Post-procedure skincare: how to soothe, repair, and protect the skin?

After a peel or cosmetic procedure, the skin is often more sensitive, more fragile, and more prone to tightness, redness, or dehydration. During this phase, the goal is to support the skin in its regeneration, maintain comfort, and protect the results achieved.

Why does skin need specific care after a procedure?

After a procedure, the skin barrier becomes more permeable. As a result, the skin can lose more water, become more reactive, and tolerate certain active ingredients or textures less easily. That is why choosing the right skincare becomes essential: formulas should help hydrate, soothe, and support skin repair, without overloading the skin.

The skin’s key needs post-procedure

Post-procedure skin mainly needs three things: to be repaired, hydrated, and protected.

| Repair and soothe with REPAIR CREAM

After a peel, the skin needs a treatment that helps it quickly regain comfort and balance, while respecting its fragility. That is exactly the role of REPAIR CREAM. Its formula, free from zinc, copper, and filters, was designed to ensure optimal tolerance for sensitized skin. It helps soothe sensations of tightness and reduce redness, while leaving the skin soft and supple.

Its formula is notably built around the SKIN RESET Complex, along with a hydrating complex, shea butter, and phytosqualane to nourish the skin and help limit water loss.

At the heart of the formula, the SKIN RESET complex acts like a true skin “reset,” inspired by the skin’s natural repair mechanisms. It combines β-glucan and wild acanthus extract to help provide long-lasting soothing action, support epidermal repair, and strengthen the skin barrier. The result: skin feels more comfortable, looks more even, and is better equipped to face external aggressors.

REPAIR CREAM therefore has its place around a peel: before a peel, it helps make the skin more resilient, and after a peel, it helps soothe it over time. It can be used immediately after the peel, then whenever the skin feels the need, to support its recovery and prolong the feeling of comfort.

CLINICALLY PROVEN RESULTS:

+61% hydration 2 hours after application¹

+38% hydration 4 hours after application¹

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| Give skin a bath of hydration with HYALURONIC MASQUE

After a peel, the skin can quickly feel tight, warm, or simply uncomfortable. That is exactly when HYALURONIC MASQUE makes perfect sense. Used immediately after the peel, then whenever the skin feels the need, it helps intensely rehydrate, provide long-lasting soothing, and support skin regeneration.

Its biocellulose support made of 98% naturally derived ingredients, sourced from coconut water, hugs the contours of the face like a second skin and promotes optimal delivery of active ingredients in just 15 minutes.
Its formula notably combines hyaluronic acid for hydration, allantoin and aloe vera for their soothing effect, as well as biomimetic collagen to support fragile skin during this post-peel phase.

CLINICALLY PROVEN RESULTS:

+16% hydration 30 minutes after application²

+10% hydration 2 hours after application²

+6% hydration 4 hours after application²

CLINICALLY PROVEN POST-PEEL RESULTS:

95% felt their skin was more comfortable and soothed, with a sensation of hydration³

90% noticed soothed, brighter sensitized skin³

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| Protect fragile skin with SUNLIGHT SCREEN 50+

After a peel or cosmetic procedure, the skin is more vulnerable to external aggressors, especially UV exposure. Indeed, exfoliation or skin stimulation temporarily weakens the skin barrier and makes the skin more sensitive to light: this is known as photosensitization. In this context, sun protection is not just an additional step: it is fully part of the post-procedure routine.

| The first SPF 50+ protective skincare combining a vitamin D booster and anti-aging actives SUNLIGHT SCREEN 50+ provides very high SPF 50+ protection against UVA, UVB, infrared, and blue light, while helping preserve the skin’s balance, hydration, and comfort. Its formula features a vitamin D booster, BIOX anti-aging technology, and a nourishing complex in an invisible fluid texture that is non-greasy and non-sticky, suitable for daily use, including after an AHA-based protocol. DISCOVER SUNLIGHT SCREEN 50+

After a procedure, this daily protection is essential to help limit the risk of additional fragility, preserve skin comfort, and support the skin under the best recovery conditions. SUNLIGHT SCREEN 50+ also benefits from clinically proven efficacy on skin sensitized by a cosmetic procedure (such as a peel). It is therefore a key reflex in a post-peel routine, just like soothing and repairing.

CLINICALLY PROVEN RESULTS:

+11% hydration after 28 days of twice-daily application⁴

+15.4% vitamin D in skin cells after repeated UV exposure⁵

What to remember

After a procedure, the skin mainly needs three things: repair, hydration, and protection. REPAIR CREAM helps restore skin comfort and the skin barrier, HYALURONIC MASQUE provides a true bath of hydration and soothing care, and SUNLIGHT SCREEN 50+ protects fragile skin every day. A simple, consistent, expert routine to support post-procedure skin.

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1: Corneometry measurements on 10 volunteers - Study of the hydrating potential of the upper layers of the epidermis - 2 and 4 hours after a single application - Clinical study conducted by an independent organization
2: Corneometry measurements on 22 volunteers
3: Self-assessment - after completion of a full peeling protocol (Rejuv Peel) followed by the application of Hyaluronic Masque - 22 subjects - Clinical study under dermatological supervision conducted by an independent organization
4: Corneometry measurements on 22 volunteers - Study of the hydrating potential of the upper layers of the epidermis - 28 days of twice-daily application - Clinical study conducted by an independent organization
5: In vitro efficacy study evaluating the ability of a cosmetic product to increase vitamin D synthesis in a cell culture