Facials and facial massage offer many benefits beyond the skin-deep luxurious spa treatments, and they are a great way to end an effective reflexology treatment.

Many are unaware of the full range of advantages that a proper facial can provide. The benefits are immediate and long-lasting, from revitalizing your complexion, to reducing acne scars.

Benefits of Facials

1. Improved blood flow for enhanced skin tone and texture
   What do facials do for your skin? The first and most immediate benefit is improved blood circulation. Better blood flow revitalizes your complexion and improves skin tone and texture, making your skin appear healthier and more vibrant.
2. Reduce puffiness and edema
   Another advantage is the reduction in puffiness and edema that can make you look tired. Lymphatic drainage through proper massage techniques significantly reduces puffiness.
3. Relaxation of facial muscles and reduced stress lines
   Stress lines don’t discriminate by gender. Both men and women benefit from the relaxation of facial muscles, that a good facial massage provides, diminishing tension lines and making you look and feel less stressed.
4. Potential reduction in fine lines and wrinkles
   Facials can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles combatting the signs of aging. A facial hydrates skin, treats hyperpigmentation, promotes skin elasticity, decreases redness, and acts as an antioxidant. Water-soluble vitamin B3 used in skincare, regulates sebum, reduces inflammation, improves barrier function, and evens skin tone.
5. Ultimate hydration of the skin using INCELLDERM’s Lava Water, a unique liposomal skincare product
   From the volcanic Mount Hallasan on Jeju Island in South Korea, Incellderm’s Lava Water is 80% Jeju energy water (a unique, 12-mineral rich water preserved within Jeju’s ancient volcanic rock beds). A key ingredient is Centella asiatica, a traditional healing plant also known as Giant BYoungPool. The infusion of these leaves calms the skin and improves elasticity leading to a more youthful and radiant appearance.

Using tiny nanospheres as vehicles to deliver the plant-infused lava water deeper into the dermis, optimal absorption of this nutrient-rich formula translates into better results faster for healthy, hydrated, radiant skin.
The ancient tradition of slowing down and taking the time to care for and honour yourself, is in itself so much more than a daily task, chore, or routine, it is a Ritual.

The following ingredients are not allowed in the formulas:

• All Sulfates (as a surfactant)
• All Parabens
• Formaldehyde and Formaldehyde Releasers (2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol,5-bromo-5 nitro-1,3-dioxane, hydantoinl, Diazolidinyl urea, Dmdm hydantoin, Formaldehyde, Imidazolidinyl urea, Methenamine, Quaternium-15, Sodium hydroxymethylglycinate)
• Benzalkonium Chloride
• Triclosan/ Triclocarban
• Methlisothiazolinone
• All Phthalates
• Plastic Microbeads, which are smaller than 5mm in size for the purpose of exfoliating, or cleansing in a rinse-off product.

Shift your self-care from obligation to inspiration with efficacies that you have to experience for yourself.
If you are considering the average cost of a facial and whether it’s worth it, consider this:

A facial massage promotes radiant skin and a youthful glow that is hard to achieve through other means. This is an excellent addition to any service or modality, leaving the skin looking exceptionally vibrant.

Mind-Body Connection: The Relaxation Factor

1. Stress reduction and relaxation
   What does facial massage do to alleviate stress? The answer is in its’ ability to relax facial muscles, which in turn triggers a cascading relaxation effect throughout the body.
2. Activation of the parasympathetic nervous system
   The power of facial massage extends to activating the parasympathetic nervous system. This aspect of the nervous system is responsible for calming the body and returning it to a balanced state. A facial is a great option to consider as the finale to an effective reflexology treatment.
3. An overall sense of well-being
   Lastly, facial massage can impact an overall sense of well-being. This psychological uplift can be as valuable as any physical benefits, or other self-care activities.

The combination of both a facial and reflexology from head to toe, will put you in a transformative state of well- being, as you experience a full hour of circulation, renewal of skin cells, deep cleansing system and hydration, detoxifying, and boosting the skin’s absorption abilities. The treatment also focuses on slowing down the aging process, post-facial sensitivity, allergy concerns, redness and irritation concerns. This form of therapy is also integrated with the option of adding in a back diagnostic, as we delve into the practice of releasing tension in the spine and back muscles. Final balance step is finishing with a reflexology treatment, either with feet or hands, as a means of circulation and detoxification.

So, whether you’re interested in reducing signs of aging, enhancing your overall skin health, or simply looking for a new way to relax, facials offer something for everyone.

Take the first step to better facial skin and overall well-being by booking an appointment with White Sage Reflexology & Facials.

Sources:
Incellderm Canada
Incellderm Skincare / Radiansome Line
Riman.com
www.reflexologycanada.org

Lisa Munro, of White Sage Reflexology, moved to Saskatoon in May 2000 with her husband and two daughters, who are both professional registered nurses at the Royal University Hospital. She is a licensed RCRT (Registered Canadian Reflexology Therapist): Core Reflexology, Foot Treatment, Holistic Hand Reflexology. She is trained in Acupressure Massage Treatments, Facial Treatments, and Decleor Facials. To learn more, visit Broadway.health, email munroy@shaw.ca, or call (306) 202-7357. She works at the Broadway Health Collective in Saskatoon (see the display ad on page 10 of the 29.3 September/October issue of the WHOLifE Journal).