What aftercare helps keep skin calm and smooth after using this cream?

After rinsing off the depilatory cream, your skin's barrier is temporarily compromised — the calcium thioglycolate has broken down keratin not only in the hair but also in the uppermost dead skin cells. For the next 24 hours, treat the area gently: wash only with lukewarm water and a fragrance-free, pH-balanced cleanser if needed. Apply a plain, fragrance-free moisturizer (ceramides, panthenol, glycerin, or a simple petrolatum-based ointment work well) to replenish lipids and reduce the tight, dry feeling the aloe vera extract is meant to mitigate. Avoid body scrubs, loofahs, AHAs, BHAs, retinoids, self-tanner, and heavily fragranced lotions. If you must be in the sun, cover the treated skin with clothing or use a mineral sunscreen (zinc oxide/titanium dioxide) — chemical filters can sting. Hair regrowth will feel softer than post-shave stubble because the hair is dissolved at a tapered end rather than cut bluntly, but exfoliating gently a few days later (once skin is fully calm) can help prevent ingrowns.