To achieve permanent hair removal result, your follicles will be inflamed after electrolysis or laser hair removal treatments. Once follicles & skin received trauma, they will heal by firstly inflame (red & swollen); some scabs may form; post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) may also form. These are not permanent and are parts of normal skin healing process, unlike permanent scars.
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Care after Electrolysis and/or Laser hair removal treatment is so vital to help your skin heal faster => soon after each hair removal session, we post-treat every client with at least aloe vera gel that contains no alcohol, unless the client has irritation or allergy to aloe vera.
It is highly recommend that non-alcohol-containing aloe vera should be kept applying post hair removal treatment for at least 48 hours or longer. Please store aloe-vera gel in the fridge at all time.
*** Based on our experience trying various aloe vera gels available at Chemist Warehouse, Coles & Woolies, only the following aloe vera gels from this Australian organic grower contain real aloe vera content! => no-colour, no-alcohol, no-perfume -added genuine aloe vera gel (He also sells & post aloe vera plants interstate.) The real deal!
Among hundreds of aloe vera plant varieties, only few varieties prove to have wound-healing properties:
-- Aloe barbadensis
-- Aloe arborescens
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Quick Fix for PIH
However, PIH gradually fads away but disappearance can take some time from a few months upto a few years (around 2 years) depending on how deep PIH forms in the epidermis or dermis. If you don't want to wait that long, there are quicker solutions for this. (Or u don't need to use anything and it will eventually heal)
Prophylaxis of PIH, such as ingestion of certain supplements (see below below) is far better than treatment of already-forming PIH.
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Do not use any irritants or any topical products containing, benzoyl peroxide, acids, AHA, BHA, vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid), alcohols, alkaline, witch hazel, astringents, vitamin A and its derivatives, such as retinoids [for examples, over-the-counter retinol, prescribed stronger tretinoin (Retin A), Tazorac], exfoliants, and etc. for at least 1 week before and after hair removal procedures, such as laser & electrolysis.
Discontinue isotretinoin (Accutane) for at least 6 months prior to electrolysis & laser hair removal.
Many of skincare products, supplements (including vitamins + minerals) and etc. must be avoided during pregnancy & lactation
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Cosmetics & Cosmeceuticals:
Cosmeceuticals can have an affect on either the functional, structural or both changes of the skin; but cosmetics do not.
Niacinamide (Vitamin B3):
- click here to see a video about niacinamide in a nutshell
- https://www.paulaschoice.com.au/clinical-niacinamide-20pct-treatment/803.html
https://www.vichyusa.com/skin-care/skin-care-product-type/face-serum/mineral-89-prebiotic-3337875762908.html (* Recommended *)
https://shop.skintech.com.au/product/pigment-corrective-cream-30ml/
Retinol or other vitamin A derivatives for pigment reduction, anti-aging and wrinkle reduction:
- Paula's Choice Clinical 1% Retinol Treatment
Suggestions for vitamin C serum for anti-oxidation, pigment reduction, promoting collagen production and anti-aging:
- SkinCeuticals' C E Ferulic or
- Paula's Choice or
- Mix The Ordinary 100% L-Ascorbic Acid Powder + aloe gel from www.aloeveraaustralia.com.au
just enough amount to finish it immediately. Do not store & discard
the leftover, vitamin C starts oxidised as soon as it dissolved.
- Other dermatologist-approved skincare products that containing vitamin C + vitamin E + ferulic acid
- Or contact compounding chemist/pharmacy to make one for you. Serum, containing kojic acid, licorice, niacinamide, vitamin C, vitamin E, retinoid, B5, hyaluronic acid, ceramides, &/or etc. Please note prices, compositions and qualities (such as stability & absorption) vary among different compounding pharmacies.
Avoid using topical vitamin C and retinol at the same time because both can cause irritation and they works at different pH and you don't want to degrade the products by mixing them together. It is recommended to use vitamin C serum in the morning & retinol at night, or apply them on different days.
Overuse of active ingredients &/or using multiple active ingredients in combination, like retinols, vitamin C & etc., can potentially weaken your skin barrier or cause irritation.
To repair skin:
https://fb.watch/mlB8p0nmhn/ or https://slurplaboratories.com/products/niacid (Not sure about the efficacy of this product)
https://fb.watch/rvvZgZWSpa/
https://theordinary.com/en-au/category/skincare/shop-by-concern/barrier-support
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Body Moisturisers recommended by many dermatologists
-- Hyaluronic Acid can hold water, thus helps prevent skin desiccation.
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Using proper skincare regimen regularly that are suitable for you individually can help promote skin healing and healthy skin somewhat. But our body including skin mainly heals from inside out. And our body needs our help because it sometimes cannot do this alone.
