POST CARE GUIDE

Herbal Green Peel Aftercare

The Herbal Green Peel is a botanical peel — it works with finely ground herbs and plant material rather than a straight chemical acid, which is often a gentler option for sensitive skin. We run three methods and the aftercare is not the same for all three, so start with yours: Herbal Green Peel Classic aftercare is at /post-care/green-peel-classic, Energy at /post-care/green-peel-energy, and Fresh Up at /post-care/green-peel-fresh-up. Classic keeps water off the skin for five days and ends with a Post Green Peel Facial. Energy stays dry until the next morning. Fresh Up has no restrictions. If you are not sure which method you had, call us at (806) 701-5840 before you wash your face.

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Classic, Energy and Fresh Up recover differently

What happens, and when

Here is the path from treatment day to final result.

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The water rule (differs by method)

How long you keep water off your skin depends on which Herbal Green Peel you had, and getting it wrong costs you the treatment. Classic: no water on the treated skin for five days, until your Post Green Peel Facial — Herbal Care Lotion on a cotton pad, morning and evening, is your only cleanser in that window. Energy: keep your face dry tonight and start your Home Care Set tomorrow morning. Fresh Up: no restriction, wash as normal. If you are not sure which method you had, call us at (806) 701-5840 before you wash your face.

Find your guide

Your method's full guide

Each method has its own page, and the instructions are not interchangeable. Classic is at /post-care/green-peel-classic — five days without water, the Home Care Set, and your Post Green Peel Facial on day five. Energy is at /post-care/green-peel-energy — dry overnight, then back to normal. Fresh Up is at /post-care/green-peel-fresh-up — no downtime and nothing to work around. If your provider did not tell you which one you had, call us at (806) 701-5840 before you wash your face.

The rules that are not the same for all three

What Changes From Method to Method

Your Home Care Set depends on your method

Classic comes with a Home Care Set you work through for five days, ending with your Post Green Peel Facial. Both are included in the price of your Classic. Energy comes with a Home Care Set too, also included, started the morning after your treatment rather than the same night. Fresh Up is dispensed without a kit. Your own guide lists the products and the order they go on in.

Keep water off your skin (Classic: five days)

For Classic, leave the treated skin unwashed for five full days, until your Post Green Peel Facial. Herbal Care Lotion on a cotton pad, morning and evening, is your only cleanser in that window — no tap water, no washcloths, no cleansing brushes, no rinsing under the shower stream. Let the water run over your back, not your face. Washing early rinses the herbs out and costs you the peel. Energy clients keep the face dry until the next morning. Fresh Up carries no water restriction at all.

Daily SPF

Sun protection is not optional after any Herbal Green Peel, but when it starts depends on your method. Classic: switch to your Optimum Protection Cream SPF 30 from day five, once your Post Green Peel Facial is done. Energy and Fresh Up: SkinBetter Science Tone Smart SPF 75 every morning from the next day. Freshly treated skin burns and discolours far more easily than untreated skin, and unprotected sun is the quickest way to trade your result for new dark spots.

Five days, one day, or none

Recovery by Method

Normal, temporary, and part of the process.

What recovery looks like, by method

Classic is the only one of the three that peels visibly. Redness comes first, for roughly two days, then shedding runs to about day five and wraps up inside the first week. Energy works the same herbs at lower intensity and skips the peeling, so there is no shedding phase to plan around. Fresh Up carries no downtime at all. Which method you had decides almost everything else about your recovery, so read your own guide rather than this page.

Check your method before you assume a rule applies to you

What to Avoid, by Method

Makeup & Powder (Classic)

Classic: no makeup or powder until your peeling is complete and your Post Green Peel Facial is done. Blemish Balm is your coverage in the meantime.

Water on the Face (Classic: 5 days)

Classic: no water on the treated skin for five days, until the Post Green Peel Facial. Energy: dry until the next morning. Fresh Up: no restriction.

Picking & Peeling (Classic)

Classic is the only method that sheds. Do not pick, peel, scrub or pull at flaking skin — use scissors to trim a hanging flake if you need to. Forced removal causes scarring and uneven shedding.

Sweating & Heat

Classic: no excessive sweating, sports or sauna while your skin is peeling. Energy and Fresh Up: 24 hours. Sweat and heat can wash the herbs out of the skin and make it swell.

