Headaches are a common health problem with more than 10 million people in the UK suffering from them. They can be caused by many different things but for the majority of people the main causes are stress, anxiety, dehydration, not eating enough or not getting enough sleep. Medication can be used to treat headache symptoms but […]
When you take care of your appearance, not only do you look good, but you feel good too. An aspect that is usually over-looked are the nails. Artificial nails have quickly become the new future of the nail industry, and one of the newest trends are gel nails. The Process The beautician will first file your […]
The back is a place on the body that many neglect – simply because it’s hard to reach! Problems with the skin on the back occur more often than you would think. The most common problem would be acne on the back. Back acne is similar to facial acne, in both it’s symptoms and treatments. […]
How does the treatment work? The Intense Pulsed Light is attracted to melanin, which is found in hair. For effective hair removal the IPL targets the pigment in the hair. Prior to treatment a gel is applied to the skin to optimise the treatment. An applicator is then pressed onto the skin and the light […]
How does the Ellipse IPL treatment work when treating Facial Thread Veins? The light is attracted to the oxy-haemoglobin in the blood. As the light is absorbed by the blood in the vessels a heat reaction is caused which coagulates the blood and destroys protein in the wall of the vessel. The vessel then breaks […]
How does Ellipse IPL Light work for Skin rejuvenation? Age spots and hyper pigmentation contains melanin and diffuse redness contains haemoglobin. The light is absorbed by the melanin in the pigmented area & the heat reaction caused breaks down the melanin in the keratinocytes. A photo toxic reaction occurs in the melanin vesicles and the […]
