A Facial is a great way to pamper yourself and help keep your skin feeling great, looking good and staying hydrated.
Facials are much more than just an hour of sheer bliss. They are a way of saying “I love you” to your skin. To find out more keep on reading...
Environ Facial
What is a Facial?
Benefits of a Facial
Risk Factors
What to Expect
What We Offer
What is a Facial
A facial is a multi-step skin treatment that is one of the best ways to take care of your skin. A facial cleanses, exfoliates, and nourishes the skin, promoting a clear, well-hydrated complexion and can help your skin look younger. You also receive advice on the best way to take care of your skin. A facial works best when it is part of an on-going program of skin care.
I use the Environ® brand products for my facials. Using these products, I am able to offer a high quality choice of treatments to suit everyone’s needs whether it be a full facial or a treatment focused on a specific facial area. Environ® is a world renown skincare brand with over 100 awards for their products that are based on science, beauty and care.
Environ’s pioneering dual electro-sonic technology sets the benchmark for professional skincare treatments. Low frequency sonophoresis together with pulsed iontophoresis in combination with Environ’s professional skin care products, help deliver more of what skin needs where it needs it most - making a real lasting difference to your skin, for life
Benefits of a Facial
There are numerous Benefits of Facials:
Reduce Stress And Relieve Psychological Distress
According to a study published in the journal Biomedical Research, facial massage activates your sympathetic nervous system. This reduces your anxiety levels and uplifts your mood.
Cleanse Your Skin
An excellent facial will cleanse your face thoroughly, which is not possible at home. The therapist understands your skin type and knows what needs to be done to keep it in good shape.
Prevent Ageing
You have only one face so you need to take care of it. Regular facials and face massages boost cell regeneration and promote collagen development. This gives you younger looking skin.
Facial Massage Promotes Blood Circulation
Massaging the face improves the blood circulation to the facial area, meaning that your cells get lots of oxygen and nutrients that are carried along with the blood and the toxins are carried away easier. This translates to healthier and efficient cells and a glowing face.
Rejuvenate Your Skin
With age, your skin loses its lustre. That’s natural. Your lifestyle and pollution make it difficult for your skin to recuperate. Facials can help rejuvenate the skin. The therapist uses various methods, products, and technology that help improve your skin texture.
Facials Help Detoxify The Skin
Your skin needs to get rid of the waste that builds up on it, through day to day living. If the face cannot do that it results in blocked pores black and whiteheads. That’s why a skin detox is necessary. Apart from cleansing and washing your face every day, you need facials to detoxify it. Therapists use ingredients, such as antioxidant-rich creams, sea salt, herbal extracts, and oils, to make your face fresh and radiant.
Open Up All The Pores
It’s impossible to avoid all the pollution and damage caused by day to day living. Your skin is bombarded with UV rays and other toxins. These build up on the surface and clog the pores. During a facial, the therapist uses steam to open up the pores and remove all dead cells, thus preventing acne and other skin issues.
Exfoliate Your Skin
Exfoliation is the process where the dead skin cells are gently removed from your skin’s surface. The cells die and tend to pile up on the surface (if not removed), making your skin rough and dry. While you can exfoliate your skin using a scrub at home, if you want to remove the dead skin cells properly, going for a facial is the best option. It involves using chemical peels that thoroughly clean the skin surface, revealing a healthy layer of skin beneath.
Tighten Your Skin
With age, your skin loses its elasticity as the production of collagen diminishes. During facial treatments, the therapist will use chemical peels, face packs, masks, lotions, and creams that are enriched with botanical extracts that stimulate the production of collagen and reduce the signs of ageing.
Eliminate Under Eye Bags And Dark Circles
The skin under your eyes needs special attention because it is thinner than the rest of your facial skin. If you don’t treat it correctly, you can get under eye bags, dark circles, and crow’s feet. The therapist will use specially selected eye creams that are designed to treat the sensitive skin around your eyes and have anti-ageing benefits.
Facial Masks Make Your Skin Soft And Glowing
The therapist prepares a mask that’s specially designed for your skin type. It hydrates the skin and refines the skin pores. It also contains ingredients that diminish hyperpigmentation and make your skin firm.
Boost The Absorption Abilities Of Your Skin
This is another advantage of going for a facial regularly. It increases your skin’s ability to absorb other products effectively. You might be spending a lot of money on cosmetic products but find that they aren’t being absorbed by your skin. Why? Because your skin’s surface is so rough that they cannot permeate it properly. With regular facials, your skin becomes smooth and ready to absorb the products.
Give You An Even Skin Tone
Worried about those dark patches on your skin? Those are nothing but melanin that gives your skin and hair their colour. Ageing, too much sun exposure, and hormonal changes may cause too much melanin production, resulting in dark spots. A facial evens out those dark spots, giving you a bright skin tone.
Risk Factors
Always talk to your therapist and inform them if you have any product allergy.
In case you are under medication or using any skin ointment, make sure you consult your doctor/dermatologist and the therapist before applying any other product on your face.
If you are pregnant and if any particular ingredient is not suitable for you, inform the therapist immediately.
