Nourish Your Skin With Facials

Facials Nourish Your Skin

Good food are all those things which nourish the body, don’t overtax the delicate sugar balance and provide the correct fats. When building health there are a multitude of dietary points that you can implement. However while you are working towards achieving a healthy diet and trying to exercise regularly, there is another maintenance area that can dramatically change the way you think about yourself.

The facial. You may never have considered ‘facial’ and ‘health’ in the same sentence. As you are working towards your goals of better food, less junk, more exercise so to should you be paying attention to your skin. When you are striving to be better nothing can crash you more than a skin that misbehaves. Spots, breakouts, oiliness in the ‘T’ panel etc. have you running for the blemish stick and loading up with heavy cover-up make-up. Like PMS a spotty complexion can ruin your day.

Nourishing facials are a dual attack against the down-side of pressure-pot living. They are frequently overlooked as a health enhancer but think about it, if you were given an opportunity to:-

a) run away from the mobile/kids/laundry/life for a while

b) revel in a quiet space

c) have an expert address all those irritants you have about the way your skin looks

Then surely all of the above would make you feel differently about yourself?

Why nourishing facials are relegated to merely “beauty actions,” and aren’t viewed as beneficial to health is a mystery to those women who have experienced the advantages of never having to worry about a stressed, unflattering skin. No matter how well you are dressed, if you have to cake the foundation on to cover the imperfections on your face, you’ll feel vulnerable.

How fantastic do you feel when your skin is drawn, puffy, blotchy, dehydrated or crepe-paper like? If your skin is clear, radiant and pumped full of nourishing, moisturizing emollients you feel brisk and cheerful. Feeling better uplifts your opinion of yourself. If that’s a positive one – health improves. It’s a cycle that snowballs. Never underestimate what the mind can do to the body. No matter that people say you look fine, only you can really say if its true.

Upon visiting a beauty therapist you have the opportunity to discuss all those nagging problems about your beauty regime. Know that someone qualified in the science of skin is on hand to give you correct information. No more digging around supermarket shelves trying to figure out what skin-type you are and if ‘blah’ is the correct product. Your therapist will assess your complexion and recommend products which are suitable. She has the knowledge and training to guide you so that you can effect change in your skin and look forward to an improved complexion. The products you buy will help you treat your skin well in between facials. Now that you know you have the correct regime in place for assisting your skin to look its best, you can relax while your therapist kicks-off bringing health and beauty to that part of you that is most on show.

Nourishing facials begin with the therapist thoroughly cleansing your skin and exfoliating dead cells. Exfoliating can be done using a scrub made up of tiny balls of abrasive product designed to gently slough off the cells or the exfoliator can be a chemical one. Depending on your skin type your therapist will choose the correct one for you.

Once your skin has been exfoliated, steam will be applied to open your pores and loosen blackheads. The whole procedure of a facial involves a systematic work over for your face, neck and chest area. Once your face has been steamed the therapist will view your skin through a large, lighted magnifying glass. She’ll identify the problem areas – a congested nose, blackheads, white heads and other impurities that you may not have noticed as you race around running your home and family.

These impurities will be removed with a number of special extraction tools. It may hurt a little but the end result is worth it. It’s these little impurities that can become infected and turn into unsightly blemishes – usually at the worst possible moment. Having them correctly extracted, under very hygienic conditions, helps reduce those horrible breakouts that upset your day and make you feel miserably. Trying to ignore the fact that you have an angry red bump on your check while sitting in your weekly sales meeting is something most women can identify with.

Cleaning out blocked pores before they turn into something worse is part of the magic of a facial. Once the extraction is over your therapist will massage your face, neck and shoulders – encouraging blood to flow more freely and quickly to that area. This increases the amount of micro nutrients which nourishes the dermis and improves the health of your skin. The massage part of the facial is the most relaxing and nothing can replace the pleasure received from an expert therapist whose trained hands gently pummel, push and knead your skin and the muscles beneath. Once your skin is glowing and warmed, moisturiser will be gently stroked into your face and neck leaving both feeling like silk.

If you’ve never had a facial before, then plan your trip to the therapist so that you can go home directly afterwards. A first ever trip to the beautician may leave your skin a little pink; you do not want to smother make-up over that beautifully cleaned and buffed face. Arrange to have your facial in the late afternoon or after the shopping is done on a Saturday. Then you can go home and let your skin remain make-up free for at least the day.

How many times you have a facial depends on what you do to your skin. If you wear lots of make-up, and frequently, you would benefit greatly from a facial twice a month. If you don’t wear make-up that often then you could get away with having a facial a month. However a facial should not be looked upon as something that waits in line until all the important other things have been done or paid for. Like exercise for the body, having a facial on a regular basis keeps impurities to a minimum and improves nutrient and oxygen levels in the dermis. If you’re in your twenties you may think that’s unimportant but if you look after your skin in your early years you’ll appreciate the profits in your forties.

Glowing skin, like shiny hair, adds to your general well being. If you look fantastic you can’t help but feel good about yourself.

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