Retinol Gold Facial

The Retinol Gold facial combines results driven, high end, organic cosmeceuticals and facial lymphatic drainage techniques to aid your skins cellular turnover, encouraging collagen production and skin brightening leaving your skin glowing and radiant. This is the perfect treatment if you have a special event coming up and want your skin to feel soft and look luminous.

Treatment benefits

Continued Retinol use can include the following benefits:

Prevent wrinkles due to its minimizing effect, as well as smooth out existing fine lines and wrinkles.
Brighten dull skin by exfoliating at a cellular level, which results in brighter and smoother new skin.
Regulate oily skin and minimize breakouts.
Fade dark age spots, sun spots and hyperpigmentation and even out complexion over time.

What happens during treatment?

Your skin will be cleansed, exfoliated and toned. Lymphatic massage will be applied with personalised natural oils to aid in the skins detoxification process. The Retinol gold mask will be applied and once removed, your skin will be finished off with a blend of prescriptive serums and moisturisers.

What is retinol?

Retinol is a synthetic derivative of vitamin A, the group of fat-soluble vitamins common in carrots, eggs and sweet potatoes.

Retinol exfoliates the skin, increases skin cell turnover, and stimulates collagen synthesis. It is considered the gold standard for its anti-aging and skin clearing benefits. It is available in the forms of oils, creams, and serum. It is readily absorbed from the surface of the skin when applied topically. The small molecules of retinol go deeper into the skin layer (dermis). It helps neutralize free radicals and increases surface skin cell turnover, making new cells grow underneath. They reduce the breakdown of collagen and thicken the deeper layer of the skin. They also stimulate the production of new blood vessels on the skin, reducing skin pigmentation.

Am I suitable for treatment?

You will not be a suitable candidate for treatment if you suffer from any of the following conditions:

High risk of blood clots.
Congestive heart failure.
An active lymphatic infection.
Cancer.
Unknown swelling condition.
Cystic or inflamed acne
Contagious skin conditions
Current flare up of Eczema or Dermatitis
Have a known allergy to Retinol products
You are pregnant or breast feeding

If you are diabetic a sensitivity test will be performed prior to treatment