CORRECTIVE FACIALS
What Are They and Why Do We Need Them
Each of us have skin imperfections we struggle to conceal. Is your bathroom cupboard filled with tried (and failed) products? It may be time to seek a different type of treatment from a professional. Sometimes you just want a little skin “pick-me-up”, and our classic facial includes a massage which is amazingly relaxing! But if you have a specific or targeted concern you want to address, a corrective facial could be the solution to your long-fought skin insecurities. Learn the benefits and best way to get the most out of your skin care investment and ease your fears about corrective facials to make them work for you!
Corrective facials are a step up from the “steam and cream” days of last decade. These are powerful, effective and instantly gratifying skin treatments. They often include chemical peels or mechanical modalities such as ultrasound or dermaplaning.
Misconceptions about Corrective Facials
Some skeptics think facials can cause more harm than good or are simply unnecessary. If the word “corrective” makes you nervous, let us alleviate those fears! We’ve included some of the more common objections to facials and why these aren’t necessarily true.
Getting a facial treatment will cause breakouts: People often think they break out after a facial. Your skin purges after a facial. This is the process where clogged pores and hair follicles, deep below the skin’s surface, are now getting the chance to “purge” due to the deep exfoliation of the corrective facial. This purging is simply blocked pores, that would have eventually come out over time, being fast tracked and opening at once revealing clear, bright skin beneath!
I can get the same results from an at-home treatment: There are tons of products on the market that boast “spa-quality results.” However, spa products have far greater strength then what you can purchase off the shelf for home care. By attempting to fix your skin issues at home, you may end up causing even more problems! Trust the experts.
A facial should cure all my skin woes: While corrective facials do help skin issues, they are primarily meant to correct any future imperfections and problems. You will see a change in your skin, but the biggest (and best) changes come in the form of preventing issues.
Once is enough: You will see wonderful results with your corrective facial treatment that can last up to a month. However, without continued maintenance, your treatment will be more of a relaxing experience than a skin-changing one. Our suggestion: do a series of three or six corrective facial treatments twice a year to target deep skin concerns and see long-term, dramatic results.
Importance of Corrective Facial Treatments
One corrective facial will give you instant results that last several weeks to a month. However, if you do a series of 3 or 6 twice a year targeting deep skin concerns and you will see long term, dramatic results. As we age, our skin cells don’t turn over as quickly as they do when we are young. In our 20’s they turn over every 28 days. In our 30’s and 40’s that turnover decreases to 35-40 days. Once we hit 50 and beyond, the turnover slows to nearly 60 days! What does that mean…
Let’s give you a visual:
Imagine a bowl filled with grapes, raisins and oatmeal. The grapes represent the young, healthy skin cells-plump, juicy and full of nutrients. The raisins, which started out as healthy skin cells, are slowly dying. These raisin cells are brown, flat and sticky. Once the raisins finally die, they turn into the oatmeal. The oatmeal cells are flaky and uneven to the touch and ready to slough off.
As we age, the raisins and oatmeal tend to stick around a lot longer than when we were young. Fewer grapes are produced and the ones that are there are stuck so far below the layer of brown raisins and oatmeal they are barely seen.
Our goal is to have more grapes, fewer raisins and to completely eliminate the oatmeal!
Why We Love Them
There are plenty of reasons to love corrective facial treatments, especially after you’ve experienced one!
Our treatments incorporate pharmaceutical grade, botanically based ingredients with potent antioxidants to solve pesky skin conditions. Depending on the treatment, a corrective facial can clear up acne, even out the moisture in your skin to correct dryness or oiliness, regulate pigmentation and help minimize fine lines and wrinkles from aging.
After a treatment, you will be able to see a visible difference in your skin. Corrective facials deliver immediate and lasting results as opposed to other short-lived quick fixes. With our treatment procedures, you will see optimal results for your skin issues based on your unique skin ID.
Explore our Favorite Corrective Facials
We love all our facial treatments at Lajori’s Beauty Bar &Spa. Otherwise, we wouldn’t offer them! Here we highlight two of our corrective facial treatments that are great for multiple skin types!