Facial
Facial Treatments
Facial treatments promote clean, beautiful skin through deep cleansing and a treatment that addresses your specific skin type.
A facial is a skin treatment that deeply cleanses and maintains the skin by exfoliating excess dead skin cells, and nourishes the skin to promote clear, well-hydrated skin.
A facial involves a few basic steps:
- cleansing
- skin analysis, where the esthetician puts eyepads over your eyes and looks at your skin through a brightly lit magnifying lamp
- exfoliation, usually while a steam vapor is directed at your face.
- extraction of blackheads if you want it and it's suitable for your skin type. (It can cause broken capillaries.)
- facial massage to relax you and stimulate your skin and facial muscles
- a mask targeted to your skin type (dry, oily, combination, sensitive, mature.)
- application of toners and protective creams
- advice on home skin care
How Often Should You Get A Facial?
Ideally, get a facial every four to six weeks because that's how long it takes the skin to regenerate. 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.
Facial Rejuvenation
Rejuvenation of facial skin can be achieved in a number of different ways.
Resurfacing – treatment suitable for the whole face to improve fine lines, dryness, and blotchiness.
- Glycolic acid lotion: apply at night to soften the skin
- Kinerase® (furfurinyl acid), an anti-ageing preparation applied twice daily
- Vitamin-C solutions: antioxidant to mop up free radicals
- Topical retinoid: prescription cream to reverse photoageing
- Glycolic acid peels; a series of ‘lunch hour’ freshening peels
- TCA chemical peel: medium depth, so a week or so off work is necessary
- Erbium-YAG laser resurfacing: medium depth, a few days off work are needed
- Dermabrasion: mechanical smoothing of the skin
- C02 Laser resurfacing: remarkable results are possible.
- New techniques termed nonablative resurfacing; a laser, e.g. fractional laser treatment, intense pulsed light or radiothermoplasty is used to burn or tighten the collagen without removing the surface skin – the skin texture improves with repeated treatment but there is no ‘downtime;rsquo;.
Filler substances (implantations): for crows' feet, whistle lines and some scars.
- Collagen: a natural bovine extract. Tests for allergy are essential.
- Hyaluronic acid: non-collagen material suitable for deeper lines and lip augmentation: allergy testing is not necessary.
- Fat injections: extracted from patients own surplus fat
- Synthetic fillers containing polytetrafluoroethylene.
Surgery – for sagging and loose skin.
- Full face lift includes muscle/facial tightening for jowls
- Neck lift for loose skin and muscles of the neck
- Temporal lift or endoscopic forehead lift for sagging of the forehead and eyebrow
- Blepharoplasty to remove baggy eyelids.
Botulinum toxin: to paralyse overactive muscles of facial expression especially in the central forehead.
Vascular laser: almost painless treatment of facial capillaries
Teen Facial
A Teen Facial is facial treatment for teenagers. The procedure includes deep pore cleansing, extractions, exfoliation and treatment masque.
Acne Facial
Acne facials are formulated to address the root causes of skin ailment that is, contrary to prevailing opinion, most certainly not restricted to teenagers. Deep pore and deep tissue cleansing are often employed to rid the skin of excess oils. Antibacterial ingredients are often utilized to prevent breakouts. In many cases, more than one treatment is needed to achieve the desired result. Some spas offer separate treatments for teenagers and adults; others provide a one-size-fits-all approach to fighting acne.
Acne facials can be a great addition (or alternative) to your existing acne fighting regimen. Another secondary benefit is that the procedure can actually be quite relaxing for you as well, so you might enjoy using an acne facial for more reasons that just the fact that it helps you get rid of acne. Anything that might give act as a stress reliever is usually a welcome addition to our hectic lives, so this might be something to consider also.
Calming Green Tea Facial
A calming, anti-oxidant infusing facial designed to help strengthen skin cells and reduce inflammation. Green tea has powerful anti-oxidant properties. These help the skin fight free radical damage and promote healthier skin with a natural glow. This facial is great for rosacea, environmentally-damaged or over-processed skin.
