Well known as electrical muscle stimulation, this treatment is used in HEALTH AND SKINCARE – SOMATOLOGY to tone and tighten the muscles of the body. This treatment is known under many trade names all offering a faradic treatment.

The great thing about this treatment that therapists in HEALTH AND SKINCARE – SOMATOLOGY love for their clients is that the client lies on the couch and the muscles are exercised for them. In addition to that, the treatment can treat muscles in one area creating an intensive effect. So for those of us who do not enjoy physical exercise, this is the answer. One important point, this treatment will not increase the heart rate therefore cannot be classed as a cardio-vascular form of exercise.

The treatment involves pads strapped to the area to be treated, the therapist treating you qualified in SOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY THERAPYSOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY THERAPYwill pad the area to be treated and the pads deliver a low faradic current into the skin and muscles stimulating nerve ending to provide a muscle contraction. The muscles will contract at regular intervals as selected by the therapist. The treatment is comfortable, and many clients find the sensation relaxing. It is necessary to have regular treatments to reinforce the effects. It is advantageous for the client to follow an exercise routine to reinforce the effects of this treatment.

Faradic muscle stimulation is not as effective as microcurrent. Inch/cm loss will happen, but not with the first treatment.

What is the difference between faradic muscle toning and microcurrent muscle toning?

There are many different types of muscle stimulation. Faradic was one of the first treatments to offer muscle stimulation. It will tone muscles but takes a longer time to achieve the desired effect. Microcurrent is thought to be a more enjoyable sensation in comparison to original Faradic treatments.

Microcurrent has originated in the medical field. When used for the healing of damaged muscle and surrounding tissues, the cosmetic effects became apparent. The contours were visibly lifted in the treated areas in addition to the tissue healing. The equipment has been modified for use by BEAUTY THERAPISTS or those that are in the field of SOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY THERAPY and has tended to replace the original faradic treatments in recent years.

There are a number of microcurrent treatments that do incorporate faradic type currently in the salons.

Faradic Treatments use an electrical current to stimulate the motor point(s) of a muscle with the intention of causing a muscle contraction without any effort from the client.  The purpose of causing a muscle contraction is to tone the muscle.

In SOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY THERAPY this treatment is used on the face, the toning effect on muscles can lift sagging jowls and restore a youthful structure to the face. On the body, toning muscles can help to streamline the silhouette, reducing inches off the physique.

Many muscles on the body can be treated at once, providing a full body workout in only 20 minutes whereas the same effect at a gym could require up to 1 hour.  The body can also be treated whilst other treatments such as a facial are performed saving further time.

After the injury, faradic treatments can be beneficial in building up muscle without placing pressure on joints. Faradic Treatments have also been used for stroke victims and those affected by the loss of muscle responsitivity.

The effects of Faradic Treatments include:

• Improving the tone of the muscle(s)
• Lifting sagging musculature
• Increasing blood supply to the muscles, therefore, improving the function of the muscle fibers
• Speeding up the body’s metabolism and burning fat
• Reducing cellulite
• Improving muscle condition
• Stimulating nerve endings and motor points in muscles increases the brains awareness of muscles that have previously been offline
• Working muscles in a safe way after injury
• Increasing circulation to bring fresh oxygen and nutrients to the muscles
• Improving lymphatic function
• Shaping the silhouette
• Reducing inches off the waistline
• Toning muscles in hard-to-work areas such as the triceps and abdomen

What components are in Botox?

The neurotoxins utilized in Botox are produced by a bacterium known as Clostridium botulinum. For medical injections, a particular strain of bacteria (type A) is used by healthcare professionals.

Injections of cosmetic Botox are used to treat aging symptoms. This procedure can reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on several parts of your face, including:

• Eyebrows
• Forehead
• Nose
• Eyes
• Lips
• Chin
• Jawline
• Neck

Injections are frequently requested in the following areas of the face: frown lines, glabellar lines, or elevens wrinkles around the eyes, also known as crow’s feet wrinkles between the brows lines at the corners of the mouth, “cobblestone” skin on the chin, and horizontal lines in the forehead.

Botox is not only limited to AESTHETICS but it can also be used to treat medical ailments/conditions and it has been proven to work. In the medical field, Botox has been utilized for many years. The following conditions may benefit from these injections:

• Squinted eyes (strabismus).
• Overly vigorous muscular contractions (dystonia).
• Excessive perspiration (hyperhidrosis).
• Eyelids fluttering.
• chronic headaches
• bladder overactivity
• Upper limb spasticity in children.
• Spasticity in adults.
• Blinking or other uncontrollable eyelid movements, such as twitching, are referred to as blepharospasm (also known as benign essential blepharospasm).
• Dystonia in the neck.

