APPLICATION

 DERMA ROLLER

A derma roller is a handheld roller-device covered in microneedles – needles ranging in length from 0.25 mm to 1.5m – which is rolled over the skin. This is done in order to create tiny punctures on the skin which triggers skin repair, leading to the creation of new collagen. A bodily protein made up of amino-acids, collagen is the part of the connective tissue that helps in firmness, strength, suppleness, and elasticity in skin.

Derma rolling is capable of exposing deeper layers of your skin to the benefits of various topical ointments, natural oils, treatments, and products, leading to greater effectiveness and therapeutic effect. In other words, after derma rolling, your skin will be more susceptible to the effects of anything that comes into contact with it, based on the increased exposure to the vital most layers of the skin. Therefore, PBSerum treatments enhance its effectiveness if applied in conjunction with derma rolling.

It’s also important to note that, you should remember not to panic to initial skin irritation and redness following derma rolling. This sort of a skin-reaction is to be expected in many cases – the skin, having been freshly ‘wounded’, needs to get worse before it gets better. The shorter the needle length, the lesser the irritation is likely to be, and results will generally vary depending on the person. Your skin is also likely to have increasingly diminished reactions to derma rolling, so keep at it and your redness and irritation is sure to wear down faster. Derma rolling should never be performed on any kind of open wound or skin blemish.

MASSAGING

Facial massage is the secret every skin pro relies on. Over 40 muscles make up the scaffolding of the face. Just like the muscles in the body, the more you move them, the more lifted, tightened and toned they become. When the aesthetician massages the face, it’s actually not solely to help you relax; those motions are also majorly good for your skin. The motions get the circulation going and can have positive short- and long-term effects, including decongesting oily areas and minimizing the appearance of fine lines.

By incorporating massage with fingers or tools like a jade roller, it increases the effectiveness of your facial treatments. The kneading strength can be adjusted by changing the angle of the roller, while the tool’s rounded tip can be used to target different acupuncture points.

On the epidermal level, light massage may encourage corneocyte shedding, increase epidermal proliferation and potentially increase skin thickness. Dermal tissue is also expected to benefit from increased blood flow and tensional forces in the dermis (induced by deeper mechanical stimulation), where dermal fibroblasts change phenotype and produce more collagen. Superficial massage, on the other hand, allows for the removal of interstitial fluid or lymphatic drainage. Benefits to consumer psychological wellbeing include relaxation and even temporary changes to the brainwave patterns. It has been proposed that repeated massage might have a cumulative effect with time.

Facialists have long known the power of touch and its ability to maximize skincare performance. More blood flow to the area increases collagen production, which gives a healthy and natural glow to the complexion. Massaging helps the product absorb more easily into the skin. It enhances the performance of topical skin care products. Simply gently stroking the face results in increased circulation, stimulating skin turnover and providing a healthy glow to any complexion, although product type should be selected based upon the individual skin type and condition.

Massaging the skin may influence the penetration of active ingredients. Studies measuring permeation rates reported that rubbing increased the flux of actives, reduced skin impedance and increased active ingredient retention. The concentration of the active ingredients in the product needs to be high enough to notice any effect from rubbing. Pressure on the skin also seems to increase the stratum corneum (SC) filling rate or increase follicular penetration, as seen for liposomal drug delivery systems. It has been reported that rubbing an active ingredient itself into the skin effectively enhances penetration, as opposed to simply rubbing the skin before the application.

Massaging the PBSerum has been shown to impact directly on the barrier function of the skin, thereby facilitating penetration, possibly by affecting the skin’s lipid structure. Therefore, there is an indication that rubbing promotes faster and deeper penetration into the skin’s layers.