What Happens During a Facial?
Have you ever had a professional facial? For those of you that haven’t, here’s an in-depth look at everything to expect when you come to the FX Spa for your facial.
Getting facials has many benefits including:
- Deeply cleansing the skin
- Reducing inflammation
- Removing Toxins
- Increasing circulation
- Preventing Premature Aging
- Treating redness, dryness, acne, and hyperpigmentation
- Boosting the absorption abilities of the skin
- Promoting relaxation and reducing stress
To start your service, we will discuss what concerns you have with your skin, what you’re looking to change or achieve, and what your current skincare routine is like.
The first step will be an initial cleanse of your skin to remove any makeup, dirt, and oil on the surface so that your skin is clean for the analysis. During the skin analysis, your skin will be looked at under a magnifying light to determine texture, oil levels, elasticity, whether or not you are dehydrated, and if you have any clogged pores, breakouts, or hyperpigmentation. This will help us choose which products are used for the remainder of the facial based on what’s important to you and what we think that you need.
Next up is a deeper cleansing that will ensure that any remaining dirt or makeup is removed and the skin is prepared for exfoliation. For your exfoliation, we will choose to do either a physical exfoliation (a scrub), a chemical exfoliation (enzyme treatment or peel), or a combination of the two based on what your skin needs. Exfoliation removes dead skin cells that have accumulated on the surface, deeply cleans the pores loosening anything trapped in them, and polishes the skin. It also allows products to penetrate deeper since there’s no build-up blocking them from entering the skin.
After exfoliation, you’ll be treated to soothing warm steam on your face, and a relaxing hand and arm massage. Feel free to take a nap if you’d like! The massage will soothe sore muscles and relieve tension while increasing circulation and aiding in the removal of toxins from the body. Our hands are part of our body that most of us use constantly all day long, and they need some special treatment every once in a while!
Extractions are an important step in a facial in which we will remove any blackheads, whiteheads, milia, or breakouts congesting your pores. Don’t be scared! We’re trained on how to do this in a safe, and sanitary way with minimal discomfort.
Now that your skin is super clean and prepared for further treatments, it’s time for your masque! Masques have concentrated ingredients to help treat any issues and achieve your skin goals. For example, if anti-aging is your main concern, we may choose to use the Eminence Bamboo Age Corrective Masque which contains a natural retinol alternative to target fine lines and wrinkles. While your masque is on the skin, you will receive a facial massage, which will help it to penetrate deeper, relieve facial tension, and increase circulation to plump the skin and give it a healthy glow.
Finally, after removing the masque with a hot towel, you will have your finishing products applied. This includes a toner to rebalance the skin, serums, concentrates, or oils to treat problems and nourish the skin, eye cream to hydrate and treat fine lines, puffiness, and darkness, and finally moisturizer and SPF.
Now that you know exactly what to expect during your facial, it’s time to treat your skin and treat yourself! We’ve made online booking as seamless and easy as possible. Download the FX Studios Booking app in the Google Play or Apple App Store, or book online here and schedule yourself a facial! We offer express 30-minute facials, 60 minutes, and 90 minutes. See you soon!
