REVIEW: AsterSpring’s Dermalogica acne scar healing facial

REVIEW: AsterSpring’s Dermalogica Anti Scar Facial (acne scar healing facial)

Walking into JEM (Jurong East Mall) for the first time is rather refreshing. With most of the popular retail brands under its tenancy, it’s as if I’ve walked into one of the malls along Orchard Road. Now all it takes for one living in the West to get to popular retail stores like Top Shop and Warehouse takes less than half an hour, instead of an hour. JEM offers more than retail therapy. Located within the walls of JEM is AsterSpring: Origin of Beauty, part of a regional beauty group that also brings into Singapore established skincare brand, Dermalogica – a skincare brand I always go back to for my acne troubles.  

TRIAL EXPERIENCE

The interior of the skin accessing machine

I trialed DERMALOGICA ANTI SCAR FACIAL, $290 (85 mins) blemish repair treatment. Dionne, who attended to me, was very detailed in her explanation. After accessing my skin with AsterSpring’s special skin check machine which uses ultraviolet rays to detect skin conditions such as hydration level and hyperpigmentation, Dionne concluded that this anti-scar treatment would address my skin needs better than the anti-acne treatment I was scheduled to experience as I have obvious open pores, dull skin, hyperpigmentation, uneven skin tone, acne scars and fine lines.

The spa has a clean and neat changing room with lockers for storage of valuables. Now one doesn’t need to worry where to keep one’s valuables and bag when one is having facial. The room is clean, neat and cool, not stuffy at all with dimmable lights. Everything in the room is white or chrome from the cabinets to facial machines used for a sanitary clinical feel. For my facial, Dionne customised it to include the use of lavender essential oils for the massage, instead of a nourishing cream as it has relaxing properties which soothes my skin as well as my sinusitis issues. No extractions with needles were done during this session to avoid stinging sensations over spots where extractions where done when she uses the machine on my skin later on (although I’d much prefer that having extractions as I usually have pimples that are embedded in the skin that remain there for months).

The Lymphatic Drainage massage session was without any uncomfortable sensations. All Dionne needed to do is select the option for treating acne scars and start moving the probe over my skin systematically. The mask done at the end of the session included the use of gauze placed over the face before anti-ageing and hydrating oat mixture is applied over my face. The session ended with a Dermalogica moisturiser and tinted primer applied over my face to protect my skin from environmental aggressors when I leave the building and a cup of soothing warm cup of date and longan tea to quench my thirst.

Why DERMALOGICA ANTI SCAR FACIAL is beneficial:

1. Increases the cell regeneration process

2. Lightens and brightens uneven skin tone

3. Reduces fine lines and post-acne scars

4. Refines and smoothens skin texture

5. Promotes healthier and smoother skin complexion

This is best for those with the following skin problems:

1. Post-acne scars

2. Skin with opened pores and no active acne

3. Dull and rough skin texture

4. Blemish marks

How it works:

Massaging your way to beauty

The treatment uses a machine that offers Lymphatic Drainage Massage (LDM) treatment with a new generation mechanical wave treatment of between 3 MHz to 10 MHz applied to skin between 100 to 1,000 times every second. These frequency changes and pressure variations create a pulsating and massaging effect, also known as Local Dynamic Micromassage. The frequency is then better absorbed into the upper epidermis and dermis, which makes it great for cell renewal and collagen stimulation. LDM possesses three effect levels of advantages―Thermic, Mechanic and Biochemical―Thermic promotes blood circulation and activates metabolism. Mechanic increases membrane permeability tightens connective tissue and improves skin elasticity. Biochemical gently alters the pH level of skin and collagen cross-links.

LDM can be used for effective anti-aging treatments including skin rejuvenation, skin tightening and wrinkle reduction; acne treatment and scar reduction through the stimulation and redistribution of collagen.

Ideal Facial schedule to address the issues effectively:

One to two weekly or bi-weekly corrective treatments before spreading out to a treatment in once in three weeks or once a month for maintenance. See results in six continuous treatments

Current Promotion: 20 per cent off per three treatments package taken up. If you are able schedule your treatments during off peak hours, ask them if it is still available as it may offer treatments valued at $300 for package price of less than $200. Package price varies depending on monthly marketing activities, that was what I was told when I visited the beauty salon.

VERDICT:

My skin was more hydrated and open pores less obvious by the end of the session. My uneven skin tone however was less obvious when I’m not wearing foundation or makeup base. I guess as I’ve been having it for years, perhaps a few more skin whitening sessions would help to even up the skin tone better. The bump which appeared after a pimple was removed without creating a wound, subsided the next day. No antibacterial zapper was used over my acne during the facial, except for the application of Dermalogica antibacterial pimple cream. The embedded pimple which was on my neck was left alone to develop and hopefully surface. Well it’s still there after one week. 

Interior of a treatment room