What to expect during a facial at Toccare Day Spa
If you have yet to experience a facial with us, or maybe you’ve never had one anywhere at all, you may be wondering what exactly this service entails. Your first facial is one of the most precious milestones in ones life (we might be biased..) and is something that should begin as soon as the skin on your face begins to warrant your attention— i.e: When you’re a pre-teen and experience your first break-out, or you’re noticing a change in the texture and appearance of your skin for the first time.
Past that point? No worries! There’s no better time than now to jump into taking care of your skin!
The most important thing to note about our facials at Toccare is that all of them are customized to suit your specific skin type and concerns. Blackheads, hormonal acne, rosacea, milia, dry-skin, textured areas— whatever you’ve got going on, we’ll make sure that the entire treatment is built around what your skin is in need of. A separate consultation is also not necessary, as each facial begins with the esthetician examining your skin and discussing any concerns you may have in order to get a better understanding of what they need to focus on during the service!
Disclaimer: While we’re about to walk you through what to expect during one of our facials, keep in mind that the order of each step varies from person to person, and facial to facial. Our estheticians are all trained to be mindful of the Toccare philosophy during each service. In other words, no one facial looks the same as another, and this is because we aim to offer a truly customized experience. There may be variance between each service depending on the objective of your facial (i.e: to combat a specific concern, to prepare the skin for a special occasion, or to simply relax) as well as with each esthetician, as they all have their own individual techniques. We also want to remind you to keep in mind that this is a journey, and depending on what you’re dealing with, some conditions may require more than one treatment— or a treatment plan— to get you to where you’d like to be with your skin. Beautification is not our objective, healthy skin is. You are already beautiful with the skin you’re in.
Once you’ve checked in with the front desk for your service, you’ll be greeted by your esthetician who will walk you to the treatment room and give you a moment to yourself to undress and make yourself comfortable in bed. After a few moments the esthetician will re-enter the room and begin the facial.
Your esthetician will begin with a sensory journey to help signal your mind and body that it is time to relax.
The consultation: As mentioned above, each facial begins with the esthetician taking a close look at your skin so that they’re aware of what state your skin is in, as well as what concerns you may have or specific areas you might want to focus on during your time together.
The esthetician will cleanse the face, neck, and decollate area. This step happens regardless of whether or not you arrive to your treatment make-up-free, as we always want to make sure that we’re working with the cleanest, most sanitary skin possible.
If the esthetician feels that your skin is in need of exfoliation, the esthetician will choose accordingly to your skin-type and the level of exfoliation that is needed!
If necessary, the esthetician will perform extractions on the skin. This is done in a manner that does not effect the integrity of the skin, therefore leaving you without any tears or breaks in the skin (as one might experience when trying to “extract” a break-out at home).
Our treatment rooms have a variety of masks for the esthetician to choose from, with each containing different ingredients to serve different purposes. The esthetician will choose one that is most appropriate for the skin and apply it using a brush. Your esthetician will perform a therapeutic scalp massage (as well as neck, shoulder, arm, and hand massage, if time allows) while they wait for the mask to sink in to the skin and work its magic. The mask will then be removed with a warm, moist towel.
We offer a variety of different enhancements that you can add-on to your facial, regardless of the length of time that you choose. These are, of course, optional, and will be discussed before moving on with any of them, as they are an added cost! Since everyones skin is different, these enhancements provide us with the ability to truly customize the facial to suit your skins needs. You can read more about our options here!
The esthetician will end the facial by applying a serum and/or moisturizer, eye cream, and lip balm. This makes sure that all of the nourishing ingredients that were just applied to the skin throughout the facial are locked in and that you’ll leave with glowing, healthy skin!
Things to know after your facial:
We recommend not to wash your face or apply makeup or any other products after a facial. We want all of the ingredients that we just applied to your skin to be able to soak in for as long as possible! (If applying makeup is unavoidable, we recommend opting for a light, tinted moisturizer)
How often you return for a facial depends on your skins health, and your esthetician will be able to give you a recommendation before you leave our spa!
On very rare occasions, some may experience a few breakouts after a facial. They can occur for a multitude of reasons— oil that was stuck in the skin is making its way out, or something more serious, such as a reaction to an ingredient. We are always more than willing to help you pin-point what the cause could be, so we ask that you take a photo at the first sign of a reaction and text it to us. This helps us understand what exactly is going on and allows us the ability to offer you advice on what to do next.
The main thing we hope that you take away from this is that each facial is customized just for you, and you only! Self-care has many forms— a facial being one of them— and our hope is that our treatments will leave you feeling like that box has been checked. We believe that self-care is for all, regardless of gender, as well as a way for us to offer our body a moment to focus on nourishment instead of beautification.
We hope to be of service to you soon!
Warmly,
Team Toccare