The Top 5 Professional Skin Facial Treatments
How do you choose which skin treatment is best for you? This post should give you more information. Our idea is to help you understand each of the treatments better to be able to make your decision. Whether your skin concern is ageing, hyperpigmentation, acne, or rosacea, to achieve results it is important to consider professional skin treatments in conjunction with home care. ASPA Signiture Facial This is a clinical-strength facial treatments that correct, strengthen, and restore the skin. This experience is completely customisable and usually combinesone or more facial peels suitable for the skin type, facial massage and extractions for maximum ingredient absorption for advanced rejuvenation results. ASPA Signiture Facial is a great option for those looking for a more relaxing treatment. They are ideal for all skin types, including dull skin in need of a boost of hydration, sun-damage control, reducing the severity of acne breakouts, rejuvenating fine lines, or correcting pigmentation. Medical Peels Medical peels can be formulated with many different resurfacing ingredients, but broadly speaking they are designed to revitalise texture by causing the skin to shed cells, promoting firmness and fewer fine lines. This shedding reveals fresh, bright skin and indirectly stimulates collagen production in the dermis. Medical peels are a great option for those wanting to improve skin texture and fine lines, address acne and congested pores, and reduce sun damage and pigmentation. Peels are not one-off treatments and usually require a commitment to a series of at least 3 fortnightly treatments for the best skin results. Regular clinical peels will clear stubborn and problematic skin, and leave your complexion refined, firm, smooth, and bright. Stick with it, the results are phenomenal. What are the best ingredients for peels? Enzyme peels offer many benefits for the skin and are often an entry level peel for someone new to chemical peeling treatments. Enzymes are naturally derived from fruits and plant resources. The best plant-based proteolytic enzymes are papain from papaya and bromelain from pineapple. In terms of AHAs, we offer professional peel treatments that are formulated with lactic, malic and mandelic acid over glycolic acid. This is because lactic, malic and mandelic acids have larger molecules than glycolic acid and are therefore less likely to penetrate the epidermis and cause skin irritation. In addition, these AHA peel agents offer an array of skin benefits, such as lactic acid, as it is a natural skin hydrator and is less likely to cause surface dryness. Salicylic acid, a BHA, is a great peel agent due to its ability to penetrate the pore and reduce inflammation, making it ideal for treating acne. Even sensitive skin will benefit from a low-level salicylic acid peel (5% or less). Kojic acid is known best for its pigment fighting properties and lightening effects, it is used to treat skin conditions such as sun damage, scars and age spots. IPL treatment (photo facial) Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) is a type of light therapy used to treat the skin in several ways, including skin tightening, hyperpigmentation and sunspots, fine lines and wrinkles, visible skin redness due to damaged capillaries, and reducing acne breakouts on the skin. The light is attracted to specific target (chromophores) in the skin. A chromophore provides colour to the skin, whether that be red from blood vessels, brown from melanin (skin pigment), or yellow from collagen. IPL can target these areas by penetrating the deeper layers of the skin. Prior to treatment we will recommend you avoid exposure to sunlight in the weeks leading up to your treatment as this can lead to epidermal damage and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) when you have the IPL treatment. To prepare your skin, we will also advise specific skincare products be used 2-4 weeks leading up to your treatment to assist in the best possible treatment result and reduce the risk of PIH. IPL is not advised for darker skin types. Depending on your skin concerns and the area being treated, 4-6 treatments would be recommended for the face and neck. Following the treatment, we will also advise post-care products such, as AZRA Botanical Simplicity Intensive Serum to cool and soothe your skin while supporting the healing process. Depending on the intensity of treatment, the skin will feel warm and even swollen for a few hours post-treatment, and can be sensitive for a couple of days. Ultimately, these light therapy treatments provide noticeable results and have minimal skin recovery time. Skin microneedling – Meta Therapy & SkinPen Skin microneedling, which is often referred to as Collagen Induction Therapy (CIT), is a minimally invasive skin rejuvenation treatment. A skin needling device creates a controlled injury to the deeper dermis, and though only a fraction of the skin is injured, a significant healing response is triggered to instigate cellular regeneration and collagen production. We offer two different types of microneedling treatments. Meta Therapy is excellent for the overall face, but also can be used for reducing fine lines around the eyes and mouth. SkinPen offers deeper treatments that can produce significant results for acne scarring and Melasma. Depending on the intensity of treatment, downtime can vary but generally a few days of redness and inflammation with minimal side effects can be expected. It is recommended to have a series of 8-10 fortnightly to monthly treatments for optimal results depending on the skin issues. How to prepare skin before a clinical treatment The results of clinical skin rejuvenation treatments, such as chemical peels and laser treatments, can be accelerated and enhanced when used in conjunction with the correct home skincare. This multifaceted approach not only equates to optimum outcomes, but it is also the safest method to adopt. Preparing the skin prior to a peel or laser treatment can reduce post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, optimise cellular function and communication to allow the skin to recover faster and more effectively post-treatment. Before commencing any skin treatments, a detailed consultation is essential. Contact us via info@aspadirect.com Hope to see you at ASPA soon. ASPA Team
Our Best Tips for the Glowing Skin!
