Aftercare Advice for Laser & IPL Treatments

Your Laser & IPL Treatment Aftercare Advice

 

Please click on the treatment relevant to you for your aftercare advice. 

Please report any problems to us as quickly as possible - email photos and as much information as possible to hello@askinology.com

After treatment, your skin will be warm or hot. Avoid heat to those areas and encourage cooling.

 

Laser Hair Removal Aftercare Advice

Fractional Laser Aftercare Advice

IPL Aftercare Advice

 

 

Laser Hair Removal Aftercare Advice

 Cool the skin

  • Apply aloe vera (straight from the fridge) to cool and calm the area. Continue with aloe vera until your skin has recovered.
  • Apply a cool-pack if needed to reduce any discomfort or irritation (NEVER put ice directly onto your skin).  

Protect the skin

  • Wear loose clothes to avoid friction on the treated area for at least 24 hrs.
  • Avoid exposing skin to strong sunlight, sunbeds or self-tan for at least 2 weeks.
  • Avoid excess heat such as long baths, spas, steam rooms and saunas for at least 24 hours (more if your skin is still red or recovering in any way).
  • Use a minimum of SPF 30 (preferably SPF 50) sunscreen daily e.g. ZO Daily Sheer SPF50. Reapply throughout the day if in direct sunlight.
  • Avoid shaving the treated area for 72 hours.
  • Avoid anything that involves chlorine (e.g. swimming) for 48 hours.
  • Avoid make-up on the treated area for the rest of the day if possible.
  • Avoid using strong, perfumed or bleaching products on the area for 48 hours.

 Hair removal

  • The only way to remove unwanted hair between treatment is by shaving. This ensures that the root of the hair is in place which is required for effective treatment.
  • Despite what you may have been told, shaving does not change the way your hair grows! Not thicker, not more quickly.... nothing!

 In event of problems

Contact hello@askinology.com ASAP with photos and information if you have any problems after treatment e.g. marks, scabbing or blisters. DO NOT scratch, pick or disturb these in any way if they occur.

  

 

Fractional Laser Aftercare Advice

 Cool the skin

  • Apply aloe vera (straight from the fridge) to cool and calm the area. Continue with aloe vera until your skin has recovered.
  • Use SkinCeuticals Phyto Corrective Serum or similar to help with healing.
  • Although your treatment will have been comfortable, you will feel the heat later, this is completely normal.
  • If needed, use a cool pack to reduce any discomfort or irritation (NEVER put ice directly onto your skin).
  • You can also take paracetamol in accordance with the instructions on the packet.

Protect the skin

  • Avoid excess heat such as long baths, exercise, spas, steam rooms and saunas for at least 48 hours (more if your skin is still red or recovering in any way).
  • Avoid exposing skin to strong sunlight, sunbeds or self-tan for at least 2 weeks.
  • Use a minimum of SPF 30 (preferably SPF 50) sunscreen daily e.g. ZO Daily Sheer SPF50. Reapply throughout the day if in direct sunlight.
  • Avoid Shaving the treated area for 72 hrs.
  • Avoid anything that involves chlorine (e.g. swimming) for 48 hours.
  • Avoid make-up on the treated area for the rest of the day if possible.
  • Avoid using strong, perfumed or bleaching products on the area for 48 hours.

In event of problems

Contact hello@askinology.com ASAP with photos and information if you have any problems after treatment e.g. marks, scabbing or blisters. DO NOT scratch, pick or disturb these in any way if they occur.

 

 

IPL Aftercare Advice

Cool the skin

  • Apply aloe vera (straight from the fridge) to cool and calm the area. Continue with aloe vera until your skin has recovered.
  • If needed, use a cool pack to reduce any discomfort or irritation (NEVER put ice directly onto your skin).

Protect the skin

  • Avoid strong sunlight, sunbeds and self tanning products.
  • Use a minimum of SPF 30 (preferably SPF 50) sunscreen daily e.g. ZO Daily Sheer SPF50. Reapply throughout the day if in direct sunlight.
  • Avoid exposing skin to strong sunlight, sunbeds or self-tan for at least 2 weeks after treatment.
  • Avoid excess heat such as long baths, spas, steam rooms and saunas for at least 24 hours (more if your skin is still red or recovering in any way).
  • Avoid anything that involves chlorine (e.g. swimming) for 48 hours.
  • Avoid make-up on the treated area for the rest of the day if possible.
  • Avoid using strong, perfumed or bleaching products on the area for 48 hours.

 In event of problems

Contact hello@askinology.com ASAP with photos and information if you have any problems after treatment e.g. marks, scabbing or blisters. DO NOT scratch, pick or disturb these in any way if they occur