Esthetics at Home
DIY haircuts, box-dyes, botox wearing off, eyebrows that look like bushes. I’m sure most people are familiar with these problems in regard to the province-wide lockdown and restriction of esthetic services. We at Esteem miss our clients and miss doing treatments! We know this lockdown will not be forever, but for the time being, there are some things that we can all do at home to keep that skin glowing! And no… its not olive oil like J-Lo claims is what makes her skin look like what it does..
1. DIY Facials
I know, I know, its no SilkPeel or Hydrafacial but at-home facials are amazing for your skin!
Step 1: Start with a double cleanse
Step 2: Exfoliate/ Tone
Step 3: Mask/ Serums!
Step 4: Steam
Step 5: Moisturize and Massage!
2. Exfoliate, exfoliate, exfoliate!
Exfoliation is the next best thing to a chemical peel or ablative laser treatment at home. Making sure you use a gentle mechanical exfoliant or a chemical exfoliant is key! This can help give your skin a brighter and more radiant complexion!
Exfoliants carried at Esteem include:
- Esteem MD Deep Cleanse
- Esteem MD Nourish Gentle Exfoliating Pads
- Esteem MD Daily Toner Exfoliator Pads
- Skinceuticals Micro-Exfoliating Scrub
- ZO Exfoliating Cleanser
- ZO Exfoliating Polish
Medical Esthetician Lauren P. talking about her favourite exfoliant, ZO exfoliating polish:
“This gets me through Quarantine life. Personally I like to pair it with hyaluronic acid, a molecule that holds 1000 times it’s weight in water. I love pairing it with Skinceuticals H.A intensifier for hydration. I feel like I instantly came back from a treatment after using it. My skin looks clarified, brighter and feels smoother. When I wake up the next morning my skin is so radiant. You’ll thank me later for this power duo!”
3. Mask up!
No - I don’t mean a face covering, we all know to wear masks by now (I hope), Im talking a skincare face mask! They are an amazing weekly treatment to add to your skincare routine that give your skin that extra boost it needs right now!
- Skinceuticals Phyto-Corrective Masque
- Skinceuticals Hydrating B5 Masque
- Skinceuticals Clarifying Clay Masque
4. Grow your lashes and brows with Latisse
Do you miss your lash lift and tint? Brow tinting/lamination? Extensions? Latisse is the perfect at home solution for you! Latisse is a prescription strength lash growing serum. It grows your lashes (and brows) longer, thicker and darker! It is a game-changer!
5. Beauty from the inside out
What you eat, what vitamins you take, how much water you drink - they are all factors in good skin health. At Esteem Medical, we carry a line of collagen supplements and vitamins specifically tailored to skin health.
- TruMarine Collagen Powder - Hydrolyzed marine collagen sourced from wild fish scales generates bioactive peptides, which enhances the production of collagen, skin hydration, hair growth, and joint health
- Advanced Nutrition: Skin Accumax - specifically tailored to help treat and prevent acne
- Advanced Nutrition: Skin Ultimate - five super supplements providing nutrients to help support beautiful hair and skin from within.
- Advanced Nutrition: SYB4 Probiotic - 5 billion active cultures from 4 scientifically-studied strains of bacteria, these unique strains support immunity and exhibit anti-aging properties. Also contains Vitamin C to support collagen formation.
- Advanced Nutrition: Skincare Select - A combination of plant nutrients, important fatty acids and vitamins including vitamin A for normal, healthy skin.
- Advanced Nutrition: Skincare Omegas - Skin Omegas+ is the perfect companion to your skincare regime. Along with optimum levels of EPA (an important omega 3) and GLA (an important omega 6) made from Evening Primrose Oil, it also contains Vitamin A, a key ingredient for maximum skin health