Avoid going out in the sun just after getting a facial done and use a sunblock cream to help protect your skin.
Do not undergo a facial procedure if you have bruises or burns on your face. Wait for them to heal first.
What to Expect
The Basic Steps of a Facial
The facial will consist of several steps, however, what steps are taken for each visit can vary widely depending on whether it's your first session or you have been before. Also, the condition of your skin and whether there are any troubled area's will dictate the steps undertaken. Below is a description of possible steps and your therapist will choose the ones that are most appropriate for your skin condition.
Consultation
A facial should begin with a consultation. You might fill out a form with questions about your skin concerns, your diet, how much water you drink, which drugs and supplements you take, and products you are currently using. Retin-A and other drugs can affect your skin and what kind of treatments the esthetician recommends. More commonly, the therapist will simply ask about your skin concerns and if you are using Retin-A.
PreparationsThe therapist will leave you in the room to get ready in privacy. Allowing you to undress to your underwear (if you feel comfortable doing so). Some women like to keep their bra on but put their straps underneath their arms. You will then get on the beauty couch coving yourself with a towel.
Cleansing
Usually, the therapist starts by wrapping your hair with a towel or headband to keep products off of it. The first step is through a double cleanse, using the appropriate cleanser for your skin type. The therapist might look at your skin under a bright lamp, or covers your eyes and looks at your skin through a brightly lit magnifying lamp.
She is determining your basic skin type (dry, oily, combination, sensitive or normal) and skin conditions (acne, blackheads, whiteheads, ageing, sun-damage, dehydration, etc.). The therapist then chooses the appropriate products and treatments and consults with you about what he or she sees and recommends.
Steam
Most facials use a machine that directs a thin vapour of warm steam to your face. This is relaxing and helps softens up any blackheads and whiteheads to be extracted. If you have very sensitive skin, the therapist may not use steam.
Exfoliation
Exfoliating the skin uses chemical substances. Mechanical exfoliants have a gritty texture that rubs away the surface dead skin cells. This type of exfoliation usually happens during the steam. Chemical exfoliation uses enzymes and acids to loosen the bond between skin cells. A gentle enzyme treatment can be done during the steam.
Extractions
This is the removal of blackheads or whiteheads if you want it and need it. People have different pain tolerance for extractions. They can be uncomfortable, especially on thin or ruddy skin. Extractions can cause broken capillaries and discolouration if done improperly.
Facial mask
A mask is targeted to your skin type (dry, oily, combination, sensitive, mature) and condition. When your face mask is on the therapist may offer you a choice of massages such as scalp, hand and arm, neck and shoulders. Or alternatively may use a machine to help enhance the facial treatment.
Final application
An application of toner, serums, moisturizer, and sunscreen if it's daytime is given.
Advice on home skin care
The therapist will tell you how she thinks you can take better care of your skin and recommend products. Some feel uncomfortable with this step because it involves product recommendations, but it is part of the therapist's job.
How Often is Best to Get a Facial
It varies from person to person. A monthly facial would be ideal as the skin regenerates in that period. If that does not work for you then try to have a facial at least four times a year, as the season changes.
You may need it more frequently if you are trying to clear up a case of acne, especially at the beginning. Otherwise, once a month is plenty. But, you can overdo it, especially if you have sensitive skin.
What We Offer
We offer a variety of Environ® Facials, the essential facials offering a full facial of either 60 or 90 minures designed to target different results In addition to the essential facials we offer two focus on treatments. These treatments last 30 minutes and are designed to target a specific facial goal:
Essential Youth Reset
Helps soften the appearance of fine lines, sun-damage & sagging skin with our peptide and vitamin packed facial for a more youthful appearance.
This treatment will take 60 or 90 minutes.
Essential Moisture Boost
Helps reduce the appearance of fine lines caused by dehydration and increases the plumpness of the deeper layers of the skin. Hyaluronic Acid is the hero ingredient, promoting a moisturised, glowing-looking skin.
This treatment will take 60 or 90 minutes.
Essential Comfort Calm
Ideal for sensitive, irritated skin. A powerful combination of smart ingredients, leaving the skin feeling soothed with a healthy radiance.
This treatment will take 60 or 90 minutes.
Essential Radiance Reveal
A targeted solution for sun-damaged or pigmented skin. Boosting the skin with the correct combination of ingredients, results in flawless, radiant-looking skin.
This treatment will take 60 or 90 minutes.
Focus-on Frown Treatment
An iconic peptide blend assists in reducing the appearance of expression and frown lines around the eyes and forehead resulting in a more youthful appearance.
This treatment will take 30 minutes.
Focus-on Eye Treatment
Combining our powerful peptide complexes with Hyaluronic Acid, ensures a completely refreshed, hydrated and youthful appearance.
This treatment will take 30 minutes.
Focus-on Filler Facial Treatment
Focus-On Filler Treatment combines industry-leading skincare technology and a New Powerhouse Professional Serum to help smooth the look of facial lines and restore a rejuvenated, plumped youthfulness to your skin's appearance in targeted areas - around the eye area, cheeks.
This treatment will take 30 minutes.