Sun & Tanning

After Classic, avoid intensive sun, sunbathing and tanning beds for six to eight weeks. After Energy or Fresh Up, keep out of direct sun for 48 hours. Daily SPF either way.

Active Skincare

Classic: no retinoids, AHAs, BHAs, vitamin C or exfoliators until flaking is complete and skin is no longer pink, typically 7 to 10 days. Energy and Fresh Up: three to four days. Reintroduce slowly either way.

When to Call The Spa

Contact The Spa immediately if you experience:

These apply whichever method you had. Call us at (806) 701-5840 if you notice:

Signs of infection — redness that keeps spreading after day three, heat, swelling, pus, or a fever.
An allergic-type reaction — hives, intense itching, or swelling beyond the treated area. GREEN PEEL® works with herbal ingredients, so reactions are rare but possible.
A cold sore starting — tingling, stinging, or blisters around the mouth. Facial treatments can reactivate the cold-sore virus in people who are prone to it, and it is very treatable when caught early.
Blistering or raw, broken skin beyond what your provider described at your appointment.
Pain that keeps building instead of easing day by day.

After Classic, redness, tightness, dryness and visible flaking across about three to five days are expected. Energy and Fresh Up settle much faster. Either way, call us if something falls outside what your provider described at your appointment.

During business hours, call the spa at (806) 701-5840. For severe or fast-worsening symptoms after hours, go to the nearest urgent care or emergency room.

FAQ

Your questions, answered

We’ve answered some of the most common questions below to help make your experience simple, transparent, and stress-free.

Once the peeling has finished and your Post Green Peel Facial is done. Blemish Balm comes in your Home Care Set and is your coverage until then. Foundation on actively peeling skin traps the shedding and drags the recovery out. This one is specific to Classic, the only method of the three that peels.

When can I wear makeup after Herbal Green Peel Classic?

After Classic, keep off intensive sun for six to eight weeks, and leave sunbathing and tanning beds until the eight-week mark. New skin burns and marks far more easily than untreated skin, and unprotected sun is the quickest way to trade your result for fresh dark spots. Energy and Fresh Up ask for 48 hours out of direct sun. Daily SPF applies to all three.

When can I sunbathe after a Herbal Green Peel?

After Classic, no sports or sauna for as long as your skin is actively peeling. Energy and Fresh Up ask for 24 hours. Heavy sweating can wash the herbs back out of the skin and make it swell, which is the same reason the water rule exists.

When can I work out again after a Herbal Green Peel?

Water and heat, mostly. A long shower or bath, a swim, a sauna session or a hard workout in the days after Classic can wash the herbs out before they have finished their work, and that is what the five-day water rule protects against. Fruit-acid products used in the run-up can blunt the result too. They appear in more skincare than people realise and are not always listed, so bring your products or a photo of the labels to your consultation.

What can stop a Herbal Green Peel from working?

The herbs are the same in all three. What changes is how much of the mixture your provider uses and how much pressure goes into the massage. Classic is the full renewal treatment and the only one that peels visibly. Energy works the same herbs at lower intensity and skips the peeling. Fresh Up is the lightest and the quickest. Your provider confirms which one fits your skin before anything is applied.

What is the difference between Herbal Green Peel Classic, Energy and Fresh Up?

The first two days bring redness rather than shedding, and your provider covers it with a tinted balm. Visible peeling usually starts on day three and is largely finished by day five. How much you peel varies a great deal between people. A light peel does not mean the treatment underperformed, because the renewal underneath runs the same either way.

How long does the peeling last after Herbal Green Peel Classic?

Yes, and it is generally gentler than acid peels for melasma. Aggressive acid peels can trigger a melasma flare; the herbal approach is less likely to. Fresh Up is the method we use for melasma, run as a course of six treatments or until we get the result we are after. Pair it with strict sun protection and a consistent home routine, because melasma can be lightened but not cured and it tends to return.

Is the Herbal Green Peel safe for melasma?

Classic runs about once a month. Schrammek's guidance is three weeks after your Post Green Peel Facial, which puts the next treatment roughly four weeks on from the one before it. Energy and Fresh Up are normally booked as a series, and your provider sets that spacing at your consultation.

How often should I get the Herbal Green Peel?

Book a complimentary skin consultation. We'll evaluate whether the Herbal Green Peel or another approach fits your skin and goals. Call (806) 701-5840 or book online.