We all want to look our best with radiant faces, but beauty is more than just skin deep, these treatments actually benefit our bodies.
The face is usually the first thing we notice about a person that reflects the state of health. A clear radiant face glowing with health is found on almost all children and is the ideal of everyone. Women and men spend fortunes on face creams and elixirs promising to give them a radiant wrinkle free face. Unfortunately we’re not all born with perfect skin but with a healthy diet, regular facials and good skin care products we can achieve a clear healthy face. The skin needs lots of vegetables and fruit to provide nutrients for the skin. Alcohol dries the skin and smoking causes damage to the skin and wrinkles around the mouth. But even if we don’t follow a totally healthy lifestyle, we can still have good looking skin by taking care of it.
A daily cleansing program is vital to healthy skin, both in the morning and at night. While we sleep at night, the body repairs itself, so applying a night cream is extremely beneficial after the age of 26. During the day apply a sunscreen to protect against harmful UVA rays, which causes the most damage to our skin. In Bali, we can’t avoid them, so protect yourself.
Contrary to popular belief, acne is not caused by eating chocolate or fried food but it is a hormonal imbalance causing excess sebum in the skin. Some people are born with oily skin, which in later life is actually a blessing as the skin is slower to dry out and wrinkle. But as a teenager oily skin is a curse. The occasional outbreak of pimples is normal for most teenagers usually caused by stress or a bad diet. But severe acne is a nightmare to live through with red pustules covering the face. The pustules can easily spread and become infected, sometimes resulting in scarring. This person cannot have a facial but they require professional help from a doctor to remedy the cause. Unless you have severe acne, having regular facials will improve your skin dramatically. If your skin is in bad condition you may need 2 or 3 facials a week for a month to restore the skin to a state of health. Then the number of facials may be reduced to once a week and eventually once or twice a month.
Traditional facials use fresh fruits, nuts, herbs, roots, clays or honey to give excellent results or commercial products are often used in salons, clinics and spas. Some of these may contain vitamins, acids, chemicals and even diamond or gold dust! The facial product industry is huge with the best products hailing from Europe, US and Australia. It’s not just the women who spend small fortunes on these products but men have realized that they need to take care of their skin to remain youthful looking. Many companies now offer products especially for men, who have different skin than women. Men’s skin is not only thicker but also contains more sebum, which makes them age slower and more gracefully. Now we know why men continue to look younger than their wives as they age.
The benefits of a facial include: to thoroughly cleanse the face and remove black & white heads from the pores; the scrub or peel removes the dead skin, which stimulates the production of new skin cells; the face massage increases the blood circulation to regenerate production of collagen and elastin, keeping the skin healthy and firm and most important the mask, which provides nourishment to the skin depending on the skin’s requirements as to the type of mask used. A traditional facial mask will refresh the face, leaving the skin plumper and softer. There are a multitude of commercial masks available for different purposes, which control oil, provide moisture and nutrients, firming or lifting, reduce wrinkles or some infuse the skin with collagen.
Here are some wonderful places to get your face back in top condition to face the world and have a smooth hair-free body.
