The Oxygen Injection Facial: a New Option for Younger-Looking Skin

If you’ve never heard about an oxygen facial, or maybe heard a little about it, it’s important to understand how this new technology works, before spending a lot of money at your local spa for this treatment. 

There are a number of spas that now offer oxygen facials. Since this is a non-medical procedure that does not require injections or the use of any chemicals, it can be performed by any spa employee. Before the actual oxygen treatment begins, the skin care specialist will first deep cleasing your skin to ensure that it is free of dirt and excess oils.

After the cleasing and a mild facial steam, the spa professional will use a machine that introduces oxygen directly into the skin’s pores. The oxygen used is usually treated with a number of supplements that are good for the skin, such as vitamins, to help the skin retain its firmness and smooth out fine lines and wrinkles. The procedure is painless as the whole point is to oxygenate the skin.

The method of delivery used in order to pump oxygen into the skin is gentle, which makes the treatment a good option for those with sensitive skin, and who have difficulties with injections or other harsh treatments to get rid of wrinkles. Those who have an oxygen facial can resume normal activities right away and even apply makeup or lotion without worrying about how the skin will react.

The infusion of oxygen and vitamins is good for the skin because it encourage the growth of new cells as well as collagen. This treatment may also rejuvenate skin that has been exposed to pollutants. This treatment has even been used to get rid of acne scars, as it is believed that the infusion of oxygen helps the skin to create new cells at a faster rate and reduce the appearance of blemishes.