Vitamin C Treatment
LED Light Treatment
Oxygen Treatment
The treatment is to cleanse, nourish and revitalize every skin cell of the face, pore by pore. This unique skin therapy bathes the skin with vital nutrients necessary for healthy skin. Revitalizing and refreshing, the skin is blanketed with pure oxygen and nourishing antioxidants. Oxygen therapy gives your skin a breath of fresh air. Oxygen Specialists with extensive experience in treating burned and diseased skin have been using hyperbaric oxygenation. Now, the treatment that was formerly reserved for burned or diseased skin is being employed in the treatment of acne, sun damage, dehydration, and under nourished skin.
Skin Firming Stone Facial
A relaxing facial that boosts circulation and improves skin muscle and tone. Hot stones penetrate the skin and the superficial layers of the muscle on a much deeper level to boost skin circulation and aid cell rejuvenation. Cold stones help with decongestion, increasing lymphatic drainage whilst tightening, toning and refreshing the skin
Microfacial
Microderm is a way to exfoliate the dull top layer of skin to reveal smoother, more radiant and beautiful skin beneath. Microderm has many benefits which include; improving the texture of skin by smoothing the surface, diminishing fine lines, improving the appearance of acne scars, and encouraging breakouts to heal. It improves the skin's tone and texture by increasing your skin cell's ability to renew at the cellular level while also stimulating collagen production for firmer skin. Microderm removes dull skin and surface debris allowing the nutrients of the facial to penetrate and perform more effectively. The treatment mask will be determined by your skin's specific needs. The mask will aid in repairing surface damage and nourishing the skin, it also reduces redness sometimes experienced after Microderm.
Microdermabrasion Facial
Microdermabrasion is mechanical exfoliation that removes the uppermost layer of dead skin cells from the face, chest and hands.
This treatment provides deep mechanical exfoliation using small crystal spherical balls that are smoothed over the skin. The procedure begins with a cleanse and tone of the face and eyes followed by the exfoliation process and finishes with an application of a cooling eye gel, youth serum and moisture lotion.
Microdermabrasion is also known as particle resurfacing, power peel, derma-peel or Parisian peel.
Benefits of Microdermabrasion
· It leaves skin with a fresher, more glowing look.
· Diminishes sun damage, fine lines and wrinkles, enlarged pores, and coarse textured skin.
· It makes it easy for high-tech skin care products to actually penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin and help build collagen, which gives skin its youthful appearance.
The treatment leaves your skin smooth, bright and improves the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also helps to minimise pigmentation and scarring as well as improving skin texture and elasticity. Long term you will find your skin responds better to the application of products.
How Microdermabrasion Works
Microdermabrasion uses a powerful device to spray microcrystals of aluminum dioxide (corundum powder) across the skin’s surface. The aluminum dioxide is a very fine, very hard, sand-like material that blasts away the uppermost layer of dead skin cells on the skin's epidermis.
Microdermabrasion can be uncomfortable around the sensitive tissue of the mouth and nose, but should not be painful. After the treatment, the technician vacuums away the traces of the corundum powder.
Cautions on Microdermabrasion
§ Check on the training of the person who is going to give you the treatment. Results depend in part on their expertise.
§ Make sure all traces of the aluminum dioxide is removed from your skin.
§ Apply sunscreen and atay out of the sun after your treatment. Along with the dead skin cells, you have removed some of your protection.
§ Microdermabrasion is not recommended for sensitive skin or skin that easily reddens (called couperous.) It takes about 20-30 minutes and leaves not
Glycolic Peeling Facial
An anti-aging and skin correcting treatment that eliminates dead skin cell build up by opening up the pores with deep cleansing techniques to remove impurities. A full consultation and Skin Analysis is essential before booking this treatment to ensure it is suitable for your skin type. The procedure includes a face and eye cleanse, followed by the skin peel and finishes with hydrating and moisture defence creams to protect your skin.
