12/08/2025
Immediate Post-Care After MOXI Laser
⭐0–24 Hours
✔ Cooling & Comfort
• Use cool compresses intermittently for the first few hours to reduce heat and discomfort.
• Avoid ice directly on the skin.
✔ Skin Care
• Use gentle cleanser and lukewarm water only.
• Apply a bland, non-active moisturizer
Absolutely no active ingredients:
◦ No retinoids/retinol
◦ No AHAs/BHAs
◦ No vitamin C
◦ No exfoliants
◦ No scrubs
◦ No benzoyl peroxide
✔ Makeup
• Avoid makeup for 24 hours (some providers say 48 hours).
✔ Sun Protection
• Stay strictly indoors if possible.
• If you must go out: apply broad-spectrum SPF 50+, such as sunscreens by Marini Skinsolutions, Epionce, or Alastin Skincare.
• Wear a hat + avoid heat and direct sun.
✔ Heat Avoidance
Avoid anything that overheats the skin for 24–48 hours:
• Exercise
• Saunas/steam
• Hot yoga
• Hot showers
• Jacuzzis
• Cooking over high heat
⭐ 24–72 Hours
✔ Skin Texture Changes
• Skin may feel rough or “sandpapery” as MENDs (microscopic epidermal necrotic debris) form.
• Do not pick, scrub, or exfoliate.
✔ Moisturizing
• Continue gentle moisturizers 2–3× per day.
• Avoid harsh products.
✔ Cleansing
• Continue using a gentle cleanser only.
✔ Makeup
• Typically okay after 24 hours, but use non-comedogenic, gentle products.
⭐ Days 3–7
✔ MENDs will darken and slough off naturally—this is normal.
Continue:
◦ Broad-spectrum sunscreen daily
◦ Gentle cleanser
◦ Gentle moisturizer
• Still avoid:
◦ Retinoids
◦ Chemical exfoliants
◦ Scrubs
◦ Tanning beds
◦ Excessive sun exposure
