A device opens a window. What you put through it decides the result. LED is compatible with most of the Glo range and is the one device that pairs well after a peel. Microcurrent and radiofrequency want peptide-rich and firming formulas. Galvanic iontophoresis wants conductor-friendly serums, which is where the Bio-Renew EGF back bar and HA-Revive earn their place. The sequencing rule across all of them: device first, peel at a follow-up.
Key takeaways
- LED: compatible with most of the range, serums pre-LED, Calm + Soothe for soothing protocols.
- Microcurrent and radiofrequency: firming and peptide-rich serums, EGF range through recovery.
- Galvanic iontophoresis: HA-Revive and EGF Drops are conductor-friendly, so they can be driven rather than layered.
- In the room you work with the 2% EGF back bar. The 1% retail range is what goes home.
- Device first, peel at a follow-up appointment. LED after a peel is the exception.
Most device treatments are improved by what goes under and over them, and clinics that have invested heavily in the device often have the least worked-out answer to the product question. The machine was the capital decision. The serum feels like a detail.
It is not a detail. A device creates a window in which the skin is more receptive, more permeable, or actively repairing. What occupies that window is a clinical choice, and it is also the difference between a treatment that produces a home-care protocol and one that ends when the client stands up.
Device by device
LED therapy. Compatible with most of the Glo range. Serums go on before the light. For soothing protocols the Calm + Soothe range is the natural pairing. LED is also the one device that combines well with a peel in a single session, where most combinations do not.
Microcurrent. Full protocol. Firming and peptide-rich serums, with the EGF range through the recovery period.
Radiofrequency. Full protocol. Firming serums and moisturisers, with the EGF range alongside.
Galvanic iontophoresis. This is the pairing most clinics under-use. HA-Revive Hyaluronic Drops and Bio-Renew EGF Drops are conductor-friendly formulas, which means they can be driven by the current rather than layered on afterwards. In the room that is the 2% EGF back bar. If your clinic owns an iontophoresis device and has been applying serums to the skin surface post-treatment, this is a protocol change worth making this week.
Ultrasonic. Full protocol, with lightweight serums. HA-Revive Hyaluronic Drops and C-Shield Anti-Pollution Drops.
Microdermabrasion and hydro-microdermabrasion. Full protocol. Brightening serums with microdermabrasion, hydrating serums such as HA-Revive with the hydro variant. SPF is mandatory afterwards in both cases.
Microneedling. Post-treatment focus, covered in full in EGF after microneedling.
Laser, non-ablative. Antioxidant serums before, EGF and SPF after.
Laser, ablative. Post-protocol focus: Soothing Gel Mask, Barrier Balm, EGF range, SPF.
Dermaplaning. Levels 1 and 2 peel only if a peel is combined at all, with Soothing Gel Mask afterwards.
The sequencing rule
Where a treatment plan involves both a device and a peel, run the device first and book the peel for a follow-up appointment. Peeling and then working a device over a compromised barrier in the same session creates risk without adding result.
LED is the exception, and a useful one. LED after a peel is generally well tolerated and brings a calming benefit at exactly the point the skin is responding, which makes it one of the few combinations worth building into a single appointment.
The protocol that follows any of them
After any ablative or high-intensity treatment, the sequence is the same regardless of which device produced it: Soothing Gel Mask immediately, Barrier Balm through the repair phase, EGF for renewal support, and SPF, reapplied through the day. Exfoliants, retinoids and active acids stay out until the skin has fully recovered.
The EGF step splits by setting. In the room the practitioner works with Bio-Renew 2% EGF Drops, the professional back bar. What leaves with the client is the 1% retail range: EGF Drops, EGF Cream and EGF Eye Cream, formulated for twice-daily unsupervised use.
Consistency across devices is a practical advantage in a multi-therapist clinic. One post-procedure protocol, taught once, applied after everything.
What this is worth
A three-product home-care minimum is realistic after any device treatment: a calming or barrier product, an active serum aligned to what the device was working on, and an SPF. That is not an add-on to the treatment. It is the part of the treatment that continues in the fortnight you are not there for.
The device produced the window. The protocol is what went through it.
FAQs
Which Glo products can be used with LED therapy?
Most of the range is compatible with LED, with serums applied before the light rather than after it. The Calm + Soothe range suits soothing protocols in particular. LED is also the one device that combines well with a peel in a single session, since it is generally well tolerated afterwards and brings a calming benefit while the skin is responding.
Can serums be driven by a galvanic iontophoresis device?
Yes, with conductor-friendly formulas. HA-Revive Hyaluronic Drops and Bio-Renew EGF Drops are formulated so they can be driven by the current rather than layered on the surface afterwards, and in the treatment room that means the 2% EGF back bar. Clinics that own an iontophoresis device and apply serums post-treatment are leaving the main benefit of the device unused, and changing the order of the protocol costs nothing.
Should a peel and a device treatment happen in the same appointment?
Generally no. Run the device first and book the peel as a follow-up, because working a device over a freshly peeled barrier creates risk without improving the result. LED is the exception: it is well tolerated after a peel and adds a calming benefit at the point the skin is responding, so that combination can be built into a single appointment.
The full device protocols are in the Glo Pro protocol library, and the application walkthroughs are in Training Videos. Questions, call 01636 402521 or email pro@gloskin.beauty.