Core treatments that estheticians perform:
Facials!!!
A facial is designed to:
Improve and rejuvenate the skin.
Clinical services focus more on corrective skin treatments.
Spa treatments focus on the relaxation experience
What is consultation and analysis?
Determines the products and procedures to be used on the client and gives you time to discuss the clients home care needs.
Cleansing and analysis
After the initial dry skin analysis apply warm towels for a few minutes to prepare the clients skin.
What type of cream to use during a facial?
Milky or creamy cleanser because it rinses easily.
Exfoliation can be achieved by:
Peels, a brush, or product powders.
What does exfoliation do?
1. Smooths the skin
2. Helps product penetration.
3. Promotes stimulation
4. Increases cell turnover
What do you warm towels or steam do?
1. Softens the follicles
2. Effective cleansing
3. Prepares skin for extractions and product penetration
4. Softens lines
5. Increases circulation
Extraction
Manually removing impurities and comedones from the follicles.
What does massage promote?
Physiological relaxation
Increases circulation
Increases metabolism
Increases product penetration
What do masks do?
Draw out impurities
Clear up blemishes
Tighten and tone skin
Hydrate skin
Calm skin
Rejuvenate skin
What is a paraffin mask?
A mask used to warm the skin and promote penetration of ingredients deeper into the skin through the heat trapped under paraffin.
That heat increases blood circulation and is beneficial for dry mature skin that is dull and lifeless.
It has a plumping and
What do toners do?
They finish the cleansing process by removing any products left on the skin and help balance the skins pH.
What are serums?
Concentrated ingredients for corrective treatments.
Moisturizers
Moisturizers seal in moisture and protec the barrier layer of the skin. They hydrate and balance the oil water moisture content of the skin.
Main differences between a mini facial and basic facial
Time and the number of steps.
A mini facial may take 30 minutes and eliminate skin analysis, steaming, massage or extractions.
Deep cleansing and masking are the most important elements of the mini facial because they produce the most visible results.
Treatment goals for dry skin
To hydrate and nourish the skin.
To stimulate cell metabolism by using performance ingredients.
Treatment goals for mature skin
To hydrate and revitalize the skin.
Stimulate the metabolism and firming skin.
Primary goal for sensitive skin
To calm and cool the skin.
Calming ingredients
Aloe vera
Chamomile
Allantoin
Azulene
Licorice
Rosacea is found where?
Nose and cheeks
Skin brighteners for hyperpigmentation
Kojic acid
Mulberry
Licorice root
Azeleic acid
Bearberry
Citrus
Hydroquinone is controversial
Treatment goals for oily skin
Deep cleansing
Acne treatments
Clay
Oxygen
Sulfur
Anti-inflammatory masks
Decrustacean
3 methods for extractions
1. Finger cots or finger gloves
2. Comedone extractor
3. Cotton swabs for the nose area
Describe the follicular walls on the forehead, the top of the nose, the chin and the jawline.
Follicular walls are perpendicular to the surface of the skin
Describe the follicular walls on the sides of the nose and cheeks
They have slanted follicular shafts.
Desincrustation
The extraction of open comedones (blackheads)
Process used to soften oil and comedones in follicles.
Lancet
A small sharp pointed surgical blade used to break the skin to open a comedone or whitehead