Precautions for Pregnancy

Pregnancy is a very exciting time in a woman's life and it is important for therapists and clients alike to know about spa safety and take extra precautions because numerous treatments are contraindicated for pregnant women. In general simple soothing facial treatments and the avoidance of any aggressive treatment are appropriate for pregnant women.

Hormone fluctuations due to pregnancy often result in skin changes and pregnant women may experience an increase in oiliness, flares of blemishes and hyperpigmentation and many of these symptoms will disappear after the baby's birth. On the other hand some women experience excellent skin conditions during pregnancy due to hormonal changes and often after pregnancy or after a woman stops breast feeding more changes occur to where a skin care therapist may have to work more extensively with a client after childbirth.

Pregnant women should avoid any type of Electrical Current being applied to the skin - That includes Galvanic, High Frequency, Microcurrent and others. And avoid any form of chemical exfoliation unless it's doctor approved in writing.

During pregnancy many body treatments should also be avoided and only licensed massage therapists who have been specially trained in pregnancy massage should perform this service. Skin Care therapists must pay careful attention to the application of certain essential oils that may be contraindicated during pregnancy.

The Blue Diamond Spa specializes in pregnancy massage and our staff is fully trained to work on pregnant clients - For a spa appointment or to find out more about our services call (310) 577-2211.

50-Something

After age-50 wrinkles and loss of elasticity become more apparent and occur sooner in women than men and skin also appears thinner due to a loss of fatty tissue. During the aging process the replacement rate of Collagen diminishes at a rate of 1% per year - This is the primary cause of wrinkling and loss of elasticity, however a variety of factors affect how our skin looks as we get older. These range from genetic predisposition and the general nature of our physiology including hormones, which designate our capacity for Wrinkles, Expression Lines and Skin Elasticity to controllable lifestyle factors that take place outside our bodies such as Sun Exposure, Alcohol Intake, Diet, Exercise, Smoking, etc. Poor health habits, lack of proper skin care, environmental and sun exposure and improper nutrition are responsible for about 85% of what we see as symptoms of aging skin, which means the majority of skin aging can actually be controlled.

The most important practices for Senior Skin are:  

1) Wearing adequate sunscreen at all times

2) Avoiding unnecessary sun exposure

3) Getting regular skin analysis & treatments 

4) Using a proper at home skin care regimen. 

Sunscreen and Sun exposure are a no brainer but designing the proper skin care regimen can be overwhelming on your own which is why re recommend coming in for regular skin analysis and treatments. During Skin Analysis your personal Skin Care Therapist will tell you the truth about what's going on beneath the surface of your skin - Have you been out in the sun too much without protection? Are you using products that are drying out your skin and causing unnecessary lines and wrinkles? Do you have spots that can be easily treated with a nightly layer of topical serum? This is the type of information our experts will gather with skin scope technology. And if you answered yes to one or more of these questions you may want to have a Microderm Abrasion treatment, use the Infrared Sauna or get a European Facial to rejuvenate your skin. 

These treatments combined with simple at home maintenance with user friendly products can take 20 years off your skin - No joke! Call today and let us know how we can help you look younger (310) 577-2211.