE RED LIGHT in the eBay marketplace NOT to do business with anyone who would invert a product name in order to get you into their listing.

Once again: Go read the feedback! Even some of the positive comments are telltale signs. Alot of buyers do not want to risk recipricol feedback (negative) so they will leave positive in order to get positive. The comment they leave however, can give you greater insight as to their experience with these sellers.