Hi, my name is Laura and while I have been coming to Daiva and Radiance Spa for several years I admit that there are some questions I had about skin care. Every conversation I had with Daiva had me learning something so I decided to write it up to help others who may also have the same questions.
1. What is an esthetician?
Sometimes spelled aesthetician, an esthetician is someone who is trained in the care of the skin. They should have had training for facials and other common skin complaints, but can also have training in medical procedures regarding the skin, as well as make-up. In Pennsylvania a aesthetician needs to have over 300 hours of training, as well as state certified testing and licensure.
To use many of the higher end products an esthetician also needs to be certified by the product company, this involves some sort of in-person training to ensure that products are being used correctly and to learn any special techniques needed.
2. What is a facial serum?
Facial serum is different than a moisturizer, in that it isn’t meant to provide a layer of protection from the outside elements, but rather that it is designed to deeply penetrate our skin to actively alleviate some skin need. These needs can be rejuvenation, acne, or fine lines. You want to use a serum under your moisturizer to help correct imperfections. While many of us moisturize, we need to correct imperfections as well. Oils and cream moisturizers are mostly meant to protect and reflect outside elements and could be why your skin still seems so dry at the end of the day.
3. Why does the esthetician use so many products during a facial?
The basic elements of a facial are cleanse, extract, treat, and moisturize. These are often repeated several times throughout the facial so that your skin is super-saturated by the end of the facial. The esthetician may also use acupressure throughout the facial to help your nature electrical energies to flow more smoothly through troubled areas. This is another benefit of going to a specialist as they learn these techniques and modify them for each client.
4. Why does my skin get so angry when my schedule changes?
Little things can change a lot in how we feel and how our skin looks. Constant stress, or environmental stresses age us before we know it.
Best practices:
Drink up! Our bodies need to flush out the toxins, and if we aren’t hydrating than it doesn’t clean out what needs to be cleaned out.
Get regular sleep Once again our body needs help to release stress and toxins and that happens when it gets rest.
Eat well. Most fast food doesn’t have the nutrients we need to rebuild healthy cells, so when our lives get busy, we need to plan ahead to eat well.
Practice self-care. Facials, regular low impact exercise, and occasionally saying “no” are all great ways to help your stress levels and be more present with those you love.
These are some of the questions I had about facials and skin care, if you have any questions, please ask and we will get our skin expert Daiva to answer them for you!
Laura
1. What is an esthetician?
Sometimes spelled aesthetician, an esthetician is someone who is trained in the care of the skin. They should have had training for facials and other common skin complaints, but can also have training in medical procedures regarding the skin, as well as make-up. In Pennsylvania a aesthetician needs to have over 300 hours of training, as well as state certified testing and licensure.
To use many of the higher end products an esthetician also needs to be certified by the product company, this involves some sort of in-person training to ensure that products are being used correctly and to learn any special techniques needed.
2. What is a facial serum?
Facial serum is different than a moisturizer, in that it isn’t meant to provide a layer of protection from the outside elements, but rather that it is designed to deeply penetrate our skin to actively alleviate some skin need. These needs can be rejuvenation, acne, or fine lines. You want to use a serum under your moisturizer to help correct imperfections. While many of us moisturize, we need to correct imperfections as well. Oils and cream moisturizers are mostly meant to protect and reflect outside elements and could be why your skin still seems so dry at the end of the day.
3. Why does the esthetician use so many products during a facial?
The basic elements of a facial are cleanse, extract, treat, and moisturize. These are often repeated several times throughout the facial so that your skin is super-saturated by the end of the facial. The esthetician may also use acupressure throughout the facial to help your nature electrical energies to flow more smoothly through troubled areas. This is another benefit of going to a specialist as they learn these techniques and modify them for each client.
4. Why does my skin get so angry when my schedule changes?
Little things can change a lot in how we feel and how our skin looks. Constant stress, or environmental stresses age us before we know it.
Best practices:
Drink up! Our bodies need to flush out the toxins, and if we aren’t hydrating than it doesn’t clean out what needs to be cleaned out.
Get regular sleep Once again our body needs help to release stress and toxins and that happens when it gets rest.
Eat well. Most fast food doesn’t have the nutrients we need to rebuild healthy cells, so when our lives get busy, we need to plan ahead to eat well.
Practice self-care. Facials, regular low impact exercise, and occasionally saying “no” are all great ways to help your stress levels and be more present with those you love.
These are some of the questions I had about facials and skin care, if you have any questions, please ask and we will get our skin expert Daiva to answer them for you!
Laura