Moor Mud Magic!

The pig is on to something

Skinsational’s team of experienced Registered Massage Therapists perform a wide variety of body treatments with amazing benefits for our clients. Many of these our specialized massages include an application of Moor Mud – a mixture that many people are unfamiliar with.

Moor Mud is a popular natural skin care product, made up of decomposed organic materials and that nourishes your skin. Many people assume the mixture is clay-based, when in fact it is derived from the decay of numerous plants and yields fantastic cleansing properties.

Amongst its many beneficial aspects, Moor Mud encourages the absorption of minerals and vitamins into the skin. It also pumps up the immune system while promoting muscle relaxation and increased circulation. While Moor Mud helps to detoxify you skin, it is also highly soluble and easy to wash off.

Traditional treatments include full hydrotherapy – whereby the individual is fully bathed in the mud – as well as body wraps, which focus on certain areas of the body. Feedback is always very positive upon completion of a Moor Mud application. The organic treatment leaves your skin feeling smooth and luxurious. Contact Skinsational Day Spa today to learn more about the Mud, and which body treatment is best-suited for you!

Green Peel, The Herbal Alternative to Chemical Peels

Think that a dramatic skin transformation can’t happen for you? Do you have problems with acne scarring, hyper pigmentation or fine lines? The Green Peel facial is for you. As you know, facial peels are all about resurfacing the skin and exposing the new, younger looking skin beneath.

What makes the Green Peel facial different? The Green Peel is a natural herbal peel, and unlike many chemical peels, there are no synthetic acids. It contains only natural ingredients derived from plants and offers a great alternative to the harsh chemical peel.

How the Green Peel works:
A mask of the Green Peel is applied to the face where it begins to increase the blood flow to the skin and exfoliate the skin. The active herbal ingredients begin to penetrate the skin and begin to peel off the outer layer of the epidermis. After the treatment you will feel like you have had a mild sunburn, and your face will be reddish.

Now you need to wait 4 days for the outer skin layer to completely fall off and have the new young skin exposed. So be sure to stay completely out of the sun!! Your skin is very exposed during these 4 days.

On the 5th day, you come back into the spa for a follow-up treatment and cleansing & nourishing facial. And guess what? You have a whole new bright healthy looking face.

Just 5 days for a non-chemical, herbal peel transformation. Just 5 days for a whole new you!

Special Meetings, Honored Greetings.

Darlene Price owner of Skinsational got the chance to meet Arlene Dickenson today at Georgian College. Arlene is the CEO and owner of Venture Communications, one of Canada’s top independent marketing communications firms. She became one of the “Dragons” on the award-winning CBC series Dragons’ Den. Arlene was added to Canada’s Most Powerful Women Top 100 Hall of Fame and PROFIT and Chatelaine Magazine’s TOP 100 Business Owners. She was awarded the Pinnacle Award for Entrepreneurial Excellence, Ad Rodeo’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and McGill University’s Management Achievement Award. And she was even recognized as Global Television’s Woman of Vision.

What you may not have known about our products!

 
At Skinsational we believe in the highest quality products and services. Therefore we have chosen Guinot and Dr. Baumann as our premium lines of skincare and body treatment products.

With 40 years of experience and its expertise in skincare and beauty, Guinot puts at your disposal cosmetic treatment excellence. To obtain exceptional results Guinot researchers use rare, precious and superior active ingredients in the highest concentration, focusing on efficacy and tolerance.

You can further enhance the benefits of your spa treatments by using Guinot products at home. Come in and enjoy a full selection of this superior skincare line.

Always looking for the best choices in skincare for our clientele, Skinsational is pleased to offer Dr. Baumann products in our spa. Dr. Baumann achieves the bionome quality criteria for skin-friendly, animal-friendly and environmentally friendly products.

• Free from preservatives
• Free from mineral oils
• Free from animal substances
• Free from perfume, except for special products containing essential oils

Live a better and healthier life by giving your skin the best care possible while protecting the environment and animal welfare.

Does Drinking Water Help Treat Dry Skin?

You hear it all the time, but is it true?

It’s the middle of winter and a lot of my dermatology patients have dry skin, even in our relatively mild climate here in Coastal Northern California.  Many are perplexed about it because they’re drinking plenty of fluids. 

Unfortunately, drinking water won’t fix dry skin any more than taking a bath will quench your thirst.

To hydrate your skin you have to add water and oil from the outside.  Bathing actually becomes therapeutic if you moisturize right after you towel off. Taking a bath or shower actually adds the water your dry skin needs.  If you apply a moisturizer right after you towel off then you trap that moisture and – presto – moist skin!  If you don’t apply a moisturizer then all that water evaporates, leaving you with even dryer skin.  

The key is the moisturizing step! The only way to treat dry skin is with hydrating skin care! 

Step 1: Bathe

Take a shower or bath in warm water, not hot, and ideally for 5 or more minutes to load your skin with water. Water temperature is important.  To treat dry skin use warm, not hot, water to bathe.  Washing your skin is just like doing the dishes in that hot water cuts oil better and you don’t want that because it dries out your skin.

Step 2: Mild soap only and use it sparingly!

10 Little Fun Facts About Your Skin!

·       Your skin is made up of 3 main layers.

·       Your skin is considered the largest organ in the human body.

·       Your skin is made up of three major layers - epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis (also called the subcutaneous tissue).

·       Your skin protects your inside organs while keeping infections out and prevents you from getting sick.

·       Your skin loses about 30,000 to 40,000 dead skin cells from the surface almost every minute, even though you do not see it happening.

·      Your skin sheds a layer of these dead cells every 24 hours and renews itself about every 28 days.

·      Your skin swells when it absorbs water.

·      Your skin contains a protein called keratin which is also found in hair and nails

·      Your skin is the thinnest on the eyelid.

·      Goose bumps are actually little pimples that help retain a layer of warm air over our body.