Skincare products alone aren't adequate to keep our skin staying healthy. Our body requires healthy diet & healthy lifestyle to promote healthy skin.
Vitamins, minerals & other supplements:
(The following info canNOT be applied to everyone.)
To help boost your immune, anti-inflammatory, good for cardiovascular, to promote quicker recovery, to promote healthy skin, & so on:
- vitamin c + zinc + d3
- omega-3 fatty acids
Ensure the omega-3s combination of EPA + DHA is over 60% per capsule
For an example, a 1000-mg capsule must contain at least 600 mg of EPA + DHA (because the remaining 400 mg could be bad unhealthy fats which u don't want)
Such as: Wagner Ultra Omega & etc.
* EPA is good for cardiovascular health *
* DHA is good for brain *
Avoid food high in omega 6 cause it's bad for u causing inflammation, such cooking oils like safflower, sunflower, grapeseed, soybean, hemp, corn, walnut, and cottonseed oils
Only omega 3 & 9 r good.
- Quercetin (anti-inflammatory)
- multivitamins, such as Vital All-in-One, Centrum, Wagner, fishy Souvenaid powder & etc.
- diindolylmethane (DIM)
- probiotic + prebiotics
- astaxanthin + glutathione
- etc.
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Ensure that vitamins, minerals & other supplements came from food sources, not synthetic man-made.
For anything that acts like hormones in our body, ensure they r "bio-identical" & must b taken under regular medical doctor's supervision with regular blood check to adjust dose accordingly.
Thus, before taking all these, it is highly recommended to consult medical doctors (MD) who r specialised in anti-aging, functional & integrative medicine. For an example:
We can only treat you cosmetically, but the root cause is still there, thus these GP may be able to help find out & treat the root cause of your health issue.
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A. Why do you need to consume sufficient amount of good fats if you want to have a beautiful, healthy skin?
Our skin and all cells of our body have cell membranes (aka plasma membranes).
For our body to be able to synthesise our cellular structures, some components of our cellular structures cannot be synthesised by our body and we can only obtain them through ingestion. These are termed “essential nutrients”.
The components of our cellular membranes are:
lipids (phospholipids and cholesterol)
proteins
carbohydrates
The proportions of proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates in the plasma membrane vary between different types of cells. For a typical human cell, however, proteins account for about 50 percent of the composition by mass, lipids (of all types) account for about 40 percent, and the remaining 10 percent comes from carbohydrates.
Depending on the location and function, lipids can make up anywhere from 20 to 80 percent of the cell membrane.
A phospholipid is a lipid made of glycerol, fatty acids and a phosphate group.
Unlike triglycerides, which have three fatty acids, phospholipids have two fatty acids, termed a diacylglycerol.
Some of fatty acids are saturated fatty acids and some are unsaturated.
The structure of the fatty acids of the phospholipids is important in determining the properties of the plasma membrane, and in particular, how fluid it is. For an example, the saturated and unsaturated fatty acids of phospholipids behave differently as temperature drops:
At cooler temperatures, the straight tails of saturated fatty acids can pack tightly together, making a dense and fairly rigid membrane.
Phospholipids with unsaturated fatty acid tails cannot pack together as tightly because of the bent structure of the tails. Because of this, a membrane containing unsaturated phospholipids will stay fluid at lower temperatures than a membrane made of saturated ones.
Among other roles, omega-3 fatty acids, such as DHA & EPA, play important roles in human body as components of the phospholipids that form the structures of cell membranes.
References:
-- https://lpi.oregonstate.edu/mic/health-disease/skin-health/essential-fatty-acids
-- https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Omega3FattyAcids-HealthProfessional/
-- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15458813/
Since
the human body can't produce omega-3s, these fats are referred to as
ones of essential nutrients, meaning that you have to get them from
diet. Our body can't make (synthesise) them and we need them
to keep us staying healthy. If you want your skin to look healthy,
you need to consume omega-3s, such as DHA & EPA,
as for examples.
Cholesterols
are a type of lipids different from phospholopids. They help to keep cell membranes from becoming stiff by preventing phospholipids from being too closely packed together.
In addition to phospholipids, cholesterols also help maintain fluidity, minimising the effects of temperature on fluidity of plasma membrane. At low temperatures, cholesterol increases fluidity by keeping phospholipids from packing tightly together, while at high temperatures, it actually reduces fluidity. In this way, cholesterol expands the range of temperatures at which a membrane maintains a functional, healthy fluidity.
There are 3 main types of cholesterol:
high-density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol) – good for our health
low-density lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol) – bad for our health
very-low-density lipoprotein (VLDL cholesterol) – bad for our health
Are you getting adequate amount of good fats in your diet?
Deficiency in essential fats can result in abnormalities of structures & functions of our cells => organs, not just skin => organ systems => our overall health
B. Why...
To be continued ...
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