Medik8

Two months ago I travelled to Manchester to do some new product training with work. The brand is called Medik8. Medik8 is a green cosmeceutical product range. What is that exactly you might ask, a green cosmeuceutical range is any skincare product that offers professional results while being free from harmful ingredients and minimising waste and damage to the environment. The range was developed in the UK and they are constantly changing and upgrading their technologies and ingredients in their products. One of my favourite things about Medik8 is their philosophy on minimising skin irritation.. 

 I am going to do some reviews on different products later on and I will speak a bit more about this and how this helps people with very sensitised skins still get the benefits of actives such as retinols and vitamin c. 

While over in Manchester we had the chance to work with the Medik8 Skin Peels.

These peels are amazing!!

Whenever I mention peels to my clients they are usually a little weary.. Everyone has a picture of Samantha from Sex and the city and her raw red face!!! This is not the case with Level  1 skin peels.

So what exactly is a skin peel you might ask?

A peel is a cosmetic treatment that removes the top layer of the skin, giving a visably improved appearance. Peels are often categorised by their depth: superficial, medium and deep. The deeper the peel, the more dramatic skin improvement can be achieved. However, there is also an associated higher risk of complications, increased pain and longer healing time. 

THE MOST COMMON PEELING AGENTS USED ARE:

Enzyme:
An extremely mild form of peel that can be used on all 
skin types. Enzyme peels can lead to excellent cosmetic 
improvement when repeatedly performed, they provide a 
fresher appearance to the skin.

Chemical: 
Using a different mode of action they provide deeper peeling. 

Most frequently used chemical agents are:
 Hydroxy Acids including:
 AHA (alpha), BHA (beta) and PHA (poly)
 Jessner 
Trichloroacetic Acid or TCA

Medik8 have four superficial peels. 
Eye Peel, Age Peel, White Peel and Beta Peel.
These peels give great results with much less down time than deeper Jessner Peels.

Below are some pictures of my skin during my peel and immediately after.

DURING

STRAIGHT AFTER REMOVAL OF THE PEEL

WITH RETINOL AND SPF TEN MINS AFTER PEEL 

As you can see there is mild redness and these peels can be performed during lunch breaks as they only take 30-40 mins.
We charge €80 for the superficial peels.

I applied gloMinerals mineral pressed base foundation 45 mins after my peel.

Click below for some details on the gloMinerals make up.

http://loveprotectreflecttheskinyourein.blogspot.ie/2013/04/glominerals-make-up.html


If you want some more information on these peels take a look at Medik8's Website
http://www.medik8.co.uk/

I will be posting a piece on Jessner peels very soon, these peels are a little more hard core and require some extra downtime. 
BUT results are amazing!!!