This treatment helps to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and improves pigmentation and scarring. Moisture levels and the skins’ natural collagen production are improved resulting in a clear, bright complexion that glows with health.
Alpha Beta Rosacea Peeling Facial
The treatment works to manage problems relating to sufferers of rosacea by removing damaged cells to reveal healthy skin. Uniquely specified for this condition, out results-driven facial works hard to relieve redness, using a powerful combination of liquorice and chamomile to help to restore, soothe and calm the skin. The procedure includes a basic sensitive skin facial cleanse prior to the peel being applied. Once the peel is removed, Critical Care calming and protecting substances are applied to your skin .
Your skin is left feeling soothed and calm following the treatment with an instant reduction in redness and inflammation.
Reboosting Collagen Facial
A pampering, firming facial for face and neck which helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines while leaving skin glowing and radiant.
Carboxy Therapy Facial Contour
Carboxytherapy is the new, simple and proven technique that can dramatically remove the appearance of cellulite on your face, chin and neck. it is a non-surgical method. Carbon dioxide is infiltrated into subcutaneous tissue to rapidly improve the total look and feel of your face
Facial Massage
The muscles of the face are extremely delicate. Massage can be tremendously beneficial, but if given too deeply or frequently, it can encourage the muscles to lengthen.
Body
Body Treatments
Body treatments are like a facial for your whole body: they cleanse, exfoliate, and hydrate your skin. They can also have a detoxifying effect on your entire system.
Body Scrub
This is an exfoliating treatment that takes place on a massage table covered with a sheet and a large, thin piece of plastic. Variations can come from the scrub materials: you might get salt glow or coffee grounds, finely ground pecan shells or grape seeds.
Body Exfoliating is a well-proven external technique for encouraging natural lymphatic drainage by stimulating the movement of interstitial fluid (fluid that lies between the cells). It help can break down congestion in areas where the lymph-flow has become sluggish and where toxins have collected.
Body Exfoliating is a highly beneficial massage, which works wonders both internally and externally. It improves circulation…bringing increased nutrients and oxygen to the skin… while taking away waste products. The increased blood flow may also make perspiring more efficient, thus helping with the overall cleansing process.
Regular Body Exfoliating is recommended promote the rejuvenation of your the skin. Body Exfoliating also has a remarkable effect on the skin's appearance. After several weeks of daily brushing, the skin becomes silky smooth, dry surface cells are removed and the oil glands beneath the skin begin to "lubricate" the skin naturally. Body Exfoliating also allows the skin to be better nourished and oxygenated, assisting in the prevention of premature aging.
Cleansing the skin in such a way is believed to eliminate toxins more efficiently. Improved blood flow initiated by massage may also assist in the break down and removal of cellulite tissue.
How to Body Exfoliate for Maximum Effectiveness
At first, you may not be familiar with the sensation of brushing…so begin gently…using only the amount of pressure that is comfortable for you. Gradually increase the massage pressure as your skin becomes accustomed to the sensation over a period of time.
Body Exfoliating can be done wet, but it is preferable to do it dry (ideally, prior to showering). Start with the soles of your feet…using firm long strokes. Brush the entire body…approximately 10 strokes in each area…concentrating on any problem areas such as thighs and buttocks.
Only exfoliate in one direction, always toward the heart avoiding nipples, broken skin and varicose veins.
Body Wrap
A body wrap is a treatment where you are slathered with a body mask made of algae, seaweed, mud, clay, lotion or cream, depending on the treatment, then wrapped for 20 minutes to keep you warm. Later the product is rinsed off. The body wrap usually ends with application of lotion. This treatment is sometimes called a body cocoon or body mask.
