Okay, so I always get so many question about my skincare routine, which products I use and how I keep my skin glowing & happy, especially when I’m suffering from Cystic Acne.
One of those questions, in particular, is what type of Facials I get, so I thought it’d be a good idea to elaborate on the difference between them all, why I get them and how often I do so.
I’ve been going to Laser Clinics Australia Bondi Junction for almost 3 years, and it’s one of the only places I’ve gone where I’ve seen a significant change in my skin because their facials are so problem-targeted and innovative. They really keep up with the newest of the newest within rebuilding skin and I’ve always felt safe there with my knowledgable Beauty Therapist (Sutini is my squeeze).
So, to get into it, here are my favourite facials & skin-treatments I have:
Microdermabrasion:
Microdermabrasion is a minimally invasive skin treatment that uses tiny crystals or other exfoliating surfaces to help remove the superficial layer of dead skin cells.
When you remove the top layer of skin, the body interprets it as an injury. It then quickly replaces the lost skin cells with new, healthy ones. The entire procedure usually takes about 30 minutes for the face – this includes 2 x cleansing + moisturising + sunscreen-application afterwards.
It’s typically used as a cosmetic procedure to treat wrinkles, sun-induced pigmentation (darkened skin), acne scarring, enlarged pores and ‘stretch marks’.
The procedure stimulates blood flow, which increases the nutrition delivered to skin cells. This improves cell production, which improves skin’s elasticity and texture. So, if you have scarring, it may help reduce the appearance of acne scars.
Who it’s NOT for: very sensitive skin, eczema, rosacea, open sores, acne breakouts, sunburn.
I normally have a Micro every 3 weeks.
LED Light Therapy:
Also known as HEALITE. Low-level light therapy with HEALITE is the therapeutic use of light emitting diode light to enhance your body’s natural cellular recovery, improving healing times, relieving pain, subsiding active acne, promoting skin rejuvenation and more. It does so by delivering concentrated energy deep into your tissue affecting your body at a cellular level. The deep penetrating LED lights are soothing, they target deep into the skin cells to heighten their internal functions, photo-stimulate dermal blood flow and induce faster healing decrease pain and reduce acne.
There are 2 different lights in this machine:
Yellow: which is good for wound healing, pain relief, muscle & joint pain, arthritis & skin rejuvenation.
Blue: to control active acne and heal the inflammation underneath your skin to stop the production of oil and bacteria.
This is one of the most non-invasive treatments you can have, and I’m telling you; you will be absolutely GLOWING afterwards!
Read more about my experience with LED Light Therapy here.
I normally have LED Light Therapy once a week or fortnight. Normally combined with microdermabrasion or a peel to help the skin regenerate quicker.
Peels:
I either get the Peel Accelerator which is a unique peel that’s suitable for all skin types and can be intensified by layering with other peels or customised with Vitamin C. It helps to renew, brighten and smooth my skin
Or I get the AHA Enzymatic Peel which is a a gentle micro-exfoliating treatment that’s designed to soothe, hydrate and micro-exfoliate dry, flaking and sensitive skin.
I normally have a peel every 4 weeks.
Skin Needling:
Skin Needling can be performed in two ways. Dermal Rolling, using the cosmedical DNC derma roller or Micro Needling, using the Wireless Tri-M Pen. Your Beauty Therapist will be able to advise what’s best suited for your skin-type and concerns
The treatment involves applying a small roller made of tiny needles to the surface of the skin. The roller creates tiny puncture channels that encourage an organic collagen renewal and regeneration response. This wound healing response is what stimulates new collagen and elastin formation which then assists with plumping out fine lines, wrinkles and acne scarring.
It also reduces the appearance of pigmentation, enlarged pores and stretch marks.
Needling isn’t suitable for acne-inflamed skin; this means this treatment isn’t for you if your skin is still breaking out on a daily basis and have got inflamed acne. You will need to get this under control (like I did), before you continue onto these types of treatments which, in my case, is done to fix the damage that had been done to my skin by acne-scarring and regenerating it.
Read more about my experience with Skin Needling here.
*You need 2-3 times of skin-needling treatments to see results on scarring, however you will experience an instant glow and plumpness to your skin after only a week.
I hope this blog answered your questions as to what type of facials I get to keep my skin happy, healthy and glowing, but discuss your specific needs with your beauty therapist to figure out a treatment plan that will target your areas of skin-concerns.
Yes, I’m probably a little bit biased (this isn’t even sponsored), because I’ve been going to Laser Clinics Australia Bondi Junction for so many years, but I do highly recommend them if you’re based in Sydney or Sydney’s East.
Lots of love, C xx
