Every day our faces are exposed to so many harmful chemicals in the environment. Fumes, cigarette smoke, and daily make-up, stress and laugh lines just to name a few are just some of the factors that make our faces look old, dull, dry and wrinkled. Our skin needs to breathe and get its appropriate pampering once in a while.
The best way to improve your skin is by having a regular facial. It cleans, exfoliates and nourishes the skin to promote clear, well-hydrated skin. A facial is the second most popular spa treatment after massage, giving you a deeper cleansing than you will get at home. Just as important, a facial will relax you. A spa offers a serene environment that encourages stress reduction. Facials are not just for women, but great for men and also teenagers to help encourage good skin care routines.
Our favourite facial treatments available on the Island:
BeCalmed of Cowes offer a fantastic DERMALOGICA PRESCRIPTIVE FACIAL A Dermalogica Facial is a results-oriented treatment completely personalised to suit your needs, which can be adapted to treat most skin types. After a skin analysis, your skincare therapist will formulate a facial especially suited to you using penetrating vitamin therapies, which will leave your skin looking refreshed and radiant.
When visiting Jaks Hair and Beauty of Ryde, try an all-time Clarins favourite, AROMATIC BALANCER FACIAL. Whatever your skin condition, this customised treatment hydrates and nourishes dry skin; it revitalises dull, tired skin and soothes and revives dehydrated and sensitive complexions.
Clarins renowned 100% pure plant facial oils, which are prescribed according to your skin type, include essential oils of sandalwood, lotus and blue orchid. After a consultation, skin is cleansed, gently exfoliated and treated to an uplifting boost, before a personaIised aromatherapy oil blend is massaged into the complexion using the Clarins touch.
The Backworks Clinic of Newport have just introduced NEW SPA FIND LAVA SHELLS THERMA FACIAL see our readers offer on page 22 for details.
Once at home try to retain that salon goodness in your daily facial cleansing habits. There are very few soaps on the market that are properly balanced for facial skin use: most will dry out our skin and only the soaps or cleansers made just for our facial washing should be used. It’s important to note that over washing is also bad for our face: it removes too many natural oils that should be there. Lukewarm water is recommended too, since hot or cold temperatures break down capillaries.
Caroline from BeCalmed: “We have quite a few to choose from but I would say 24hr Replenishing Moisturiser. This is our best selling product. It harnesses the extraordinary powers of nature, rich in antioxidant Frankincense and Myrrh, to work to the deepest levels of your skin. It intensively nourishes, replenishes and repairs, leaving beautiful supple skin that simply radiates health and vitality. Ideal for all skin types, this moisturiser helps prevent early signs of ageing, promoting a youthful glow. This can be used morning and night.”
One more very important point for serious beauty skin care is once a week exfoliation. Use small-grained exfoliates and not large grained because large grains damage skin. This is only needed once a week, then in no time will bring a glow back to your skin.
Ok so I’ve washed and cleansed my face and removed my make-up. So why use a toner? It shrinks your pores and gives your skin pH balance. Our skin is naturally acidic, normally with a pH balance of between five and six. After cleansing, due to the alkaline nature of soap, the pH balance of skin gets disturbed. When this happens your skin needs to work overtime to restore the balance (and that may result in oil), but using a toner helps to restore this balance quickly.
With so many moisturisers on the market, which is best for you? I asked our Island leading salons their expert advice.
From Jaks Hair and Beauty of Ryde: “Our most popular would be the Clarins Extra-Firming Day Wrinkle Lifting Cream. Perfect for women in their 40s and over, this expert day cream offers a ‘lift’ effect for immediate beauty results. Day after day, it helps to reinforce skin firmness while maintaining its elasticity. This global firming action helps to visibly reduce wrinkles and expression lines, gently shape facial features to reveal the skin’s natural beauty.”
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