Glo Day Spa is a great place to go for a facial and waxing. It has a clean modern décor and uses products imported from Australia and USA. The staff has been very well trained, providing professional service like in Australia. For waxing services, they recommend using Mancine hard wax to reduce redness in sensitive areas such as bikini, eyebrow and underarm and Mancine Olive strip wax for other areas of the body. I also had a wonderful facial ritual using Decleor, French aromatherapy products. The face massage was fantastic and lasted at least 20 minutes of bliss. My face glowed with health afterwards. Prices start at 80.000 for waxing and face rituals 280.000. 20% discount available for resident members. 361-738 689 info@glogarage.com
Prana Spa at the Villas remains the most exotic spa in Bali, fashioned after a Rajastan palace. Internationally renowned Pevonia spa products, which are aromatherapy based from France, are used for their facial treatments with wonderful scents that deliver great results. Balancing for oily and combination skin, Escutox and Caviar Luxe for anti aging, Men’s Revival and Lightening for dull skin. I tried the Lightening facial which gave me a brighter and radiant face. 15% Discount for KITAS and locals. Prices start at $75. US + tax . 361-730840
Le Beaute has become a beauty Mecca for “waxing queen” Mufi. Her faithful ex-pat ladies have followed her to her new domain, a clean and modern salon tastefully decorated in Kerobokan. The friendly staff give a wonderful relaxing facial using Clinique or Biokos products with modern high frequency and vacuum equipment. The face massage is very soothing. My face looked brighter and more relaxed when I looked in the mirror. The waxing service is unsurpassed with quick efficient attention to detail. Mufi makes her own blend of honey and Australian wax, which is all natural. Mufi takes pride in delivering great service at incredibly cheap prices! Have 8 treatments and get 1 free! Clinique facial 150.000 & Biokos facial 100.000. Waxing starts at 20.000 361-847-6074
Jamu Spa located at Alam Kul Kul Hotel in Kuta and Tanjung Sari Hotel in Sanur are traditional spas offering all natural treatments, especially the all natural facials consisting of fruit and nuts or their own exclusive brand of organic facial products available in Green tea for oily skin, Pure for sensitive skin and Rose for dry skin. They start off with a lovely footbath ritual before the facial. After the mask was applied, the therapist put a dab of fresh honey on my lips to moisten and heal them with a delicious taste. During the mask phase the therapist gave me a relaxing foot massage. When I looked in the mirror after the treatment, my face was brighter, smoother and rehydrated. 50% discount for locals and 20% for KITAS. Prices of facials $45.00 + tax. 0361-704581/ 742-7121
Miracle Aesthetic Clinic located in Renon and Kuta Galleria is definitely the place to go for a facial that will show you results. They have 11 facials for every skin type from acne, whitening, detox calming, oxy peel, anti aging, men refreshing, meso dermic and intensive oxygen facial. Start with a consultation with a dermatologist to determine the best treatment for your skin type, and then go to the hygienic treatment room with your therapist. I tried the 2 hour popular intensive oxygen facial, which was amazing. After cleansing and scrubbing, a very cold mask was applied to my face to draw out the white & black heads to be extracted later. After the hydrating mask she sprayed pure oxygen over the face before applying moisturizer and sun block. All products are imported from Canada and US. Prices start at 190.000 and discounts on packages. 361-246149 or 361-769019
Home Base Spa on Jalan Dynapura has all the modern equipment to give an effective facial. Their facials range from a 1 hour traditional facial to a 2 hour anti-aging facial plus a revitalizing facial using ultrasonic to lift and tone sagging facial muscles. The final results reflected a firmer looking face with my former fine lines erased. Prices start at 85.000 for a pure facial to 150.000 for the anti-aging facial. 361-738856
Body Works in Seminyak is popular for waxing and facials using Sari Ayu and Biokos products. They have a new natural Bio- lifting facial, which promises younger and firmer appearing skin. The practitioner offered to tidy up my eyebrows with tweezers. She also gave me a nice hand and arm massage during the mask phase. Afterwards, my face looked firmer and radiant. For waxing, they use imported hot wax from Australia. Prices start at: waxing 44.000 and facials 145.000. 361-733317
Queen Rose Spa located in Jimbaran, just south of McDonalds is a haven for primarily Japanese clients. They offer a fresh fruit facial and a Japanese imported Eucalyptus facial mask, which is a fitted tissue infused with eucalyptus to rejuvenate and refresh the skin. You’ll love the foot massage whilst you relax during the mask phase. 50% discount for KITAS and locals. Prices start at $31.50 + 21% tax & service.
D’Cut salon located behind Bali Deli have recently moved into larger premises with a spacious salon for hair and nail services and cosy cubicles for facials, waxing and massage. Their facial products range from La Tulipe & Biokos to Australian Nu Skin products using modern equipment and their special acupressure face massage. Prices start at 85.000 361-960-4100