Often a body wrap begins with exfoliation through dry brushing or a salt scrub. You down on whatever you will eventually be wrapped in – often plastic or mylar, but sometimes towels or sheets. I think it’s best when a massage therapist does the body wrap, because they naturally incorporate massage techniques as they apply the product. (An esthetician, on the other hand, is simply rubbing product on the skin.) Once the product is on, you’re wrapped to stay warm, usually for 20 minutes. Oftentimes the therapist leaves the room, but sometimes they stay and give you a scalp massage (much better, in my opinion!)
When the time is up, you’re unwrapped and the body mask has to come off. This is why they often take place in wet rooms, equipped with a shower, wet table, or
Body mask and body wrap often takes place after a scrub. After you rinse off the salt you return to the treatment table. If you're slathered with mud, algae, or seaweed and wrapped in a thermal blanket, it's a "detoxifying" treatment that stimulates your metabolic system, speeding its ability to carry away waste products. If the product is cream or lotion, it's a "hydrating" treatment.
Body wraps that use algae, seaweed, mud or clay are detox treatments that help rid the body of toxins through metabolic stimulation. Body wraps using shea butter and rich lotions are hydrating treatments geared towards softening the skin. A body wrap can also be a wrapping treatment used to treat cellulite. It sometimes has a diuretic effect that aids in temporary weight reduction.
Herbal Wrap
Seaweed Wrap
This treatment refines the skin, activates blood circulation, detoxifies, mineralizes and moisturizes
Mud Wrap
This treatment helps ease muscular tension, aches, cramps, and articular pain. Helps to relieve pain from rheumatism and arthritis
Cooling Aloe Vera Wrap
Health Warning
Use body wraps with caution. Body wraps are not completely safe for all people. Compression body wrap treatments may be dangerous for people with certain medical conditions, including heart disease, high or low blood pressure, or diabetes. Body wraps may be dangerous to persons suffering from certain physical conditions, including heart disease and high blood pressure, and that persons should consult a doctor before using the treatments. Body wrap products or services are not recommended if pregnant or lactating, or if you have a medical condition or are taking medication. Body wrap products and services are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Nor do body wraps cause weight loss. You should also be aware that there are other body wrap companies that use dangerous chemicals in their formulations. You should also be aware that many unscrupulous body wrap marketers are now on the market claiming their product is an "inch loss" product.
Body Glow
An invigorating body scrub using marine and plant extracts like yarrow, nettle and horsetail, leaves your skin feeling petal soft and smooth as silk.
Salt Glow
A salt glow (also known as a salt scrub or sea salt scrub) is the most popular body treatment at the spa. The primary purpose of a salt glow is to exfoliate your skin.
A salt glow also hydrates your skin because the salt is combined with oil and usually some aromatic like lemon, lavender, or even figs. (Spas can get very creative here.) The salt glow is followed by a shower and an application of body lotion, and leaves your skin feeling very soft and fragrant.
What Happens During a Salt Glow?
A salt glow usually takes place in a wet room. Depending on the spa, you might be laying on a massage table covered with a towel or sheet or a thin piece of plastic, or you might be lying on a wet table. You might be offered a pair of disposable underwear.
As you lay on your stomach, the therapist rubs a mixture of sea salt, oil, and aromatics like lemon or lavender into your skin. Then you turn over and she does the other side. Usually, you are draped with a towel, and only the part she is working on is exposed.
When she’s finished, you’ll step into a shower to rinse off all the salt. Don’t use shower gel – it’s good to keep the oil and aromatics on your skin. If the spa is doing the treatment on a special wet table, the therapist will either rinse you off with a hand-held shower, or turn on a
You can get a salt glow on its own, but often it’s the first step in a body wrap, often a seaweed or mud wrap. That’s because exfoliation prepares the skin for products like seaweed or algae that detoxify the body by stimulating circulation through vasodilation of blood capillaries.
You can also combine a salt glow with a massage. It is recommended to get the salt glow first because it is stimulating, whereas the massage calms you down. Sometimes spas have signature treatments that combine both services – salt glow and massage.