Our Best Tips for the Glowing Skin! Many people think that drinking water helps to hydrate your skin, but often this is not enough to reduce dry skin. The water you drink will pass through your skin too quickly, so that your skin will experience little or no benefits from it. Food, on the other hand, does a lot!These foods help reduce dry skin: – avocado – Strawberries – Pineapple – Fatty fish (herring, salmon, mackerel, eel) – Oil (hemp seed oil, olive oil, grapeseed oil, linseed oil) – Nuts (walnuts) Some other tips we want to give you to reduce dry skin: 1. Stop exfoliating your skin immediately: the grain of a scrub damages your skin. Instead, opt for a fruit acid-based exfoliant. We recommend glycolic acid or lactic acid for dry skin.Both lactic and glycolic acid have a moisture-attracting properties. A mild peeling is suitable for every skin type and should be done 2-3 times per week. At ASPA we have the selection of different peels for each skin type, just ask us. 2. Schedule an intensive home treatment every week: In addition to your regular skin care, we recommend that you do an intensive home treatment every week to hydrate and protect your skin. That way you get rid of your dry skin faster. A real hydration bomb is our Intensive Serum which you can use as a mask and mix it with a few drops of Olixia facial oil. 3. Or opt for our favorite treatment for a glow: microneedling! Have you ever scheduled a microneedling treatment for yourself? If not, highly recommended! The treatments are not relaxation treatments, but really effective facial treatments to give your skin that well-deserved glow again. Microneedling is a proven effective cosmetic treatment method, which is extremely popular! It ensures a radiant, even and younger-looking skin. After the age of 25, the production of collagen, a protein that ensures a radiant and plump skin, decreases. Microneedling stimulates the production of collagen, among other things, and thus prevents skin aging. It is therefore not surprising that everyone wants a microneedling treatment. Here you will find more information about our microneedling treatments: Meta Therapy SkinPen Do you want to purchase one of the above products, but are you unsure whether this will help you? You can always email us on info@aspadirect.com . We really only sell products that we stand behind 100%. The products have proven themselves time and again and have been extensively tested. Your skin can also glow again. And we are happy to help you with that!
Margaret Dabbs x ASPA – We are in the latest issue of Kosmetiek
A British success story A high concentration of ingredients with medical background, luxurious packaging and innovative products, that is what Margaret Dabbs stands for. Having been in the business since 1998, Margaret Dabbs is a specialist when it comes to hand and foot care. With a history in foot care and podology, Dabbs knows exactly what tired hands and feet need. It seemed only natural therefore that Margaret soon started to develop her own products. And in effect, the British foot care pioneer’s product line became so popular, that she launched her own brand Margaret Dabbs Footcare in 2004, all that while consistently expanding her exclusive Foot Clinics and Nail Spa’s in sought after locations in the UK. In 2015, Margaret Dabbs launched her second professional product line, Margaret Dabbs Hands Care. Another product line taking the beauty world by storm. An unshakable trust in nature Dabbs’ products contain organic Emu oil which is well known for its healing, hydrating and ant-aging properties. In addition, she makes use of lemon myrtle as well as vitamin E and wild rose extracts. Both have a protecting and strengthening effect on nails. What is important to note is that Margaret Dabbs uses no aggressive chemicals to achieve the desired results. In that sense, Margaret and Azra have a lot in common. But probably most of all their unshakable trust in the power of nature. Margaret Dabbs: Welcome to the Netherlands ASPA prides itself in offering only carefully curated products that align with our own values, like only using effective organic products that free of harmful substances or customising treatments to fit the individual customer. Thanks to her international knowledge in botany and organic cosmetics, the founder of ASPA, Azra, personally studies and selects all beauty products that are offered at ASPA. With a strong belief in the product line’s holistic goodness, a personal connection to the founder Margaret and having witnessed the astonishing results herself, Margaret Dabbs’ products were a natural choice for Azra. Moreover, Azra has decided to not only offer Margaret Dabbs products in her own beauty salon, but also sell them to other luxurious beauty spas. And just like that, Maragret Dabbs made her debut in Den Haag, The Netherlands. Experience the difference Are you curious to experience how these luxurious, natural products can revive and revitalise your hands and feet? Would you like to find out more about one or more of the products? We would like to welcome you to experience a level of natural foot and hand care that will make you never look back! Have a look at more Margaret Dabbs products here. Or make an appointment for a revitalising and relaxing treatment.
