From Anti-Aging to Hydration: The Best Facials for Younger Skin

All of us want to present ourselves in a beautiful, well-mannered way in society. Over time, life takes a toll on the skin’s age and to make it look beautiful, people strive for different skincare routines and beyond the routines follow some professional facials to remove the dead skin cells and rejuvenate them to make it look fresh and vibrant. Skin concerns like anti-aging, skin hydration, removing the blemishes, fading the acne scars or simply brightening the skin complexion that can be achieved through facials. Here’s an interesting guide that best describes the facials for younger skin.

Anti-Aging Facials

As we get older, collagen levels start diminishing and skin tends to lose its elasticity. Anti-aging facials are designed to stimulate collagen levels for skin renewal and reduce the visible signs of aging.

Microdermabrasion

Microdermabrasion is a facial treatment that helps smoothen and brighten the skin. It helps to treat multiple skin issues, including age spots. This can be done at home, but the results may vary. The process is done with a diamond-tipped wand or using fine crystals to exfoliate the skin. This removes the dead skin cells giving a more youthful appearance. The process takes 30-40 minutes and requires repeating the process to obtain the results.

Side Effects

• Pink or red skin
• Mild swelling
  
• Bruising
• Burning or stinging
• Sensitive to sunlight

Benefits

• Removes dead skin cells
• Stimulate collagen production    
• Improves skin texture       

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• Fine lines and Wrinkles
• Skin Dullness         

Chemical Peels

In this facial a chemical solution is applied to skin and remove it after some time. This process peels away the outer layer of the skin, leaving a new skin which is less damaged with fewer wrinkles and fine lines. The skincare routine must be followed for 2-4 weeks before the treatment. During the chemical peel process, the skin must be cleansed before applying the chemical solution. Then the peeling is done in small sections. The treatment requires surgical setup and anesthesia.

Side Effects

• Persistent skin redness
• Skin darkening for some time
• Lighter skin color
• Scarring
• Mild skin infection

Benefits

• Fades Fine lines and wrinkles
• Prevents Sun damage
• Makes skin even

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• Age spots
  
• Acne Scars
• Improves Skin Texture

LED Light Therapy

This is a non-invasive facial treatment with different wavelengths of light like red LED to promote skin healing and rejuvenation. The therapy involves penetration of different wavelengths of light through the skin at varying depths, stimulating cellular activity for skin health like healing and rejuvenation. The most preferred colors are red, blue, and near-infrared lights.

 Side Effects

• Mild Redness
  
• Dryness or tightness
• Initial Breakouts For Acne Prone Skin

Benefits

• Stimulates Collagen Production
• Reduces Fine Lines
• Improved Skin Texture

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• Reducing visible signs of aging
• Enhancing the skin elasticity

Hydrating Facials

Hydrated facials involve multi-step facials that cleanses, exfoliate, extracts impurities and infuses hydrating serums into the skin as hydrated skin is the key to a youthful, glowing appearance. Hydrating facials help replenish the moisture, improve the skin elasticity and provide a plump, refreshing appearance.

Side Effects

• Temporary redness or Irritation
• Breakouts
• Skin Sensitivity
• Tightness Or Dryness

Benefits

• Provides deep hydration
• Removes Impurities
• Temporary redness or Irritation
  
• Infuses nourishing ingredients such like hyaluronic acid and other antioxidants    

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• To Boost Skin Hydration
• Makes the Skin Plump, which can fade the appearance of fine lines

Oxygen Facials

This is the new trend followed by our beloved celebrities where the process involves where an aesthetician will first cleanse and exfoliate the face. It’s usually done in spa, where each spa administers its own methodology to infuse oxygen and serums. They use a wand to deliver a stream of high pressurized oxygen to the skin’s surface. The length of the facial time depends on the spa varies from 30 – 60 minutes.

Side Effects

• Irritation
• Skin Dryness
• Allergic Reactions
• Breakouts

Benefits     

• Oxygenates the skin
• Stimulates collagen production
• hydrates skin and gives a plump look
• Added Skin Radiance 

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• Dry, stressed, or dull skin deprived of hydration

 Galvanic Facials

Galvanic facials use gentle electrical currents for topical skincare serums and treatments for easy penetration at the depth of the skin for increased absorption. It magnifies the benefits of skincare products.

