The main purpose of visiting beauty salons, as a rule, is to take care of the skin of the face. And any care begins with cleansing the surface layers of the epidermis. Even a pretty, even-toned face looks unaesthetic if comedones, black spots and acne scars are visible on it. This is where the question arises: which is better - mechanical or ultrasonic facial cleansing? After all, these are the most popular dermatological procedures that do not differ much in terms of payment, but the technique for performing them is fundamentally different.
Why is skin cleansing necessary?
Hygienic skin care is a paramount prerequisite for her he alth, and only the second point is aesthetics, good appearance. If there is no opportunity to visit the salon regularly, then home procedures, at least to a small extent, but stillhelp to maintain an optimal level of immunity of the skin surfaces. Although, what to hide, the face after cleaning by a beautician, after the rehabilitation recovery period, simply shines with freshness and attracts the eye.
- Cleansing the pores is necessary to release sebaceous contaminated plugs from them - this is done to normalize the outflow of sebum.
- Restoration of the protective functions of the epidermis - the very fatty layer that should normally be present on the skin surfaces, covering and protecting them from harmful environmental influences (dust, exhaust gases).
- Decontamination and restoration of immunity - normalization of the pH environment (normally a slightly acidic environment), thermoregulation, respiratory functions.
- Clean, free from harmful contaminants (germs, fungal organisms) dermis restores absorption capacity - improves absorption of cream/tonic and other beneficial substances from the mask.
- The surface of the face, not covered with dirt and grease, regains the ability to renew - exfoliate dead crusts of the dermis.
- In the absence of he alth-threatening factors, recovery processes begin, blood circulation normalizes, lymph outflow improves, etc.
Worth knowing: dry skin, no less than oily, needs a good cosmetic cleansing. It is advisable to carry it out in the salon with a qualified master - home manipulations will never give the same results as professional ones.
Mechanical cleaning:procedure features
If a girl decides to undergo this type of procedure, she should first of all find out how mechanical facial cleansing is done in the beauty parlor of her choice, and also talk to the beautician in advance. The latter is obliged to inform the client about contraindications, methods of preparation for this cosmetic intervention, features and algorithm for cleaning, final mandatory and recommended procedures, as well as subsequent care, recovery time, cost.
When is manual facial cleansing necessary?
In the struggle for a perfectly smooth, clean "skin veil", manual cleaning remains the most effective.
The thing is that deep comedones of open and especially closed type, small millet and other pollution of the sebaceous ducts need a detailed impact on each unwanted segment separately. That is, when there is a need to open with a needle / tweezers (another similar tool) a thin keratinized layer of the epidermis - a film over a pimple or an ingrown hair, there should not even be a question about which is better - mechanical or ultrasonic cleaning of the face. Here it will help, although not entirely pleasant, and sometimes even painful manual impact on the skin.
Contraindications for mechanical cleaning
Techniques that a dermatologist uses during manual cleaning can bring a lot of negative pain - you should think about the relevancecarrying out this procedure at certain points in life.
In addition, mechanical cleaning of the face by a cosmetologist, even carried out under sterile conditions and as carefully as possible, still implies a violation of the integrity of the surface layers of the dermis and their potential infection, the formation of scar tissue if a person has he alth problems.
Contraindications:
- Viral inflammatory processes of a general nature (colds, flu, bacterial lesions).
- Skin allergic manifestations, fungal infections.
- Occurrence of problems with immunity, gastrointestinal tract, liver disorders and other similar diseases.
- Seasonal/food allergy exacerbation.
- Temporary ailments in women associated with the individual cycle.
During pregnancy and during the lactation period, the skin, and the whole organism as a whole, are able to respond to dermatological effects in the most unexpected way. The face after cleaning by a beautician can become inflamed, covered with edema. Often in such delicate situations, the ladies had a fever, and the wounds on the face healed slowly and with the formation of scars.
Note: low pain threshold, as well as the presence of rosacea is not a contraindication to procedures of this kind.
Where to start?
Preparation for this event should be pre-planned. That is, a day or two before visiting the cosmetology center, the client needs to limit alcohol consumption, and physical activity,minimize sun exposure. In addition, it is worth choosing the date of the procedure in such a way that a couple of days are left for recovery - during the holidays, before the weekend.
Directly at the reception, the master examines the patient's skin and determines what is better - mechanical or ultrasonic facial cleansing. Only after that the preparatory stage of the procedure begins.
Mechanical cleaning: preparation
Skin preparation consists of several steps:
- Make-up remover using tonic/micellar water.
- Face wash with soft foam.
- Light cleansing scrub.
- For the full opening of the pores, the dermis is steamed using special masks. The old method of softening the face with hot cloths or a steam bath should not be practiced, especially in the presence of rosacea and spider veins.
