Spa Treatments & Benefits

Spa Treatment By Body Area

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 include 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.

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

This resurfacing and skin refining anti-aging 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.

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.

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.

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.