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Summary: Before having an oxygen facial, learn about the various cleansers that are used to remove old makeup and buildup in this free video about facial salon services.
Karen Lange is a certified aesthetician and has worked in the beauty industry for nearly a decade. Lange graduated from Skyline College in two years where she received her...read more
"By cleansing the skin we are removing excess dirt and oils as well as makeup and we are basically preparing the skin for the rest of the oxygen treatment so that the skin can really absorb all of the benefits that the treatment has to offer and right now we are using the oxygen specific cleanser and this cleanser has a little bit of the oxygen product in there and again it is removing dirt and oils and just opening her pours so that she can really absorb the benefits of the oxygen. Usually when you come in for facials we do everything for you so if you are wearing makeup we will take off the makeup of your day so if you are worried about having the clean face there is no need to worry because we are going to go through all those steps anyway. Cleansing, the main purpose of a cleanser is to really cleanse the skin and just to remove any excess dirt and oil from the day, environmental stuff or things that we put on our skin, sun screen, moisturizers, makeup all that sort of thing, because we want a clean slate, a nice smooth palate so that the next steps of the facial can really be absorbed into her pores and into her skin."
eHow Article: Removing Makeup Before Oxygen Facials