All about Facials: Skin Care and Treatment

Learn the benefits of facials, facial skin care and beauty products, facial massage, treatment and different kinds of facials.
All about Facials: Skin Care and Treatment

Most of us know that getting a facial done is as simple as going to the parlour, spending a few hours in the presence of someone who claims that they will make us beautiful and get a wad of greens for their services! But then, one of the joys of womanhood is taking the time to pamper ourselves so we can face each new day looking and feeling our best.

Facial skin care and treatment
Our skin is our largest organ, performing several functions, including protecting us from invasion by foreign substances and serving as the transfer point for the release of toxins from our bodies. Facials are deep skin treatments that cleanse, rehydrate and rejuvenate the skin, apart from minimizing skin blemishes, acne, dry skin and, of course, wrinkles. Facials vary depending on your skin type, the kind of treatment you’ve chosen, the products used and the person’s age. However, it is advisable to start having facials in your late 20’s.

Facial skin care and beauty products
The skin provides an honest mirror of our inner health and well-being. It is thus especially important to use only natural, gentle ingredients on our skin whenever possible. Application to the skin of fresh, natural products such as essential oils, plant waters (also called “hydrosols”) and cold pressed unscented oils helps maintain a youthful, glowing complexion.

Essential oils and hydrosols are the fragrant liquids that are distilled from different plant parts, such as flower petals; herbs leaves and tree barks, and are fundamental components of any solid, natural skin care regime. Cold pressed unscented oils are extracted from various fruits, nuts and seeds, and include olive oil, sweet almond oil, avocado oil and jojoba oil. Used in tandem, essential oils, hydrosols and cold pressed unscented oils work together to soothe and nourish the skin, encouraging a healthful, radiant complexion.

Benefits of facials and facial massage
Facials involve a cleansing procedure, a massage and steam, and the application of a face mask. What they help to do is remove the dead, dull outer layer of cells that make up the skin’s surface or epidermis along with pollutants. The massage, which is an important part of a facial, helps blood circulation, which in turn aids lymphatic drainage (the removal of toxins and waste from the body). A facial massage also relaxes the facial muscles and is very important to delay the onset of wrinkles.

The face is steamed during a facial for two main reasons. Firstly, steam helps the skin absorb cream better. Secondly, it helps in softening blackheads and whiteheads so that they can be removed easily. The application of a face mask in the end helps tone and clarifies the skin. Face masks are also used to treat dry and acne-ridden skin.

Different types of facials
* A basic clean up (Express Facial
* Extraction Facials
* European Facial
* AHA (Alpha Hydroxy Acid) facials
* Age management facial
* Anti-oxidant and pollution-fighting facials
* Acne Facials
* Collagen Facials
* Resurfacing Treatment facials
* Vitamin C

Collagen Facial /100%/ is a top of the range treatment during which the collagen molecules penetrate into your skin to retard ageing, recover loss of firmness/elasticity, even color tone, enhance moisture level, oxygenate, oxidize and protect natural skin collagen. In just one treatment we can prove that your skin can look younger and suppler.

* Your skin will be cleansed with a gentle milky cleanser in order to remove make-up, excess of oils and impurities.
* After the skin has been cleansed it is ready for exfoliation. Such products, like Gommage

Resurfacing Treatments
Choosing a Resurfacing Approach

There are many choices for skin resurfacing (also called exfoliation), and the patient must consider several different factors that affect the choice. Resurfacing can achieve the following:

* Removal of abnormal tissue and rough skin
* Stimulation of new skin growth
* Stimulation of collagen and elastin production

In addition to determining the skill of the surgeon and the safety of the procedure, the patient must discuss the desired depth of the resurfacing and the capability of each procedure to reach this depth safely. All resurfacing procedures require a healing period afterward, during which the skin is red and sensitive. The deeper the procedure, the higher the risk for complications, including delayed healing, infection, loss of pigment (skin color), and scarring.
Seaweed Facial Benefits

Seaweed is rich in beneficial minerals

, vitamins, amino acids and trace elements. In fact, seaweed contains virtually every mineral found in the ocean – a concentration nearly identical to the minerals found in human blood.

The positive effects of seaweed on other health conditions – including menopause relief and prevention of birth defects – has inspired a legion of skincare products and spa treatments, including the seaweed facial.

Through a calming process that often consists of several steps, the facial works quickly to reveal smooth, refreshed, glowing skin. It infuses the skin with a “diet” of minerals and vitamins, which eliminate impurities and toxins and leave the skin soft and hydrated.

If the promise of vibrant skin isn’t enough, consider this: Greek mythology suggests that Aphrodite, the goddess of love who rose from the water, owed her beauty to the plants of the sea. Her dewy skin may just be advertisement enough for this nurturing, pampering treatment.

At Complexions Day Spa you can come and Experience any of these facials with our personalized service and our top of the line prod