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Face It: 5 Real Benefits of Facials

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January 15, 2017 By Autumn Rose Reo 3 Comments

Sure it feels good when someone treats you like a queen, but do facials actually benefit you? Here are 5 Real Benefits of Facials that are more than just fun. 

Thanks to Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa at Lincoln Square in Arlington, Texas for sharing this great pore-opening sponsored experience! 

Spa days for most of us are just one of the many dreams that the Real Housewives. Most the time the only “steaming” I had was when I dumped the spaghetti out of the pot and the steam hit my face. 

(I’m always multitasking.) 


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However, with age, like everything in my parenthood, I’ve learned hanging with my “squad” for hours is not really possible to get on the calendar, but a routine, one-hour appointment to get a facial had real merit. And while I’m pretty good about washing my face, there’s so much more than getting it cleaned. And if I counted all the bottles of stuff I have to put on my face, I could easily have a new Louis V (no kidding.) BUT it doesn’t mean I’m doing it right or as good as they do when they perform facials professionally.

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I was surprised that turning off my phone was so hard to do – even if for an hour to an hour and half, but after a glass of coconut water (they make the drops in-house), I was able to take a deep breath and let go. While that alone time is worth it, there are several other benefits for a frequent facial. 

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5 Real Benefits of Facials

1. Facials Get Your Face REALLY Clean

Washing your face daily has many benefits, but getting it cleaned through a facial is a whole other ballgame. Actually think of it more like a car wash. You’ve probably cleaned  your car at home with the waterhose and a bucket. It was clean but it wasn’t near as clean as when you took it to the carwash and let them wash it, right? Normally the first step of a facial, the pores need to be cleaned out, preventing the increased size of pores and acne. Steaming, also part of the facial process, helps open things up, making it much easier for your skin to accept all those serums and creams you put on your face. It’s kinda useless basically to buy all those treatment if your skin doesn’t ever absorb them for them to work. 

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2. Then there’s all the Scrubbing

Exfoliation, or careful scrubbing, exfoliants to stimulate cell renewal, remove dry skin, break down stubborn discoloration (brown spots) and fade post-breakout red/dark marks. The scrubbing helps to get all the old crap out of the way so you can get the right crap on it. While at Hand & Body, my facialist asked all kinds of the questions to help find out all the things I did (and didn’t do right) to my skin so she can recommend the right masks, products, etc. 

Actually, there isn’t just one exfoliation for everyone, either. With the help of your Hand & Body esthetician, you can experience several of their facial peels and exfoliation services depending on your needs including:

  • microdermabrasion
  • glycolic peel
  • salicylic peel 
  • lactic acid peel 

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3. Massaging Does More Than Make Your Feel Good 

And what about all that rubbing and massaging?  It can aid in the detoxification process. 

Facials drain all the crap under the skin that cause puffiness, ruddiness, and crap in the lymphatic system by actually pushing it out manually to drain. This way the crap detoxifies your skin both inside and out. Also, facials help your circulation to get the skin cells renewing and that color all pretty and pink. 

…But yes that massaging on your face, neck, and shoulders does feel amazing. And nothin’ wrong about that. 

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4. Professional Consultation 

All the Pinterest, Facebooking and reading you can do does not a dermatologist make you. While not every facialist is a derm either, they are educated about the skin, how best to treat it and prevent additional issues. These products can be applied during the facial (and this could be during repeated treatments) and also other products you can be using at home on a daily basis. This way you don’t just keep buying stuff at the drug store that doesn’t work and isn’t right for your skin. 

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5. Facials are Anti-Aging

When you’re 20 you aren’t thinking about anti-aging. But when you’re 30, those words get real. Facials help slow the aging process making your skin healthier by getting rid of all the old, dead skin cells, then increasing the rate of collagen production to make your skin healthier and more radiant. And all those products reduce the fine lines, lighten those age spots and give your skin that heavy drink of water (hydration) it needs. 

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Bottom line? Facials are good for you and do more than just make you feel good. Find somewhere you are comfortable with and keep facials in your routine; not just once in a while will create the best benefit for you. Hand & Stone Massage and Facial Spa make it easy for you at a price that is also affordable, too. And your first service is always at a special introductory rate to try it out! You can’t beat that! 

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Texas blogger, TV contributor, PR pro, and mother of two (including a son with a Congenital Heart Defect) , Autumn Rose Reo is always on the search for REAL SOLUTIONS for REAL PARENTS that REALLY WORK. From parenthood, things to do, reviews, style, recipes and more, she’s always cookin’ up something fun, resourceful and good to know! She’s frequently featured on TV sharing her solutions and in her spare time, she’s helping others promote their business with her own PR shop, The Reo Agency See what she’s burning, party she is planning, or what challenge she is taking on today.

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  1. AvatarRachel Lannister says

    June 6, 2017 at 3:49 pm

    You wrote that all the DIY face washing you do will never match the level of cleanliness that a professional can achieve. I’ve been rather frustrated with the overall feeling of my skin, and was wondering if a facial would help. I’ll have to find a spa that could schedule me, so that I can achieve that level of clean that is unobtainable anywhere else.

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  2. AvatarElsa Anderson says

    March 30, 2018 at 11:58 am

    I had no idea that there are so many benefits to massages and facials. As a busy mom I have been looking for a relaxing way to improve my skin, so I am glad that I found this article. I like that you say facials drain the causes of puffiness in the skip and detoxify your skin both inside and out. Also, I had no idea that facials are anti-aging because they get rid of dead skin cells and increase the rate of collagen production to make skin healthier and more radiant. I am definitely going to look into facial options in my area.

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  3. AvatarCandice Eisenhower says

    July 4, 2018 at 5:52 am

    I never knew until you shared that facials can actually get rid of the toxins that cause the puffiness in your skin while helping in the circulation for skin renewal hence leaving you young and fresh. I haven’t tried facials yet thinking that I can do things my way at home but knowing these benefits are quite intriguing. I’d better check it out with my friend so we both can testify the results on how did our facial session go.

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