- After all the events, the master carefully disinfects the client's face and proceeds to the direct cleaning procedure.
Performing mechanical cleaning and finishing procedures
The procedure, depending on the area of the affected surface and the number of pimples, can take from half an hour to 2–2.5 hours:
- The action is carried out with the help of a special tool - a two-sided Una spoon with a loop or a sharp hook on the back, tweezers. The choice depends on the nature and size of comedones, as well as the preferences of the master. Sometimes to open closed acne evenuse a scarifier.
- All contaminated plugs are carefully cleaned - completely, but as carefully as possible. It is preferable that each new wound be disinfected immediately after cleaning.
- Finally, an alginate/clay-based mask is applied to the skin for better healing of damaged segments and closing the pores.
- The master can advise a slightly more expensive treatment of the face with liquid nitrogen, which helps to relieve swelling and inflammation.
Finally, it is worth noting that on the Internet you can find a lot of both negative and positive reviews about this procedure:
- For the most part, girls are unhappy not with the result of cleaning itself - it justifies the time spent and money invested, but with a long-term rehabilitation.
- Practically every client was not ready for an "impressive" appearance immediately after cleansing the dermis.
- On one of the most popular review sites, manual cleaning has a good rating - 3.9 out of 5 possible stars (197 votes).
Ultrasonic skin cleansing - what's the highlight?
Ultrasonic facial cleansing, the price of which is not very different from the mechanical cleansing technique, is shown to those ladies who do not suffer from severe rashes.
Ultrasonic hardware method has its own advantages:
- Superficially, shallowly cleanses the skin surfaces from keratinized particles of the dermis, dirt, dust and sebum.
- Perfect for all skin types.
- Absolutely painless technique, and it does not cause any discomfort when performed correctly.
- Refreshes, makes the dermis more pleasing to the eye, evens out its tone.
- Micro-massage vibration movements provoked by ultrasound stimulate blood flow/lymph flow, improving skin texture and removing minor swelling.
- Often, cosmetologists, before “walking” over the skin with a scrubber, apply a special serum or gel for ultrasonic facial cleansing to achieve maximum effect and better penetration of useful compounds into the deeper layers of the epidermis.
- The big plus of such hardware technology is the complete absence of a rehabilitation period. Although a thick layer of powder / concealer should not be applied immediately to the face.
- After several regular procedures of this type, comedones, blackheads and other inflammations will disappear.
Often a cosmetologist does not even hesitate - which is better, mechanical or ultrasonic facial cleansing, and immediately advises to combine these two procedures. Moreover, ultrasound performs a preparatory function before a deeper manual procedure.
Interesting to know: such cleansing can be safely carried out at home - ultrasonic scrubbers are freely sold in online stores or in medical equipment.
Carrying out salon ultrasonic cleaning: features
Special preparatory measures such methods of exposure to the skin are notrequire - the client can calmly relax, sunbathe and play sports right on the eve of visiting the cosmetology center.
- The master prepares the face - cleansing of decorative cosmetics with foam, micellar water or other means that the client chooses.
- Then it is preferable to apply a gentle scrub to the face, which is washed off after a couple of minutes with water.
- The skin is “steamed” with a special mask. To speed up the effect of the mask, a specialist can cover the skin with cling film - do not worry.
- Further - disinfected skin surfaces are covered with special "sliding" compounds. At the same time, the gel for ultrasonic facial cleansing is selected depending on the type and characteristics of the patient's epidermis.
- The sterile tip of the ultrasound machine slides slowly over the client's face with light pressure, stopping at areas that need more thorough cleaning. At the same time, the beautician must monitor the patient's reaction in order to make sure that she is in good he alth and that there are no discomfort.
- As a final event, you can apply a mask or a special serum on the face and décolleté area.
As mentioned above, a special recovery period after ultrasonic influence is not required, although slight peeling can be observed on the skin for a couple more days. A fashionista can calmly go to work the next day, go in for sports, go on vacation, etc.
Mechanical and ultrasonic facial cleansing:comparison
It is difficult to unambiguously name the "winner" in this case. After all, despite the similar orientation of the procedures for cleansing the skin of the face / body, each of them perfectly copes with its range of tasks:
- Ultrasonic facial cleansing, the average price of which is from 600 to 2500 rubles - depending on the region and the prestige of the cosmetology clinic, refers to a more superficial method of cleansing the skin.
- A similar mechanical procedure (500-2000 rubles) is designed to fight deeper comedones, acne.
Ideally, these two methods of cleansing the epidermis should be combined - ultrasound should precede manual exposure. In addition, as a procedure supporting the effect, it is preferable to carry out ultrasound therapy once a month and a half. Even if there are no visible problems, this will give a positive result.
