Proper skin care goes a long way giving back what our environment takes away. We look in the mirror and suddenly – we have aged! How did that happen?? Fine lines that we never noticed before have etched into deeper grooves, our skin tone is uneven with brown and red marks (some more noticeable than others), and our jaw line has become slack, soft and loose, and our eyes. …Oh! Let’s not get started – bags, ruched skin…

Our environment has a greater impact on our skin than our genes. Think about it – your climate, pollution, diet, smoking, sun exposure, sleep patterns and stress – they are daily influences. Maybe this is a good time to consider which of these elements you can change and to what degree, to lower the benchmark of your ageing. Did you know that smoking makes your skin look at least 3 years older? Excess sun exposer, 6 times and poor sleep, 2.5 years.

Reading this, it is possible for one to become disheartened. All is not lost. Despite the interaction between our genes and our environment, there are steps to take to preserve the nature of beautiful, younger looking skin. There is hope!

Your choice of skin care has a really powerful impact. Why? It is a twice-daily application of power! A question all too often asked, is “what is the difference between this product and that product?” A key difference in products that are professionally driven and those that are not, is one of active ingredients and the percentages of them in your product. The delivery systems of those particular ingredients and the compilation of them is what drives the efficacy of that product. How is it changing your skin? That’s what you want it to do, right? Isn’t the fuel you put into your car specific? You wouldn’t want your engine to seize would you? Exactly! Just because your face isn’t going to ‘blow up’, do you really not want to take care of your face with the exact consideration as your car? You can’t trade your skin in for a newer model and you have no insurance on your skin. YOU are the insurer of your skin and you have it for LIFE!

Choosing products is enough to give you a headache! There are so many! We live lives with purpose. We make constructive choices. Some of these choices are about the professionals we have in our lives because we don’t have the knowledge and expertise in every field in life. You are not going to service your car yourself. You are not going to defend yourself in court or build your own house. You put the energy into your own profession and choose other professionals to give you value and expertise in the rest.

We, your skin therapists, are your expertise in one of your most valued assets – your skin! Consistent consultations, progressive treatments and reviewing of homecare to suit your skin’s ever changing needs, is what we do well. To get a healthy-looking skin at any age, it is imperative to evolve your skin routine according to your lifestyle and environment.

Your treatments you have on a regular basis have a dramatic effect on your skin. No matter how well we look after our own car, we cannot achieve what they do when they service our car. It is a solid reason why you need to consider, just how professional the Skin Care Centre is that you ‘take your skin to? What are the products that get used? What is the variety of equipment that is on offer to treat your skin? Are they knowledgeable and trained? What is their hygiene protocol? Equipment, knowledge, products are so important. Why? Your skin is going to change. Do they have the tools and expertise to give you the best treatment as it changes or goes through disaster patches because of hormonal changes (hello Menopause or Puberty or Stress) – are they well equipped to take on your challenges?

Choose to take your skin to the most professional and well -equipped establishment. Build a relationship so you have your ‘GO –TO’ therapist at any time, because life and your skin are unpredictable!

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As they say, all things begin with a singular step. There is so much encouraging change that is happening in the world, but I would like to talk about our industry.  Because it has always been there, it can tend to be overlooked within the realms of healing, because people just want to pop a pill and hurry on with their lives.

We work with the skin. The largest organ of our body is the connection between our ‘outer’ and our ‘inner’ worlds.  Your point of contact. It is a powerful neurotransmitter. What you physically feel, your body responds to, creating significant change, not only on a tissular level, but muscular and hormonal as well.

We, the skincare professionals, learn to read your skin, listen to your body. That tells us a great deal about you. Our industry is a powerful healing force. It is sadly also one of the few contexts in which touching is socially acceptable. Touch is an essential to basic communication, which is largely overlooked in today’s times of online interaction. A lot of people love online shopping (it is so easy, they say), but still, they choose not to remove all forms of tangible communication. There is a sub conscious driven need of tactile fulfillment  which highlights why “online” is not a cut above the rest and doesn’t create a sense of total satisfaction. It is a part of our needs in this time-driven world, but our souls need to be recognized and fulfilled too.

During our time of lockdown, this need is being highlighted by many. Especially for those who live alone. We need people. We crave touch. It does something positive to our brain chemistry. It makes us happy. It makes us feel good. It gives us a sense of belonging, and yes, community. We are not designed to be alone.

Our purpose as therapists at NATURAL EXPRESSIONS is not only to create a harmonious environment for you in which to have your treatments, but also to change how your cells and nerves behave in their communication. The multiplicicity of neurotransmitters that are affected in a singular facial treatment is inspiring. Not only do the creams, technologies and methodologies have an effect, but the way in which our hands COMMUNICATE with your skin, creates a conversation all of its own.

What drives us to be passionate about our industry, is that it is about healing and communication. We all have a story to tell, and we don’t need to be compelled to talk in order to narrate it. Make time for our healing hands. Human touch is powerful.

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