C18: Facials

Facials

Also known as facial treatment. professional skin treatment that improves condition and appearance of the skin

Advantages

from business perspective, being hair stylist and esthetician creates a larger pool of new clients for both specialties.

Estheticians

Often take a hollistic approach to skin care, treatments by focusing on mind, body, and spirit

Magnifying Lamp

have large magnifying lens surrounded by circular light that provides well lit, enlarged view of skin. common are 5 dippers = 2.25 magnification

Facial Steamer

Steam skin softens tissue, make them more accepting of mouisterizers and treatment products. Soften tissues and follicle accumulations making them easier to extract

Ozone Facial Steamer

Topical ozone applications are proven to oxygenate the skins cutaneous layer

rotary brush

Used to cleanse and lightly exfoliate skin. Helps give skin a smoother appearance and coloration looks more even

Ultra Sonic Spatula

exfoliate skin surface and brighten complexion

Skin Analysis

How oily/dry skin is . Avoid wearing jewelry

Cleansing Milk

Apply to skin using upward circular movement. When removing in eye area, move outward on upper lid and inward on lower lid

Dry Skin

Pores are very small/ not visible to naked eye. rough, thin, and tight to the touch

Oily Skin

Prone to blackheads (open comedones) and whiteheads (closed comedones). overproduction of sebum , clogged pores

Combination

Large pores in the T-zone, flakiness on cheeks and temple

Telangiectasias

“Rosacea” dilated surface blood vessels.

Couperose

Areas of skin with distended capillaries and diffuse redness

Consultation

Any meds client is using including topical drugs for skin and any contradictions should mark in color pen. Always keep intake form in secured room/cabinet due to private information

Contradiction

Condition client has / treatment client is using that might cause negative side effects during a facial treatment

Alipidic

“lack of lipids” (skin natural oils) dry/dehydrated skin because it doesn’t produce enough sebum

Ostium

difference between closed / open comedones is the size of the follicle or ostium

Cleansing Milk

nonfoaming lotions that cleanse dry and sensitive skin types and remove makeup

Foaming cleansers

contain surfactants (detergents) that cause product to foam and rinse easily

Toners

lotions that help rebalance the PH and remove remnants of cleanser

Exfoliation

remove excess cells from skin surface

Statum Corneum Layer

Cosmetologist only allowed to use exfoliants that remove dead cells

Gommage

“erase” in french. peeling cream that is rubbed off, removing dead skin cells through friction

Alpha Hydroxy acid

dissolve bonds and “intercellular cement” between bonds

Peels

Alpha Hydroxide Acid exfoliants

Enzyme Peel

chemical exfoliant that dissolve keratin protein in surface cells

Moisturizers

(hydrators/ water-binding agents) which are ingredients that attract water

Sun and Sunscreen

Shield skin from sun is the most important habit to benefit skin

Serums

concentrated products that generally contain higher concentration of ingredients to penetrate skin and treat various skin conditions .

Ampoules

individual doses of serum, sealed in small vials

Massage cream

lubricants to make skin slippery during massage

Masks

Concentrated ingredients often composed of mineral clays, moisturizing agents skin softeners , aromatherapy oils for purpose of toning , tightening , hydrating , and nourishing the skin.

Clay Based Masks

oil-absorbing cleansing masks that have an exfoliating effect and astringment effect on oily and combination skin, makes large pores appear smaller temporarily

Gel Masks

Used for sensitive/ dehydrated skin. Contain hydrators and soothing ingredients

Modelage Masks

Contain specialized crystals of gypsum, a plaster like ingredient

Pressure in Massage

Direction from insertion to origin

Massage

manual/ mechanical manipulation by rubbing, pinching, kneading. tapping to increase metabolism and circulation and promotes absorption

Effleurage

Light continuous stroking movement in a slow, rhythmic manner with fingers (digital) or palms (palmar) every massage should start and end with this.

Motor Point

Point of muscle where pressure or stimulation will cause contraction of that muscle

Deincrustation

Soften and emulsify hardened sebum stuck in pores

Iontophoresis

process of using water-soluble products to penetrate into skin

LED red light

Treat aging and redness

LED blue light

For acne prone skin