The protocol
Confirm current symptoms, diagnosis where relevant, eye symptoms, personal triggers, topical medicines, recent flares and products already tolerated. Active or unexplained disease is referred.
Use fingertips and lukewarm-to-cool water. No brush, sponge, steam, hot towel, scrub, dermabrasion or extraction.
Press on a simple humectant layer. No vigorous rubbing or prolonged facial massage.
Apply a fragrance-free cream or hydrogel mask at room temperature. Remove gently before any tightness or warming develops.
Finish with a tolerated cream containing barrier lipids and a simple occlusive or emollient system.
For daytime appointments, finish with a tolerated broad-spectrum mineral SPF. Tinted iron oxides are preferred when the client accepts the shade.
Exact product and ingredient criteria
| Stage | Must meet | Reject for this facial |
|---|---|---|
| Cleanser | Cream or non-foaming syndet; fragrance-free; non-comedogenic; pH approximately 5-6. | Sodium lauryl sulfate, scrub particles, exfoliating acids, fragrance/parfum, essential oils. |
| Hydration layer | Simple humectant serum with glycerin, panthenol, beta-glucan, ectoin or high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid. | Alcohol denat. high in the INCI, menthol, peppermint, eucalyptus, camphor, strong vitamin C acids. |
| Niacinamide rule | Only 2-5% and only when already known to be tolerated; otherwise omit. | Automatic 10%+ niacinamide, flushing formulas or a first-use active on treatment day. |
| Calming mask | Fragrance-free cream or hydrogel; look for glycerin, panthenol, allantoin, beta-glucan, colloidal oatmeal, bisabolol or ceramides. | Clay/mud detox masks, peel-off masks, strong botanicals, cooling menthol or heating ingredients. |
| Barrier cream | Fragrance-free cream with ceramides plus cholesterol/fatty acids where available; glycerin, dimethicone or squalane are acceptable support ingredients. | Urea, glycolic/lactic acid, retinoids, fragrance and essential oils in the in-clinic finish. |
| Daytime SPF | Broad-spectrum SPF 30-50; zinc oxide and/or titanium dioxide; tinted iron oxides preferred when acceptable. | Fragranced sunscreen, deliberate tanning or a formula already known to sting. |
The clinic's 3-in-1 light stand is not included by default
The device is a full-body freestanding unit delivering 660 nm red plus 850 and 940 nm near-infrared light, with no blue-light setting. Because the wavelengths operate together and warmth can be a trigger, it is considered only as a separate screened option when the full protocol is tolerated. It is never described as treating rosacea.
Do not perform during
- An active hot, painful or rapidly worsening flare
- Eye pain, light sensitivity, visual change or significant eyelid inflammation
- Open, weeping, infected or newly unexplained facial skin
- A recent reaction to a new topical product or procedure
- Any situation in which diagnosis or medical treatment should come first