For the ultimate instant skin-brightening effect, try an Intraceuticals Oxygen treatment.
The thin tubular device pumps therapeutic-grade oxygen and an
ultra-plumping Hyaluronic Acid serum into the skin, generating an
instant glow. The treatment – which feels like a cool breeze – has a
hefty Hollywood fan base that includes
Madonna,
Eva Langoria Parker and
Katy Perry.
“I love, love, love them,” gushes Gemini-nominated actor
Kristin Booth (Flashpoint).
Booth is referring to
Intraceuticals Oxygen treatments,
skin-rejuvenating facials that more and more A-listers depend on to get
ready for close-ups. (Booth did a series of them in the weeks leading
up to TIFF).
Unlike other facials, Intraceuticals aren’t about exfoliation,
extractions or goopy layers of cream. And although they make use of
hyperbaric oxygen therapy - using oxygen at a higher level of pressure
than normal - they’re not exactly about oxygen, either.
“The Intraceuticals facial uses a cooling, forced stream of
oxygen via a treatment wand to push a hyaluronic-acid serum from the
epidermis (the skin’s surface) to the dermis underneath,” explains
Dr. Sandy Skotnicki-Grant,
medical director of the Bay Dermatology Centre where Booth goes for her
appointments (baydermatologycentre.com). Hyaluronic acid, a molecule
the skin also makes, can hold up to 1,000 times its weight in water. “It
hydrates the skin, immediately firms and plumps it up to smooth out
fine lines, and gives the complexion a nice glow.”
Eva Longoria,
Sarah Jessica Parker and
Kristen Davis have enjoyed treatments.
Justin Timberlake
is quoted on the Intraceuticals website (intraceuticals.com) as saying
they make his skin “look dope,” and Madonna is reportedly such a fan
that she owns at least one Intraceuticals machine.
Starting at $225, the 40-minute treatment is “great for women in
their late 30s, 40s and older,” comments Skotnicki-Grant. “Maybe they
travel all the time, smoke a little or party a lot. This makes their
skin look refreshed and glowy.” Effects are cumulative, so the
recommendation
is a series of appointments although results are evident after the
first. Skotnicki-Grant says the benefits are actually more noticeable
around day two or three, and can last up to three weeks.
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