Journal · Routine · 5 min
Between-treatment protocols.
The week after a peel or laser is the routine that matters most. Repair, do not treat.
The Biomedical Emporium® formulation desk
7 April 2026
The seven days after any professional treatment, from a chemical peel to a laser session, are the window in which the treatment either lands or costs you. Everything you would normally use as an active gets shelved. What replaces it is lipid, water, and quiet.
Cleanse with an amino-acid wash. Layer a hyaluronic serum. Seal with a ceramide cream. Mineral SPF at 30 or higher every morning. Postbiotic complex if the skin is reading reactive. Nothing acidic, nothing retinoid, nothing exfoliating, for seven days. On day eight, reintroduce one active. If it holds, reintroduce the next on day fifteen.
Read next
Azelaic acid, quietly.
The active that does three jobs at once and rarely gets top billing. Anti-inflammatory, anti-pigmentation, anti-comedone.