Massage Oil
I have been introduced to a technique of leaving massage oil on after a facial massage (for dry skin only) and prior to applying the mask....does anyone have any input on this? My training and initial feeling is that the oil will block any penetration of any active ingredients in the mask(s)? Looking for ANY input that supports this "technique" that I am not familiar with (nor very comfortable with)...
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Greenwood on
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Cindy, I'm with you on this one...
I would think that any masque would just sit on top of the oil.
I no longer use any oil for facial massage.
Typically I will layer my serums on first. For my massage medium I try to use a product that has good ingredients for the skin. I have used Skin Scripts Seaweed Gel Masque and Hylunia's Anti-Oxidant Masque (Hylunia has a very nice massage cream too- it is the only one that I am aware of that you really don't need to remove before your masque...and yeah, it's not cheap).
After the massage I will layer another masque on top of that.
Most of my clients have mature skin, this protocol works well for the majority.
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Hubbs Lonsdale on
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Thank you! I'm using the Skin Scripts line now....and really like it - but haven't tried that! I will have to! :)
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Permalink Reply by Claire Barnes on
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It depends on the massage oil in all honesty. Some oils are full of nasty stuff! I have been trained on various methods and one was to leave oil on the skin before the masque. BUt it was Jojoba oil and Jojoba oil is the closest oil to the skin's natural sebum. Just like coconut water is the closest thing you can get to blood plasma, the same is true with Jojoba as far as sebum goes. Good luck, hope you get the answers you need from the educator that was training you on this technique.
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Thank you! :)
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Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on
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It's my understanding Jojoba really isn't an oil, though often called that. I keep it on hand, as I don't use much, it doesn't get rancid. Love it for baby massage.
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Permalink Reply by Jodi on
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What line is the oil from? Does it seem to penetrate the skin like a serum, or just sit on top? Does it have ingredients that are good for the skin?
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I'm using organic Grapeseed oil (only because I am working for someone else and it is what they have asked me to use) - I haven't had any problems with it, as of yet - but I am DEFINITELY removing it at this point. I'm tempted to "do my own thing" but don't want to "rock the boat" as I am at a new job. But I'm doing more research and getting answers for my "rebuttal" to their protocol....if I need to. Thank you for your reply! :)
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yuk!
That is the downside to working for someone else.
But as we all know...what happens in the treatment room stays in the treatment room!
Do the best you can with the limitations that you have been given, but continue to educate yourself.
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Jodi the molecules in oil do not penetrate skin, they are too large. Serums have smaller molecules like aromatherapy oils that penetrate deeper down. unless things have miraculously changed since all my training...I might be wrong. So I am happy to be proven wrong.
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Thanks. I thought maybe it was a serum in the form of an oil. Dermalogica has a product called Oil Free Massage that feels like an oil, but is oil free and has ingredients that are good for oily and acneic skin.
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Got it. wish this site had a 'like' button @Jodi
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