Sea salt is fairly abrasive, and some therapists have a heavier hand than others. Individuals also differ in their skin sensitivity. If it feels too harsh, be sure and speak up.
Waxing
Hands and Feet
Thai Foot Massage
Thai Foot Massage is a massage of the lower legs and feet that involves hands on stretching and massage to “open” Sen (energy) Lines, along with the use of a stick to stimulate the reflex points on the feet which correspond to the internal organs of the body. Thai Foot Massage stimulates these points to promote general health and well-being.
A Treatment in Thai Foot Massage will usually last for one hour and the therapist may spend the last 10 minutes massaging the hands and sometimes the shoulders too.
Thai Foot Massage takes it’s origins from
Traditional Thai Massage and Thai Foot Massage compliment each other beautifully. Thai Massage balances the elements of the mind and body, while Thai Foot Massage stimulates the internal organs, giving the receiver an holistic treatment.
The benefits of a Thai Foot Massage
· Improved circulation and toxin removal.
· Stimulated lymphatic drainage and immune system boost.
· Reduced stiffness and improved flexibility.
· Accelerated physical healing
· Stress relief
· Improved sleep
· Clarity of mind
Hand and Foot Exfoliation
The three main steps are soaking, using an exfoliate and then moisturizing. The skin is softened and hydrated by soaking in a liquid. Next, an exfoliate is used to remove any dry or flaky skin. Wipe away any residue left from using the exfoliate. Rinse if necessary. Apply a skin lotion or skin butter after wiping away the residue leftover from using the exfoliate. An optional step would be a nutritional skin mask, which would occur after the acid or scrub exfoliation and before the moisturizing step. Do not attempt a spa treatment on broken or sensitive skin as it could cause further irritation.
A bowl is suitable for soaking the hands. A small tub can be used for soaking the feet. Use water that is hot enough to stay warm for up to ten minutes. Do not use uncomfortably hot water in either your hand or footbath. You can add a cup of strongly brewed peppermint tea to the water for an herbal soak. You can also add a tablespoon or so of sea salt, baking soda or Epsom salts to the water. A few tablespoons of liquid milk or dry milk can also be added to the water for a milk bath. The peppermint is revitalizing as a footbath. The addition of the salts or milk will soften the skin. The milk will act as a mild exfoliate.
You can use either a scrub or acid exfoliate to remove dry and rough skin. A scrub type of exfoliate can be made by mixing a tablespoon of vegetable oil with whatever scrub type ingredient you have available. You can use white sugar, brown sugar, fine sea salt, corn meal, ground coffee or ground oats as the scrub ingredient. For the hands, you only need about a teaspoon of the oil base and the scrub ingredient. Gently massage the scrub mixture onto the skin in circular motions. A scrub can scratch and irritate the skin so be careful. In that case, just do the soak, mask and moisturizer steps.
If you would rather use an acid based exfoliate, mash and apply mildly acidic food ingredients to the skin. Suitable fruits include the papaya, mango, apple, pineapple, banana and strawberry. Leave the food ingredient on the skin for one minute before gently massaging the skin for another minute. If you feel any tingling, use a warm rinse to remove. The tingling means that the fruit acids have made their way down to the fresh skin. You can add any of the scrub ingredients to the mashed fruit to enhance the exfoliating action.
An optional treatment after using an exfoliation is to give the skin a nutritious mask with an oil rich food ingredient such as squash or avocado. Mash and apply to the skin. Leave on the skin for five minutes. You can also use cooled cooked oatmeal as a skin mask. The squash or avocado will soften and provide nutrients directly to the skin. The oatmeal will soothe and protect skin. Carefully wipe away any residue left from this treatment. If necessary, use water and a soft cloth to wipe away the residue. You can add a small bit of oil to the mask as an additional skin nutritious skin softener.
Finish up by moisturizing the skin. Use skin butter if you have the time to let this thicker formula soak in. If you do not have the time, choose a skin lotion that will be absorbed by the skin.
