How Often Should You Get a Facial?

Whether you have oily skin prone to breakouts or very dry, flaky skin – or somewhere in between – you can benefit from regular facials. Do you know someone with a clear, radiant complexion who looks like they never wear make-up? She probably gets regular facials!

Most skincare experts and estheticians advise getting a professional facial once every four to six weeks. It takes about four weeks for new skin cells to generate, so it’s important to wait for a new skin turnover before getting another treatment. Otherwise, you could damage the top layers of the dermis and end up with red, irritated skin.

You’ve probably seen the DIY hacks and at-home facial treatments on your socials or online, but don’t be fooled. While there are benefits to keeping up a good at-home skin care regimen, there’s really no substitute for a professional facial.

Benefits of a Professional Facial

Professionally done facials are the best way to get targeted deep cleaning for the skin on your face and maintain a clear complexion. Basic facials involve a multi-step treatment using high-quality products crafted for specific types of skin concerns. Your esthetician will carefully examine your skin and ask about your skincare, lifestyle, and health habits to determine which products and treatments will best suit your skin.

A basic, monthly facial will clean the pores, exfoliate the skin on your face, and treat skin issues like acne, blackheads, or dry and flaky skin. If you have specific concerns for your skin, like anti-aging care, healing damaged skin, or improving the overall texture of your skin, then a more intensive facial treatment may be needed.

There’s more to a facial than just putting products on your skin in the right order, though. To get the best benefits from your facial, you need to learn how to incorporate it into your regular skincare routine and how to improve your skin quality.

Do I Need a Professional Facial?

Yes! You need one if only to feel pampered and relaxed. Although a professional facial is a deep-cleansing, healing skin treatment, it’s also much more than that. It’s a healing treatment with a great side benefit of making you look gorgeous.

Professional estheticians and skin care experts get to know your skin and use their training and knowledge to find the right products to reduce flare-ups of acne, dryness, or rosacea, and they know how to help you achieve your desired results. If you’ve never had a facial before, then your skin care expert may focus on healing damage from sun, wind, and even dehydration. You may need focused treatment every couple of weeks for certain issues, and once you have those under control, then you may reduce the frequency of facials.

A skin care expert can also recommend the right products for your skin type and concerns and help you learn how to use them.

Facial Options for Different Skin Types

Professional facials are intended for each skin type:

• Normal-to-dry: These facials include deep cleansing, a steam treatment to remove extra dirt, and a moisturizing massage. These are usually finished with a hydrating serum and light exfoliation.
• Combination skin: Combination skin is a blend of dry-to-normal and oily skin. It needs milder products to make sure that the oily parts of your skin don’t break out and the dry skin doesn’t get drier.
• Oily skin: Facials with natural extracts that focus on deep cleansing are best for oily skin. Extraction toning can help remove dirt from clogged pores and reduce breakouts. A protective serum mask reduces excess oils, shrinks pores, and makes your skin softer.

The Downsides of At-Home Facials

While at-home skin care is necessary, doing a professional-level facial at home may backfire if you don’t know what you’re doing.

Using the wrong products or using too much or too little of the right products can damage your skin. You may accidentally leave the products on your skin too long, which can dry it out (even if your skin is oily) or even cause scarring. Or you could end up breaking out–and needing a professional facial to fix the damage.

Professional facials use the best skin care products and focus on finding the right combination for you. An esthetician also uses professional facial tools and supplies so that everything is perfectly applied.

Book Your Professional Facial Now

Want glowing, dewy skin? When you want to look your best and feel your best, book a professional facial at Therapy Hair Studio. We create the perfect facial based on your age and skin type in a luxurious environment. Pamper yourself today by giving us a call or booking online.