Q. I have read about ‘DIY’ facial kits that you can buy. Are they any good and will they replace a facial?

Q. I have read about ‘DIY’ facial kits that you can buy. Are they any good and will they replace a facial?

A.
1. To give your skin a deep cleanse.

A good facial treatment should include some method of deep cleansing. It’s the one part of the treatment that gives you that squeaky clean, bright, blocked follicle (pore) blitzing glow as a result.
Some of the remedies you may experience are enzymatic peels, fruit acid washes or stimulating scrubs that gently munch away at dirt, grime, oil and dead cells.

I also, as a skin therapist, like to go back to basics for some clients and use a facial brush to achieve these benefits.

A method of warming the skin can sometimes also be used, such as steam, hot compresses, paraffin wax or infa red lamps since heat will help to soften the skin and open the follicles (pores) thus aiding in the ‘good’ riddance of impurities.

Then there is the holy grail of grime busting….extraction….known to those on the street as the bit when the therapist ‘squeezes any blackheads’. Although I don’t believe in subjecting the skin to too much of this it has to be said that ask any skin therapist and they will tell you the sheer delight we have in performing this task for you.

We are not disgusted by your blocked chins and noses but love nothing more than the satisfaction of seeing those little plugs of grime pop out of the skin.

You won’t find the skilled extraction techniques of a therapist in any box of product.


If you would like to experience the U andyourskin tm facial then call me Louise on 07810 872 633 or email: enquiries@uandyourskin.co.uk

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