Side Effects     

• Skin Irritation
• Dryness
• Breakouts
• Allergic Reactions

Benefits      

• Deeply nourishes the skin
• Heals acne scars
• Reduces puffy eye bags and dark circles
• Tighten skin 

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• Dehydrated Skin
• Tired-Looking skin

Brightening Facials

The focus of brightening facials is to brighten the skin and make it even toned. When people suffer with dark spots, uneven pigmentation and dull skin, brightening facial can rejuvenate the skin and add charismatic appearance. It gives the face a soothing mask and adding a sunscreen ensures the skin radiation and protection lasts.

Side Effects

• Swelling
• Redness
• Itching

Benefits

• Reduces Pigmentation
  
• Perfect for Special occasions to add radiance
• Relieves Skin and Refreshed

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• Suntan
• Deals with dull skin, dark spots 

 Vitamin C Facials

Vitamin C facials with the versatile ingredient vitamin C, helps to struggle acne scars, hyperpigmentation and wrinkles with dramatic results. It involves using vitamin C serum to neutralize the free radicals, promote collagen levels with reduced appearance of dark spots and pigmentation.

Side Effects

• Irritation
• Redness

Benefits

• Replenishes skin
• Spotless and Clarifies Skin

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• Uneven skin tone
• Pigmentation·

Enzyme Facials

This is the common facial performed with fruit enzymes like papaya or pineapple to exfoliate and revitalize the skin. Regular usage of enzyme facials can make the skin softer, clearer and rejuvenated. It promotes healthy cell turnover.

Side Effects 

• Mild irritation
  
• Redness

Benefits       

• Exfoliates dead skin cells
• Brightens the skin tone
• Promotes healthy cell turnover

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·       Sensitive skin type as well

Acne-Fighting Facials

Acne – a skin concern from teen age to all ages. These facials mainly focus on purifying and balancing the skin to avoid breakouts and heal the existing blemishes.

Deep Cleansing Facials

The deep cleansing facials start with exfoliation to bid farewell to the dead skin cells that make the skin dull. Steam is applied once exfoliation completes, to open the pores and clear the impurities. Here the experts remove the stubborn black heads and clogged pores to give the skin a sigh of relief. This is followed by soothing masks and serums to relax the skin.

Side Effects

·       Mild irritation

Benefits

• Removes impurities
  
• Preventing breakouts
• Soothes Inflamed skin

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• Black heads
  
• White Heads

Salicylic Acid Facials

Salicylic acid facials are the most effective for people with acne prone and oily skin as salicylic acid can penetrate deep into the pores and dissolve the excess oil, unclog pores and exfoliate the dead skin cells. During the facial, after cleansing salicylic acid is applied to target the acne causing bacteria, reduce inflammation and promotes cell turnover.

Side Effects      

• Dryness
• Irritation
  

Benefits

• Reduces acne breakouts
• Unclogs pores
• Prevents future pimples·

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• Oily and acne-prone skin

Sensitive Skin Facials

Sensitive skin needs more attention to avoid skin irritation and inflammation. They focus on the delicate skin to nourish and calm it.

Calming Facials

Calming facials involve using the calming ingredients like chamomile, aloe vera and cucumber extracts. They soothe and restore balance to irritated and sensitive skin type. These facials help to strengthen skin’s natural barrier which shields from environmental stressors. This best suits people with rosacea and skin inflammation.

Benefits      

• Soothes redness
  
• Reduces irritation
• Strengthens the skin's natural barrier

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• Sensitive
• Irritated
• Redness-prone skin 
  

 Hydrotherapy Facials

Hydrotherapy facials are associated with water-based therapies to cleanse, hydrate and freshen the skin. It involves using hydrating serums, steam and gentle pressure for deep cleaning with water, followed by hydrating products to replenish moisture, boost circulation and improve skin texture.

Side Effects

• Mild Irritation

 Benefits

• Restores hydration
• Reduces inflammation
• Improve skin health              

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• Dry, sensitive skin