It will take about half an hour to do your own home spa treatments for your hands and feet. It is simple to have a spa quality experience at home. Your hands and feet will feel great afterwards.
Manicure and Pedicure
A manicure and pedicure at the spa is generally more expensive than what you get at the local nail salon. You are paying in part for a more luxurious atmosphere. Technicians can give you beautifully shaped nails and suggest the perfect colour for your skin and the season. And they should have a very nice manner.
A spa manicure and pedicure usually has a few extra steps -- an aromatic salt rub, or hydrating mask or paraffin dip -- that can make it last longer and feel more luxurious.
Paraffin Wax Hand Treatment
Paraffin Wax Hand Treatment
Head and Hair
Head Massage (Champissage)
Traditionally practiced in
Massaging the head can do much to relieve the stress and tension that fill our day to day lives. The technique involves controlled caresses such as the spider walk, root pull, and comb, and focuses mainly on the face and scalp. It can also continue down the upper back, neck, shoulders and upper arms.
The massage has a strong effect on the three higher chakras of the seven - mind, body and spirit. Chakra (wheel) is the energy vortex that we need to remain striving. As the massage works on the shoulders and neck, the relief of tension is felt almost instantaneously.
As well as easing headaches and stress, the conditions it can help are many. It helps deal with scalp and hair problems, aids localized blood and lymphatic circulation, relieves eye strain, boosts the immune system, relieves muscle tension, and helps restore joint movement. This is particularly good for people who are wheelchair bound or are partially immobile.
Head massage originated in
Massage is probably the oldest therapy known to man, and has been practiced in the Far and the
It is stated that the way to health is to have a scented bath and an oiled massage everyday. Unfortunately this is impossible in today's world, although we are starting to realize that we have to take responsibility for our own health.
The beauty of head massage is you can have it almost anywhere - at home, work or in a salon. You can be clothed or unclothed, use oils, cream, powder or nothing.
Indian Head Massage is a treatment based on old Ayurvedic techniques involving work on the upper back, shoulders, neck, scalp and face. A variety of massage movements are used to relieve accumulated tension, stimulate circulation and restore joint movement. IHM is also used to aid the condition and health of the hair, particularly when combined with the use of natural organic oils.
Indian Head Massage is used by practitioners to help reduce stress and fatigue, increase mental clarity, and relax and rejuvenate the receiver. A treatment will last between 20 minutes to one hour.
To combat hair loss due to hypertension, poor circulation, serious illness and even the aging process, Indian men and women practice regular head massage. This ancient technique has played an important part in Indian life for nearly 4,000 years. Today, everyone from children to grandparents use the technique to decrease stress, improve overall health and promote hair growth.
Indian Head Massage originated as part of regular grooming routines. Indian women used vegetable oils such as coconut, almond, olive and sesame to nourish the hair while promoting circulation through massage. They sat in rows and gently massaged the hair and scalp of the person in front of them. Today, many local barbers in
Aromatherapy Scalp Massage
Hair Nourishing
A rich hydrating pre-shampoo treatment that restores moisture and shine. This is normally followed by a nourishing shampoo and scalp massage.
Hair Damage Remedy Treatment
§ Strengthen your hair and add flexibility to dry and damaged hair. Great for adding on to every other haircut visit.
§ A rejuvenating hair and scalp massage using conditioning oils and plant based ingredients based on ancient Ayurvedic traditions.
§ An aromatherapy hot towel wrap and hand massage is included.
§ Not designed to be used after a hair color service.
Moisture Immersion
The treatment is usually offered with any service including hair coloring.
Dandruff Remedy
A treatment using special essential oils and natural medicinals to relieve dandruff and psoriasis.
Teeth
Dental Spa is a facility under the supervision of a licensed dentist that combines traditional dental treatment with the services of a spa. Conventional wisdom has it that no one relishes a trip to the dentist, but by incorporating spa elements into their Dental Spa practices, today's enterprising dentists aim to make your twice-yearly check-up a spa-like luxury.
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