Freezing cold weather and long hours of studying can leave skin feeling dry and tired. As winter term comes to an end, reward skin with a facial or other skin treatment. A little pampering never hurt anybody, especially if it gives long-term results.
Skin care comes in many different forms, scents and prices at different spas, but the benefits of a facial and a body wrap are not just skin deep. Facials and body wraps are not only relaxing but are healthy for the skin because they rejuvenate, relax and clean the skin of impurities. Long-term effects include anti-aging and scar-reducing benefits.
Cindy Crasper, an esthetician at Salon Delange, saw the sudden benefits of a facial when a woman came into the salon whose eyes were puffed to the point of closing due to a water retention problem.
“By the time she left the salon, the excess water was draining out from underneath her eyes,” Crasper said.
Aside from the immediate benefits, there are several long-term benefits to pampering the skin with body wraps and facials.
“The skin’s texture will be smoother in the long run, and you will notice that your skin will be more firm,” Crasper said. “You also will have a more even skin tone, better circulation, and keeping your skin hydrated helps to prevent aging.”
The two most common reasons that people get body treatments are to help prevent signs of aging and for relaxation purposes. Most facials include a massage, which is calming because once pressure points on the head and face are touched, toxins are released from the muscles.
Before a person gets a body treatment, the esthetician will look at the skin under a special light, which shows the esthetician a person’s skin type and problem areas. Most spas uses products with natural ingredients such as plants and flowers instead of ones with synthetic petrochemicals such as Vaseline or mineral oils.
“Getting educated about products is really important,” said Denise Gervais of the Gervais Salon Day Spa Gallery. “If you’re happy with the skin care products that you’re using, then go for it, but we try to let the client know that something can happen [if they use synthetic products].”
Eve Promen, the manager of Uncommon Scents, said natural products, some of which can be found at the grocery store, are some of the best products for a facial.
“Natural ingredients combined with natural aromatherapy oils are great to use,” Promen said.