Why you need to restore your winter skin with a Hydra Facial
After months of harsh winter winds and dryness, I aspire to approach the warmer seasons dewy and hydrated, but the truth is the transition feels like a lot of damage control. No matter how much I dive into my serums and moisturizers, it always feels like I’m catching up and using hefty amounts of product. Whether it’s a windy day, or an extra chilly night, seasonal skin damage goes beyond extra moisturizer. It’s a call for the expert help of a seasoned esthetician. I’m writing you today one week after my Hydra Facial at BODY, inspired to motivate you to invest in your skin because this service transformed my damaged skin.
When I came into my appointment with Barbara, my skin was sallow, grey, and extremely dry. She asked me what I came in for, I told her how tight and itchy my skin was feeling, and she went straight to work. It started with a deep cleanse of my skin, ahead of the Hydra facial tool she uses to cleanse, exfoliate, extract, and hydrate while infusing antioxidants, peptides, and hyaluronic acid. My skin was so dry it was soaking the hydration right up as though it was parched beyond belief. She followed up with healing LED red light therapy to boost the production of collagen.
This treatment is resurfacing and anti-aging utilizing Hydradermabrasion technology. Results are soothing, moisturizing, non-irritating and immediately effective without discomfort while improving the color, texture, and vitality of your skin. Anyone can benefit from this facial no matter their skin type. So now that the technicalities are settled, my personal experience was all of the above, but also with personalized education about my skin. A pro tip from Barbara was to use eye cream above my lip where I am seeing some fine lines. She said the skin above the lip is extremely thin and most eye creams are formulated stronger for the sensitive thin under-eye skin. I went home and did this immediately! Not only was she working on bringing my skin back to life, but she invigorated my routine with a fresh new tip incorporating a product I already had at home.
She mentioned how important diet is, particularly whole foods plant-based with no refined sugar or processed foods for glowing skin. I was pleased to hear my plant-based diet was already a head start.
What I learned most from lathering on skincare without routine facials, is there’s only so much you can do at home. At a certain point, the product usage becomes wasteful, because the skin needs professional repair and deep hydration for your products to work better at home. It’s sort of like styling your hair with heat and expecting it to be healthy with at-home conditioning or rebuilding treatments; eventually, you’re going to need a cut and a professional salon treatment to mitigate the damage for your products to penetrate deeper.
Investing in your skin ensures you manage your skincare assets in the most abundant way possible. Barbara advised me, that while I saw results right away, this service continues to improve the skin after the appointment, up to weeks later. She gave me an assignment to use my thickest moisturizer, stay out of the direct sun, and hydrate often for the next couple of days. A week in, my serums and moisturizers are working better for me. They’re penetrating my skin and maintaining my plump, smooth, hydrated face, not only keeping my glow but protecting the investment of my facial service. One facial every 6 weeks ensures I’m on a cycle to mitigate any damage from seasonal factors, ensuring radiant happy skin year-round.