Activator Calming Gel

★★★★★ 4.8 (11 Reviews)

Spicules dragged across bare skin do not deliver the pressure you think you are applying. The surface catches, and the skin comes out of the pass hotter than it needed to.

Activator Calming Gel goes down first, ahead of the Blue Deep Sea Herbal Peel and its activator. A thin brushed layer of Aloe gives the powder something to travel through and holds water at the surface, so redness afterward stays contained.

Keep it to hand. If the mixture dries out mid-treatment, this brings it back.

Best For:
All Skin TypesSensitiveRednessSensitivityDehydrationPost-Procedure Recovery
System Role:
Mask · Calming treatment-room mask · Used during or after exfoliation
Usage:
During professional treatment only

How This System Works
A treatment-room gel that takes the heat out of skin after masking or exfoliation. Aloe and Crinum calm the look of redness while Algae extract and Glycerin hold water at the surface, so skin looks settled rather than stripped. The water-based gel absorbs quickly and sits comfortably under or after other steps. Use it during the service to buffer an aggressive step, or at the end to leave skin calm.
Directions
Professional use only — not for at-home use. Apply a thin layer to cleansed skin after a masking or exfoliation step. Leave on for the time specified by the treatment protocol, then remove with a damp cloth or rinse as directed.
Full Ingredient List
Aqua, Maris Sal, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Crinum Asiaticum Extract, Propylene Glycol, Hamamelis Virginiana (Witch Hazel) Extract, Algae Extract, Carbomer, Aminomethyl Propanediol, Glycerin, Caprylhydroxamic Acid, Glyceryl Caprylate, Tocopherol
Korean Clinical Skincare Philosophy
High Actives Concentrations
Since 1988
Made in USA
Esthetician-Trusted
CLINICAL BENEFITS OF DBH PRODUCTS

HOW WE FORMULATE

BY THE NUMBERS

Built for the Success of the
Skincare Professional

35+

Years of Clinical Skincare Expertise

8,000+

Licensed Providers in the Network

30+

Countries Selling DBH

60+

Products/Treatments for Precise, Protocol-Driven Care

R&D TRANSPARENCY

The Science Your Practice Can Trust

Dermaesthetics has formulated in its own USA laboratory since 1988, with Korean-American clinical training behind every formula. Which means when you need to know why an ingredient is in a product, there's someone who can actually answer.

Built On Established Ingredient Science

Actives are chosen for well-documented mechanisms and combined so several routes to one concern work together. We'll show you what the research behind an ingredient supports, and we won't claim more for a formula than that research covers.

Korean Philosophy, Western Method

Korean skincare supplies the question — what does this skin need to find balance — and Western clinical practice supplies the means to answer it correctly. Both traditions sit in the lab, which is why the formulas are corrective without being punishing.

Developed For The Treatment And Retail Home-Care

Formulas are built knowing they'll be used both ways: applied by you in treatment, and taken home by the client between visits. The retail products extend the work you did — it isn't a substitute for the appointment.

TREATMENT PROTOCOL

How to Use in Your Practice

Step 01

Assess the client, not the calendar

Start with the skin in front of you

Barrier condition, recent procedures, and how the client responded last time all change what's appropriate today. Ask how their skin felt after the last treatment.

Step 02

Calibrate to each client's needs

Dose, depth and frequency are yours to set

DBH formulas are built to be adjusted for the client rather than applied uniformly: depth across the peel range, frequency on the correctives, how much you layer and how often.

Step 03

Extend it past the appointment

The time in-between you don't see them

What happens between visits decides whether the work holds. The retail line is built to work the same concerns at home, so a client maintains what you started instead of arriving at the next appointment back where they began.

What Clinical Professionals Are Saying

★★★★★

"I've stocked Dermaesthetics in my clinic for three years. My clients see real results and have been loyal to me because of it. It's become a cornerstone of my treatment protocols."

Sarah K.· 5 years
★★★★★

"Switching my backbar to Dermaesthetics was the best decision I made. Client retention improved because they see lasting results. Some of the products are expensive, but a little goes a long way with these products."

Jessica M.· 8 years
★★★★★

I have watched glycolic be the answer to everything, then vitamin C be the answer to everything, then stem cells, then peptides, then whatever we're calling exosomes this month.

So take it for what it's worth when I say this line has aged well in my room. It's a lot of layering, a lot of attention to comfort and barrier and not stripping people — but it isn't chasing whatever's trending. Acids are acids. They just handle them thoughtfully and they tell you the truth about what a formula is for.

Maria L.· 20 years

Leading Educational and Training Partners