Advanced Facial Electrical

Our Advanced Electrical Facial Course will take your facial treatments to the next level by teaching you how to use the most effective electrotherapy treatments to give significant and immediate results in your client’s skin condition (lifting and toning of muscles, deep chemical cleansing and intensive rehydration. You will learn how to supercharge your facials by incorporating equipment such as galvanic, high frequency, lymphatic drainage, microcurrent and vacuum suction. Advanced electrical facials will enable you to achieve faster and more effective results for your clients and will add higher earning potential to your work.

You will learn to operate safely and place a treatment plan into your client’s regular visit with the following machines.

Direct and Indirect High Frequency

This treatment can be performed directly or indirectly and can be used to heal, improve and clean the skin using an electrical current or frequency that alternates at over 100,000 cycles per second. The intensity of the current is controlled with a switch. The current is applied via a glass electrode. The therapist fits a suitable glass shaped head into a hand-held holder which passes a current through to the glass electrode. There is a small concentration of gas in the head which ionises when the current passes through the head (the head will glow in a colour dependant on the gas contained in it). This current stimulates the skin cells.

Vacuum Suction

It is used on localised areas of fatty deposits and cellulite, always working with the direction of the lymph vessels to the nearest lymph node.

To cause lift and stimulation of the under-lying structures you only apply vacuum suction treatment. The vacuum suction is aimed to improve the circulation of the lymph where lymph fluid is used to transports waste products and fatty materials of body metabolism and digestion.

When used properly, vacuum suction is a gentle and effective treatment, and so relaxing that the client should fall asleep when this treatment is being carried out! The only rule of thumb with vacuum is that you should work towards the lymph nodes, to reinforce the natural draining ability of the lymphatic system. Vacuum suction is effective when used in conjunction with other treatments, or it can be offered on its own, and good results will be seen in the skin’s appearance after a course of treatments. It is equally effective on the body: the principle being the same, just with bigger cups.

Micro Current

For a little while now celebrities and those in the know about anti-aging have been booking themselves in to beauty clinics and spas for a microcurrent face lift.

A microcurrent facial works by applying gentle electric stimulation to the surface of the skin using fine dual prongs applied to various regions of the face.

Despite what you might think – it’s not at all painful. You may experience slight tingling, but most people find it relaxing and many fall asleep.

The use of electrodes to stimulate facial muscles is nothing new. The technology was originally developed to treat patients with facial palsy and in sport to give intensive physio for injuries.

Once the visible improvements in the tone and texture of the skin became apparent – microcurrent systems were also developed for the beauty industry. In recent years there has been increased consumer demand for non-invasive methods of facial rejuvenation. A microcurrent facial became one of a number of treatments – like led light therapy – that could be offered to women seeking a non-surgical face lift rather than conventional plastic surgery.

The technology has been thoroughly tested and results have been very impressive. It uses a low intensity, direct current that produces a low frequency electrical pulse of differing waveforms. Small impulses have shown to be beneficial in improving the appearance of the skin. A treatment, depending on the area treated will take between 30-60 minutes and a course is always recommended. For the best results, recommend once weekly for a 6 week period with one top-up a month for maintenance.

(b) Iontophoresis

This allows products to be pushed deeper into the epidermis – anaphoresis. It allows for water-soluble products to be introduced into the skin. The effects depend on the product and the active electrode.

The principle is that like charges repel and opposite charges attract, to aid the penetration of an ionised (+ or -) active product. Many ampoules, creams and gels can be used for Iontophoresis and the effects can be quite dramatic. The penetration is best carried out later in the facial when the skin has been prepared, so that the active ingredients will remain deep within the skin. This will help to the skin to produce more collagen and anti-ageing products can be introduced deeper into the skin than under normal circumstances.

(b) Iontophoresis

This allows products to be pushed deeper into the epidermis – anaphoresis. It allows for water-soluble products to be introduced into the skin. The effects depend on the product and the active electrode.

The principle is that like charges repel and opposite charges attract, to aid the penetration of an ionised (+ or -) active product. Many ampoules, creams and gels can be used for Iontophoresis and the effects can be quite dramatic. The penetration is best carried out later in the facial when the skin has been prepared, so that the active ingredients will remain deep within the skin. This will help to the skin to produce more collagen and anti-ageing products can be introduced deeper into the skin than under normal circumstances.

GALVANIC

(a) Desincrustation

This is a deep, cleansing treatment that draws impurities out of the skin by softening dead skin cells and sebum. This is performed before the nourishing iontophoresis treatment. It has a softening effect called cataphoresis- which produces alkali (sodium hydroxide). The active electrode must be negative (the moving one). Desincrustation lotions are available as well as gels and lotions. These products contain ions with a negative charge which help the product to penetrate the skin. The negatively charged ions are repelled away from the active electrode and are attracted toward the positive charge of the indifferent (not moving) electrode. Effective on treating:

• Greasy Skin – To deeply cleanse and kick-start sluggish skin
• Dry Skin – To accelerate flow of sebum and remove adhesions
• Preparation of skin for iontophoresis – allowing for deep absorption of products

Hot & Cold Hammer

Skin rejuvenation use hot and cold facial massage beauty machine. Heating can improve blood circulation and collagen albumen hyperplasia to reduce wrinkles and make skin more elastic and smoother. The Hot and Cold Hammer machine is a facial treatment tool, with both sides of the hammer head reaching different temperatures (one hot, one cold) simultaneously. The microcurrent works sub-sensory, the treatment is soothing, and most clients feel nothing at all apart from the relaxing cold or hot plate pushed onto the skin. The hot side of the hammer relaxes and opens pores while stimulating blood circulation beneath the skin. The cold side soothes tired and overheated skin and closes pores while locking moisture into the skin.