Most of how a treatment settles comes down to the day or two afterwards. Here's what we'd tell you in the room — what to skip, for how long, and what's normal.
Book an appointment →Freshly waxed skin has open follicles and a compromised barrier. Almost everything on this list comes down to the same thing — keep heat, friction and bacteria away while it closes up.
Hot showers, baths, saunas, steam rooms and hot tubs. Lukewarm water only for the first day.
Sweat and friction on open follicles is the most common cause of bumps and irritation. Chlorine and salt water sting freshly waxed skin.
Waxed skin burns more easily. That includes sunbeds and spray tans — a spray tan will also grip unevenly on freshly waxed skin.
Especially after intimate waxing. Tight synthetic fabric traps heat and sweat exactly where you don't want it.
A gentle scrub or exfoliating mitt two or three times a week is the single best defence against ingrown hairs. Don't start earlier than day three.
Fragrance-free, on clean skin. Hydrated skin releases hair more easily at your next appointment.
Some redness and small bumps for a few hours is normal, particularly the first time. If anything is still angry after 48 hours, get in touch — we'd rather hear about it.
Facials and peels keep working for days after you leave. The main rule is to stop actives and let the skin recover on its own schedule — and to protect it while it does.
Retinol, tretinoin, glycolic, salicylic, vitamin C and any scrub. Your aesthetician will tell you exactly how long based on the treatment you had.
Post-peel skin is far more vulnerable to pigmentation. Broad spectrum SPF 30 or higher, reapplied — this matters more than anything else on this page.
If the skin flakes, let it come away by itself. Pulling it early is how you get scarring and uneven pigment.
Saunas, steam and hot yoga. Heat increases inflammation while the barrier is rebuilding.
Gentle cleanser, plain moisturiser, SPF. This is not the week to try a new product.
Give the skin a day bare where you can, particularly after extractions or a peel.
Peels vary a lot in strength — a light enzyme facial and a Perfect Derma Peel have very different recovery windows. Follow what your aesthetician told you in the room over anything general on this page.
Tinting and lamination both need the same thing first: no water. After that it's mostly about brushing them into place and not undoing the work.
After lamination or tinting. No steam, no swimming, no washing your face over them. Water in the first day is what makes a lamination drop.
A spoolie, once a day, upward and out. Laminated brows hold their shape far better when they're brushed through.
A little brow oil or conditioning serum. Lamination is a chemical process and the hair benefits from the moisture back.
Acids and scrubs strip tint quickly and irritate freshly waxed or threaded skin.
Semi-permanent brows have their own two-week healing protocol, which we go through with you at the appointment. Don't rely on general brow aftercare for these.
A lash lift sets over the first 24 hours. What you do in that window largely decides whether you get six weeks out of it or three.
The most important one. Showering is fine — just keep your face out of the stream and don't wash over your eyes.
Saunas, steam rooms, hot yoga and pools all count as water here.
Especially waterproof, which needs oil-based remover to take off — and oil breaks down the lift.
Pressure while the lift is setting can flatten the curl unevenly on one side.
A lash serum or a little castor oil keeps them soft and holds the curl for longer.
Yes — some redness and small raised bumps for a few hours after waxing is normal, and usually more noticeable the first time or on sensitive areas. It should settle within a day. If it hasn't after 48 hours, call us.
Dead skin closing over the follicle before the hair gets out. Regular gentle exfoliation from day three onwards, plus keeping the skin moisturised, prevents most of them. Don't dig at one — that's how it gets infected.
Give it 24 to 48 hours after waxing, and 48 hours after a peel. Sweat on open follicles or recovering skin is the most common cause of a reaction — it's worth the wait.
Waxing is usually every four to six weeks — going regularly makes each appointment easier and the regrowth finer. Lash lifts and lamination hold six to eight weeks. Facials depend on what we're working on, and we'll suggest a rhythm.
Yes, significantly. Retinoids thin the skin and waxing over them can lift skin as well as hair. Tell us before your appointment, not after — we'll adjust or suggest threading instead. Accutane requires a longer gap; talk to us and your doctor first.
Call us at (443) 993-2756. We'd genuinely rather you rang and it turned out to be nothing than waited it out. For anything that looks like an infection or a severe reaction, see a doctor.
Each location has its own calendar. If something from your last appointment is still bothering you, call us first — we'll talk it through before you book.