Getting a regular facial at your esthetician’s office is a vital part of your skincare routine, but what do you do when social distancing keeps you out of the spa?
FACIALS YOU CAN DO AT HOME IN TOLEDO!
Essential Skincare is excited to offer a solution until you can once again visit us for your regular appointment. Take care of your skin, exfoliate, hydrate and treat right from home while experiencing the luxurious clinical products we use in-office from Circadia!
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PERFORM YOUR AT-HOME FACIAL BY CIRCADIA!
Items you need for your at home facial in Toledo:
- Circadia’s at home facial kit
- Water
- Clean Towel/ Washcloth
- Cotton (optional)
- Circadia Head wrap
- Fan brush
Steps to perform your at home facial:
- Cleanse. Use the lipid replacing cleanser and massage in gently. Use warm water to remove. Do a double cleanse if you have makeup on or to provide a deeper cleanse. Pat skin dry
- Exfoliate: Apply 1tbs of the Caviar Lime & Passionfruit enzyme to the face and neck, with the fan brush. Evenly coat the skin. Massage in for 2 minutes
- Use steam to enhance to the enzyme. Boil water and carefully place boiling water into a bowl. Using a towel over your head steam your face above the hot water. If enzyme causes allot of irritation do not apply steam and remove. It is normal to experience a mild tingling, warmth, or irritation.
- Remove enzyme after 10 min. With warm water and cotton ( optional), or towel. Pat skin Dry Tip: if enzyme is irritation, mix a ½ tsp of the marshmallow whipped hydrating mask.
- Treat: Apply a light layer of the vitamin c reversal serum on your fingertips. About 1-2 pea sizes. Tip: To enhance treatment apply Bright white serum, Chrono Calm, Hydralox or other light weight serum to skin.
- Mask: Apply 1 tsp of the Marshmallow Whipped Hydrating Mask to the face and neck with a fan brush. Leave on for 10 min. Remove with warm water first, then finish with a cool rinse. Pat the skin Dry. Tip: Avoid over massaging mask into the skin.
- Treat and Hydrate: Apply a light layer of Vitamin C serum to the skin. Gently Massage in. Apply a light layer of the Post Peel Balm to the skin. Perform a light facial massage working upwards and outwards.
- Protect: Apply a sunscreen if leaving the house!
PROFESSIONAL TIPS FOR YOUR AT HOME FACIAL IN TOLEDO
Enhance the treatment:
Add a facial massage. Before you apply the Hydrating Mask Perform a light massage with the hydralox serum or other serum that provides a slip. Optional: Grapeseed oil, Argon oil, Coconut Oil ( avoid if you are prone to breakouts) Remove excess oil before applying the mask.
Apply any of Circadia’s functional mists on a cotton round to the face before and after the enzyme treatment.
Apply a 2 sprays of any mist into your hands before each application of the vitamin c serum.
Performing a massage. Always work upward and outward, avoid pulling down on the skin. Gently do figure eight around the orbital bone (eye area). Vertical line on the forehead upward are a great massage technique along small circles on the forehead. A good technique for lifting the chin is to use the back of your hand, underneath the chin, gently lifting upwards.. increasing the speed. Then continue lifting upward with the cheeks.
Avoid applying strong of pressure if you are prone to broken capillaries or have persistent redness.
ADD A SPECIAL TOUCH TO YOUR AT-HOME FACIAL:
Use Cucumber on your eyes (sliced thin) to reduce puffiness and provide a cooling effect. Teabags can also be a great way to reduce puffiness and are so relaxing.
Make it a spa moment, turn on some relaxing music, maybe a glass of wine, just sit back and relax this is your time to take care and pamper yourself
Do a lip treatment: Go to the pantry and get a tsp of sugar and mix in honey to create a gentle lip scrub. Perform this before applying the hydrating mask, then follow with a light layer of the mask over the lips.
THINGS TO AVOID WITH AN AT-HOME FACIAL:
Avoid giving yourself Extractions: I know it’s hard not to pick off those stinkers but less is better when it comes to picking at your skin, especially if you are used to having an esthetician do it. Picking often ends in small scarring of the skin. Increases inflammation and can even spread bacteria making the breakout worse. Try using Benzoyl Peroxide products like circadian Nighttime Control to help control the break out by killing bacteria inside the acne lesion.
Do a lip treatment: Go to the pantry and get a tsp of sugar and mix in honey to create a gentle lip scrub. Perform this before applying the hydrating mask, then follow with a light layer of the mask over the lips.
