How Often Should You Get a Facial?
If you have ever had a facial, you know how great they feel and how great your skin feels afterward. It’s a luxury many of us would love to do every week if we could.
Facials do take some time to be done properly and they can be rather expensive. So how often should you ideally get a facial? Most experts think roughly every 28 days, as this is the average cycle for skin cell turnover.
This is especially true if you have skin problems, like acne, whiteheads, blackheads, or age spots. You may also need more than a facial to help you get rid of these skin issues.
However, if you have a good skin regimen at home, you can keep up the benefits of the facial on your own. There are great products available so you can get a great cleanse and keep your skin moisturized and exfoliated on your own.
Perhaps you want to consider using home products like sonic cleansing brushes, facial scrubs, products with exfoliating acids or enzymes, and a good quality moisturizer. There are also lotions with retinol, which helps keep skin looking healthy by increasing cell turnover.
Why Get a Facial?
Getting a facial is more than just pampering yourself. There are plenty of benefits to getting them on a regular basis. Our faces are exposed to a lot during the day.
The effects of the sun, pollution, toxins, stress, they can all cause blemishes and deepen lines in our faces. Both men and women should get regular facials to relax, rejuvenate their skin, and reap the benefits that come with clean, healthy-looking skin.
Clean Your Skin
A really good and deep cleanse is difficult to do on your own. Different skin types need different attention and different products. Many of us don’t use the right type of cleansers or moisturizing products at home.
The esthetician doing your facial will understand the type of skin you have and how to clean it properly. They can see problem areas better than we can and treat them all accordingly.
Remove Toxins From your Skin
Our faces are exposed to so many different elements throughout the day. Smoke, pollution, dirt, not to mention the oils, sodium, and other toxins we eat or breathe in every day.
We touch our faces throughout the day, too. Dirt, oil and bacteria from your hands gets transferred to your face without us even realizing it. This can have a very negative reaction making the skin more prone to breakouts and clogged pores.
Your facial expert can use antioxidant-rich creams, exfoliators, and botanical extracts, to deeply clean and unclog your pores.
Relaxation
The very act of getting a facial is luxurious and decadent. There are many pressure points on our faces that are connected to various systems in your body.
When our face gets massaged, those pressure points get activated and it can have a very beneficial effect on our whole body, not unlike reflexology. Relaxing helps us with our overall stress of the day. Many of us carry stress in our faces without even realizing it.
Furrowed brows, frowning, pursed lips, and even a clenched jaw all can take a toll on your face. We may be creating deep lines in our faces that make us look angry and older than we are.
Get Younger Looking Skin
No one can stop the aging process, but you can certainly take steps to keep your skin looking younger. Different types and colors of skin will all age differently, but they all can benefit from regular facials and skincare regimens.
Regular facial treatments will help your skin look younger. They can help slow down the aging process and prevent the appearance of wrinkles. Clean and moisturized skin looks better and makes you feel better, too.
When you get a facial, there is a facial massage included. The massage helps to increase blood circulation and oxygen flow. This helps with collagen production and increases the elasticity of your skin.
Keep it Up
The best way to keep up that fabulous feeling of your fresh facial is to include a regular regime for skin care at home. While it won’t be the same, it can extend the benefits of your facial a lot longer.
Ask your esthetician for recommendations about cleansers and moisturizers. You can buy a face steamer or use a warm wet towel to open your pores. Get a cleanser that won’t dry out your face and mind the scrubs with hard bits in them. Some can scratch your face.
Make sure you are relaxed and don’t have to hurry your way through it. Many people like to put on a cleansing mask while soaking in the bathtub. That will help you relax and allow you to leave the mask on long enough for it to work.
Try to find the time during your busy week to give yourself a mini-facial once a week. You can wear a cleansing mask while watching television or even while you are working at home.
Regardless of how often you are able to get a professional facial done, you should have:
A great cleanser
Moisturizer
Toner
Exfoliator
Sunscreen
Keeping your skin cleaned and moisturized will help it stay healthy and avoid blemishes and wrinkles. Depending on your skin type, you may need a hydrating cleanser to keep your skin from drying out. Other skin types will need products to help with oily areas, like around the nose, forehead, and chin.
It’s also important to avoid smoking, exposure to the sun and tanning beds, and be mindful of your diet. Junk food, greasy foods, sugar, salt, processed foods, and alcohol can all have an adverse response to your skin. Fresh fruits and vegetables and drink plenty of water to help skin stay clean from the inside out.
Schedule a virtual consultation to learn more about your skin type.