Usually the answer depends on what results you are expecting from the facial. Facials are often a deep cleansing and / or a treatment on it own. So first you would need to ask yourself what is it that you really want to achieve out of your facial. Your expectations have to be realistic though. In this article I intend answering the frequency of facials within specific expectations.

Regular Maintenance:

If you are a person who has a regular homecare routine, then I would recommend a facial once every season i.e. 4 facials a year. Now by regular homecare routine I mean cleansing at least once a day, ideally twice a day; applying a moisturizer at least once a day, preferably morning and night; applying sunscreen, exfoliating twice a week, and applying a mask once a week. Sometimes a routine might vary depending on your skin’s condition.
Having a facial once every season, would prepare your skin for the next season, and maybe your therapist can guide you whether you need a lighter or a heavier moisturizer for the coming season.

Deep-Cleansing Facial:

If you are treating a lot of blackheads, then you might consider having a facial once every 6 – 8 weeks, so that you can keep on top of the blackheads. With this is necessary the correct home care program, to try to eliminate the blackheads.

Concentrated Maintenance:

For those people who are ‘too busy’ to have a proper homecare routine, then I would definitely suggest a facial once every 6 – 8 weeks. However, it is imperative that you ‘find the time’ to do a simple 5 minute a day homecare program. It is just cleanse, tone and moisturize – morning and night. Even though during a facial you get an intensive treatment, however the results don’t usually last 6 weeks. Hence, taking care of your face in between facials is necessary for healthy skin.

Intensive Treatment:

If you are after a specific result, then most likely you would need more intense treatments. The frequency would depend on the result you are after – could be you are treating acne, or pigmentation, or acne scarring, or you are after a ‘skin tightening’ result. Since these are special treatments, the therapist would guide you as to the exact number of treatments necessary, and how far apart you would be having these treatments. During these treatments sometimes special products are used, and / or machinery such as Microdermabrasion, Lift 6, Thermage, IPL, and so on. One has to note that sometimes these treatments do not always include a full facial treatment i.e. in some cases you’ll just go for the machine, and there won’t be any products such as an exfoliation or a mask involved. In addition, a specific homecare routine is usually prescribed to get the results that you are after.

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