? October Beauty Specials ?️ ♥️
To get you ready for the cold months, we’ve put together two wonderfully relaxing October beauty specials. We have also changed our opening hours and have given our website a redesign. Have a look and tell us what you think! We hope to see you soon! Love, Azra Book Facial & Foot Massage // Book Facial & De-Stress Massage
ASPA Opening Hours
ASPA Opening Hours have changed! is open every Monday! From 25 September 2017 ASPA will be open every Monday from 09:30 till 14:00. Call us on 070 345 0215 Mail us on: info@aspadirect.com See you in ASPA soon!
Why Vitamin C is the beauty expert’s secret weapon ❤️❤️❤️
The interest in Vitamin C has been piqued by its fantastic antioxidant properties, helping to protect skin against free radical damage that can be caused by the external environment (read: pollution and stress!). These free radicals can contribute to collagen breakdown resulting in fine lines, wrinkles and sagging skin. VITAMIN C AND YOUR SKIN When used on our skin, it works as a potent anti-ageing ingredient. The antioxidants in this vitamin work to protect skin by fighting free radicals and harmful pollution, ideal if you live in a congested city! This helps to combat the signs of ageing including: 1. fine lines, 2. wrinkles 3. saggy skin. Vitamin C is also known for its brightening properties, helping to fade dark spots of pigmentation and brighten the skin, to give you an enviable glow. GOING GUMMY Oilixia’s Gummy Facial Cleanser formula is founded on Kakadu Plum extract. This is one of the best natural sources of antioxidant vitamin C which makes it ideal for smoothing out skin for a brighter tone and texture. On a 100g basis, Kakadu Plum contains 3,700mg of Vitamin C, compared to Camu Camu at 2,700mg, Kiwi Fruit at 180mg and Orange at 53mg! Some of the most common skincare issues are tired-looking skin, premature signs of ageing and a stressed-out complexion. Again, the Gummy Cleanser and its Vitamin C content is ideal to freshen up exhausted skin and give a healthy glow. It’s no wonder the cleanser is fast becoming a favourite with beauty experts! It’s the ideal product to nourish skin after a long day to leave you feeling clean and relaxed before bed.
Best Methods to Hydrate Your Skin ??
How to hydrate your skin? A well hydrated face doesn’t always require a huge amount of products—in most cases, a dehydrated complexion is nothing a serum or a hydrating cream (plus a tall glass of water) can’t cure. The trick, though, is to find out which formula is right for you. SERUMS SKIN TYPE: All. FOR THE WOMAN WHO… Wants to plump up her face. Serum is always a very concentrated product, so it’s going to hydrate the deeper layer of your skin. HOW TO USE: Massage onto moist skin after cleansing, day and night, for quick and deep absorption. LASTING BENEFITS: When applying a serum with hyaluronic acid, you’re going to see that your skin is plumper and more hydrated, and retains water better. Which serum to chose? Book your skin analysis at ASPA: https://goo.gl/Rnm47e and we will help you to chose the right one. FACE CREAMS SKIN TYPE: Oily skin= gel formulas; Dry skin ❤️ richer creams. HOW TO USE: Make your face cream the last step in your skin routine. Put in on after you applied serum and oil.Do not use creams with SPF in it. It does not work! It will not protect your skin enough. Instead chose dry sunscreen, such as Jane Iredale Mineral Make Up. LASTING BENEFITS: Even the driest complexions emerge softened and renewed. Look for the creams with the essential fatty acids and other non-oil, non-petroleum lipids for locking hydration into the skin. We recommend for sensitive skin: For dry skin we recommend: See you in ASPA soon, Azra
Come to our March beauty event and get a goodie bag
Dear friends, Beauty event, yoga, so many new events in ASPA! You know how the old saying goes: fit body, fit mind. That’s why we’re proud to add Yoga to our roster of group lessons. Read on to learn more about Nancy, who will be teaching yoga at ASPA, and secure your spot for a FREE intro lesson! Have a mindful week, Azra