The Perfect Derma Peel in Oakton: What Is Actually In It, and What a Course Costs
Last updated: August 25, 2026
Our guide to peels said to stop buying by brand name and start asking what is in the bottle.[3] This is us answering that question about the branded peel we actually sell, including what it costs.
The Perfect Derma Peel is a branded multi-acid formulation whose distinguishing marketing claim is the inclusion of glutathione. At About Image Med Spa a course of three is $675, which works out at $225 per session, with a take-home kit included and a $25 deposit to book. It is a course, not a single appointment, and the honest reason to buy it is even tone and texture rather than a dramatic single result.
Most pages about this peel are written by people selling it and read like a brochure. Since we sell it too, the only thing that makes this page worth reading is that it contains the numbers and the caveats.
- A course of three is $675, about $225 per session, with a take-home kit and a $25 deposit to lock pricing.[1]
- It is a multi-acid branded formulation, and the marketing differentiator is glutathione.
- Searching the FDA drug label and 510(k) databases returns no record for this branded peel.[2] Topical cosmetic formulations are generally not put through premarket review.
- Depth, not brand, decides what a peel does to your skin.[3]
- Financing is offered at 0% for six months, and the practice price-matches within 10 miles.[1]
What It Costs, Plainly
A package of three is $675, which is $225 per session. A $25 deposit locks the pricing and a take-home kit is included. Six month interest-free financing is available and the practice will price-match a better quote within ten miles.
Almost no med spa publishes this, which is exactly why we are starting with it.
The current package on our monthly specials page is three treatments for $675, described as over 40% off the regular per-session price, with a complimentary take-home skincare kit and a $25 deposit to secure it.[1]
Two further things worth knowing before you compare quotes. Payment plans are offered at 0% interest for six months, and the practice will price-match a better price found within ten miles.[1]
Judge the course, not the session. A single peel priced attractively is not a bargain if the protocol needs three, and the number that matters is the total cost of finishing what you started.
Want to know whether a course of three is the right purchase for your skin?
What Is Actually In It
It is a blend rather than a single acid, combining several agents that each do a different job, with glutathione as the marketing differentiator. Blends are formulated to reach an intended depth as a system, which is why the individual percentages tell you less than the intended depth does.
Our guide to choosing peel depth over brand name makes a point we should hold ourselves to: the brand name is marketing, and what matters is the chemistry and the depth.
This is a multi-acid blend. It combines exfoliating acids with brightening agents and an antioxidant, and the manufacturer’s headline claim is the inclusion of glutathione, described as the body’s master antioxidant. Treat that as the manufacturer’s differentiating claim rather than as an independent finding, because that is what it is.
What we can tell you directly, and will. Ask us at consultation which agents are in the formulation we hold, at what strengths the manufacturer specifies, and what depth the protocol is intended to reach on your skin. That is the conversation the peel guide told you to have, and it applies here.
What the FDA Databases Return
Nothing. Searches of the drug label and 510(k) databases return no record for this branded peel. That is a category fact rather than a finding against it: topical cosmetic formulations are generally not subject to premarket review, so no US regulator has evaluated a performance claim for it.
We run this check on every treatment we write about, including our own, and we publish the result either way.
Searching the openFDA drug label and 510(k) endpoints for this branded peel on August 25, 2026 returned no matching records.[2] A control search in the same drug label database for glutathione as a substance returned 19 records, so the search itself was working.[2]
The correct conclusion is narrow. No US regulator has reviewed a performance claim for this product. Every claim about it therefore rests on the manufacturer, the published literature and the practitioner in front of you. That is a reason to ask better questions rather than a reason to avoid the treatment, and it is the same conclusion we reached about PRX.
Who It Suits, and Who Should Wait
It suits uneven tone, sun damage, dullness and mild textural change in someone who can commit to a course and to sun protection afterwards. It suits you badly if you want a single dramatic result, if your skin is currently inflamed, or if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
| Your situation | The honest answer |
|---|---|
| Uneven tone, sun damage, dullness | Good fit. This is the case it is built for |
| You want one appointment to fix it | Poor fit. It is a course and improvement is cumulative |
| Active acne flare, eczema, rosacea flare, broken skin | Not now. Settle the skin first |
| Pregnant or breastfeeding | Not now. Defer and revisit |
| Deep static wrinkles or significant laxity | Wrong tool. Consider energy-based options instead |
| You cannot commit to daily sun protection | Wait. You will undo the result you paid for |
That last row is not a throwaway. Sun protection is the only intervention in this whole category that carries an FDA-permitted claim about early skin aging, which we covered in our guide to what actually protects your skin.
Booking in Oakton
About Image Med Spa performs chemical peels including this one in Oakton, minutes from Vienna and a short drive from Tysons, McLean, Fairfax, Reston and Herndon. The consultation covers your skin type, your pigmentation risk, what you already use at home, and whether a course of three is genuinely the right purchase.
Call: (703) 944-4791
Serving Oakton, Vienna, McLean, Tysons, Fairfax, Reston, and Herndon.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Bottom Line
If your concern is uneven tone, sun damage or dullness, and you can commit to a course of three and to sun protection afterwards, this is a sensible purchase at $225 a session.
Buy it for that. Do not buy it because the brand name sounds clinical, and do not accept a claim about it that nobody can point to a source for. That standard applies to us as much as to anyone quoting you.
Ask us what is in it and what depth it is aimed at. We will answer.
This article is for general educational purposes and is not medical advice. Pricing described here reflects the offer published on our monthly specials page at the date stated and is subject to change. Individual results vary. Regulatory database searches described here were performed on the date stated. About Image Med Spa is a licensed aesthetic practice. Consult a licensed provider to determine whether a treatment is appropriate for you.
References
- About Image Med Spa. Monthly Specials and Payment Plans. Package pricing, deposit, financing and price-match terms as published August 25, 2026. aboutimagemedspa.com/monthly-specials
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. openFDA API. Searches of the drug label and 510(k) endpoints for this branded peel, with a control search for glutathione as a substance returning 19 records, performed August 25, 2026. open.fda.gov
- Virginia Administrative Code 18VAC41-70-250 and Code of Virginia § 54.1-700, on chemical exfoliation scope and permitted agents; see our guide to peel depth for the full discussion. law.lis.virginia.gov
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