There is more to Botox than we know in AESTHETICS it can also be used for several conditions that are resented with pain.

Yes. Botox is frequently advised by doctors as a pain treatment tool. Botox reduces pain and relaxes muscles by blocking the nerve signals that regulate their activity. Injections of Botox are effective for treating:

• backache
• neck ache
• jaw ache
• painful nerves
• painful sciatica
• Neuropathy (peripheral neuropathy) (peripheral neuropathy).
• Pelvic ache
• long-lasting myofascial pain (CMP)
• painful joints

Botox is generally safe when it is administered to someone who is licensed and has a good knowledge of AESTHETICS. Botox injections can lessen the appearance of wrinkles on the skin as a cosmetic procedure

In AESTHETICS Botox can also be used to address the following:

• treatment of glabellar lines
• a chemical brow lift,
• forehead wrinkles
• periorbital, and perioral lines

In the study of BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY – MASSAGE THERAPY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE we learn that the Calabash plant (also called Bottle Gourd) grows as a vine and is utilized for its fruits (the Calabash) for full body massage. The plant grows on all continents (except for the arctics), and its fruits have been used by many civilizations for thousands of years. The Calabash fruits have a wide variety of shapes, of which the size and shape of the type of Calabash used depends on the goal of the treatment and the body parts being massaged. The use of different sizes and shapes allow the therapist to adapt classical massage movements to the area being massaged by amplifying the movements of the therapist.

In BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY – MASSAGE THERAPY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE, we learn that the benefits of Calabash include:

Other uses for the Calabash tool include:

• Storage device
• Used to carry water
• Drinking bowel
• Musical instrument
• Smoking device

Grunge Glam is where it’s at this year. Grunge Glam can mean different looks for different people. For some, that may look like a deep lip, and for others a bold eye. This look is edgier, everyday makeup.

SOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY– AESTHETICS – COSMETOLOGY therapist have noticed that plum stains, burgundy lip creams, and dark brown glosses are some of the popular choices for the lips. Grunge Glam is a fiercer everyday look that is less about being soft and pretty and more about embracing your edgier side.

For the eyes, the following is making waves in 2023:

Smudged black eyeliner and heavy mascara are top of the list. This will sharpen the color of your eye and make your lashes look better than a typical 90s glam look.

SOMATOLOGY – HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY– AESTHETICS – COSMETOLOGY therapist suggests various shades of black, brown, or purple to give off a casual vibe. Paired with the eye and lip trend is very clean skin to make it more wearable.

Don’t be too worried if you are a make-up beginner, the whole point of ‘grungy’ is that it’s not meant to be perfect.

Go out and rock 2023!

Off of the catwalk, celebrities have been taking peroxide to their brows recently to go with the bare-faced trend. Julia Fox, Bella Hadid, and Kendall Jenner have been noticed with bleached brows on the red carpet. The look is becoming less shocking, and more normalized.

For those who don’t wish to go completely platinum, SOMATOLOGY  –  HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY – AESTHETICS – COSMETOLOGY experts advise you consider “lifting” your brows a few shades lighter, or using a brow gel in a lighter shade to give the same effect.

For a high-impact looks a full-on bedazzled brow with glitter in colors like red and silver are on the rise.

Lifted Brows are an essential 2023 add-on to the Wow Brow. SOMATOLOGY  –  HEALTH AND SKINCARE – BEAUTY AND NAIL TECHNOLOGY – AESTHETICS – COSMETOLOGYexperts create the impression of a “Lifted Brow” by combing the brows upwards or shortening/ plucking the tail of your brow. This gives a lifted effect on any brow. Tweezing the tail of your brow gives you space to draw the tail out straight, giving the impression of a naturally lifted brow.

Thinly plucked eyebrows and experimenting with the shape of your brows makes 2023 Wow Brows exciting. Swinging in the opposite direction of the bleached brow is the dark and thin brow. Don’t tweeze away unless you’re 100% confident you want to get on board the thin eyebrow trend as most of the time there’s no going back.

Eyebrow piercings are also making a comeback with the 90’s inspiration hitting the world in small ways in every trend. Eye jewels are used to give the impression of an eyebrow piercing, especially for those who are not 100% to having a permanent piercing.