The Topeka Spa Retreat Journal
Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Come In For Monthly Facials
Facials slow the aging process. They allow your skin to feel healthier, smoother, and look more radiant. Facials reduce fine lines, age spots, and relieve dehydrated skin. With these benefits, facials make us feel better about our skin. With the use of exfoliation, massage, and the penetration of nutrients and antioxidants, facials also fight to reverse aging. We will all age, but we can do it more slowly with glowing, firm, and hydrated skin.
Facials provide deep(er) exfoliation than you can achieve at home. Exfoliation soothes skin, allows for great penetration of products (i.e. moisturizers or serums), unclogs pores, improves skin ability to retain hydration, and evens skin tone to just name a few benefits.
Facials decrease waste underneath the skin that can cause ruddiness, puffiness, and fluid accumulation by manipulating the lymphatic system that lies just under the skin. Facials also aid in detoxification of your skin.
Facials can increase circulation of the blood under the skin allowing the skin optimal health to facilitate the renewal of skin cells. This is a natural process, but facials stimulate and accelerate these natural processes.
A facial cleans the pores on a much deeper level. Similar to a good dental cleaning, this is what a facial can do for the skin/pores. Even non-acneic skin can use a good deep cleanse. Extractions/cleaning out the pores can help to maintain clear skin, stop acne formation, as well as can help to change the pore’s size. Often left unchecked, pores can start to stretch and widen with the accumulation of oil and debris. (Please do not attempt to extract or pick at your own skin unless you are a professional and know how to do it properly- you could be at risk of scarring and infection).
Allow on of our professionally trained estheticians to counsel you on the proper products you should be using at home. This alone is worth the investment as the skincare industry can be a difficult (and expensive) area to navigate.
Can help even skin tone and lighten dark spots. Dark spots age our skins’ appearance visibly. A gentle reminder: sunscreen is still a necessity, no matter how great the facial.
Facials are not a miracle in 50 minutes, but they do give you a fresh start to a healthier and balanced complexion. Regular facials will help you maintain optimal skin health.
Guide To Prevent Aging Skin
We all want to age gracefully. As a woman in my fifties, I’ve had to make some adjustments to my skin care, as well as how I live my life, to keep myself looking and feeling younger.
Skin cells are the fastest replicating cells in our bodies. Skin cell turnover generally occurs within four weeks, and as we get older, that can be reduced by half. This hinders the skin’s ability to hold hydration, making it dull, dry, and flaky, limiting its ability to absorb product and protect itself.
Caring for your skin and body doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are seven steps you can take right now to improve skin health.
Exercise
We all know this one. Exercise reduces stress. Stress causes damage to your body and skin.
Protect
Not wearing sunscreen or clothing to protect your skin will age you very rapidly. Did you know that 90% of the aging process is due to the sun, 80% of sun damage occurs before 18 years of age, and 70% of all sun damage is “casual” exposure? There is a lot of debate around wearing sunscreen or not. I’m not saying avoid the sun altogether and its gift of vitamin D. It takes seconds to apply sunscreen before your make-up and not chance rapid aging or cancer.
Hydrate
After preventing environmental damage, the next essential is hydration. Drinking lots of water flushes away impurities. Nutrient-dense juices are loaded with antioxidants to fight age-causing free radicals.
Feed
What you eat matters. Partnered with hydration, clean eating improves overall health by giving your body the nutritional tools to repair the skin from the inside out.
Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) are the building blocks of healthy cell membranes. Your body doesn’t make EFA on its own – it must get them from foods, like fish, nuts, seeds, vegetables, Omega-3, and Omega-6. This is essential in helping produce the skin’s natural lipid oil barrier, critical in keeping the skin hydrated, plumper and younger looking. If your cell membrane is not soft the cells have trouble getting nutrients in.
Rest
Sleep quality affects skin function and aging. A lack of sleep reduces recovery time from environmental stress on the skin.
Exfoliate
If you want fresh, healthy, vibrant-looking skin you have to force the cells to turn over more frequently. This will not only initiate a response in the dermis layer to make more collagen and elastin but will prepare your skin to be able to absorb the products you are applying. You don’t want to purchase products specifically for your skin needs just to have them slough off without being absorbed. Exfoliating in the evening at least twice a week will do the trick, without causing harmful irritation.
Nourish
Applying topical skin care products daily is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to keep your skin vibrant and healthy. Using quality products insures you are getting the best ingredients for your personal skin care needs. I’d love to chat and help you on your path to healthier, younger-looking skin.