Online skin consultation

To determine your skin type, ask yourself, " "What was my skin like as a teenager?" The answer to your question will bring you closer to knowing your skin type.

There are three "Intrinsic" skin types. "Intrinsic" means part of our genetic makeup. It cannot be altered or influenced. Each of us falls into one of the categories below.

1. Acne / Oily Skin

2. Diffused redness and sensitivity

3. Lip Dry (lacking natural skin oils), e.g. Eczema

Facials are a wonderful way of boosting the skin's hydration and giving the skin clarity and glow. There are many facials to choose from. Skin Care Clinics and Beauty Salons offer a kaleidoscope of choice for facials.

From personalised salon "Signature Facials" to "Collagen Infused Facials" to more invasive facials like HydraFacial, Radio Frequency Skin Tightening treatments and Micro-dermal Needling Collagen boosting treatments.

A full consultation is recommended to determine the facial most suited to your skin. With our diagnostic Observ Camera, we can see the skin from a unique perspective. This gives us the information to choose the facial that most suits the client's skin type and complements her future skin goals.

The first step in your skin health journey will be to hydrate the skin. The collagen facial is a great first step to achieve this. The Collagen facial prepares the skin for more targeted future treatments.

At Body Connection, our facial skin consultation is €60, redeemable, against any facial in our clinic skincare range. Using our observed diagnostic camera, we can look at the skin uniquely.

The patented "Light Illumination Technology" of the observer camera offers a very individual glance under the client's skin, allowing the therapist and the client to see the pigmentation, skin texture, open pores, hydration levels, oiliness and UV damage that is not visible to the naked eye.

The benefit of knowing what is happening under the skin is that it allows us to approach the skin challenges before they become visible and problematic. It also gives us a clear vision of our skin's future. It is the "Crystal Ball" of skin knowledge.

This unique perspective allows us to tailor your salon treatment and home care programme to support your goals for your skin in a more targeted, time-sensitive way.

Our Tri-Active Facial is designed to boost the skin with a unique combination of result-orientated technologies. The skin is prepared with our deepest exfoliation glycolic acid, which dissolves the dead skin cells and allows for deeper penetration of our peptide-infused collagen gel and sheet mask. Our Acupressure Mask (an air pressure mask that performs acupressure massage on the face for increased circulation and improved lymphatic drainage) is then applied for 20 minutes. We complete our Tri-Active facial treatment with Red LED therapy, which bathes the skin cells in light to stimulate collagen production further.

This facial encompasses the best and most result-driven combination of treatments in a unique order, allowing for a very positive skin experience.

IPL hair removal is a fantastic treatment for getting rid of unwanted hair for good. However, this treatment works only on hair with pigment (black, brown). So, if you have blonde or red hair, this is not the treatment for you.

Both IPL (known as intense pulsed light technology and laser technologies) work using heat and light to destroy the hair follicle, permanently weakening and inhibiting hair growth. The laser works in a single focused beam of light, and IPL uses a series of energy waves. Both are equally as effective in the results they produce.

Electrolysis is the only FDA-approved method of permanently removing unwanted hair. It is most suitable for smaller areas of the body, particularly the face. The most common areas treated by electrolysis are the lip, chin, and neck. It can treat all hair colours and types, e.g. soft baby vellus hair, course strong hair, etc. It works by inserting a tiny needle into a hair

follicle and releasing a small current which destroys the hair cells that make the hair grow. It is a suitable treatment for both men and women.

Both waxing and IPL are hair removal options but that's where the similarities end. Waxing is a temporary method of removing unwanted hair from the body. It will grow back in a couple of weeks however the benefit is that when the client leaves the salon she is completely hair free. For the IPL treatment the client must shave the hair a few days before her treatment. The hair must be in the follicle for the treatment to work and when the client leaves the hair is still in the follicle. A percentage of hairs will fall out a few days after the treatment and the growth will be slower to grow back.

The difference between these two methods of hair removal is one is a temporary result and the other is actively weakening the hair after every treatment.