To spa or not to spa…that is the question!

by Marilyn Quist on April 6, 2011 in Beauty, Connect Extra, Style

Should skin care treatments be considered necessity or luxury? During challenging economic times we have a tendency to tighten the belt, and take a hard look at the budget to quickly determine what is necessary versus those items that are dispensable. Before you move your spa treatments to the luxury column, consider the benefits a skin care service can deliver to your total well-being.

Facials or Skin Treatments use a host of techniques and substances like: aromatherapy, lymphatic drainage, exfoliation treatments and acupressure. Using these ancient therapies one will experience:

Regulation of the immune system.
Detoxification.
Reduction of fluid built up in the body.
Stress Relief.
Increased blood circulation.
Relaxation of facial muscles which can slow the onset of wrinkles.
Renewal of skin cells.
Reduction of puffiness and sagging in the face.
Improvement of a dull, lackluster complexion.
Management of acne, hyper pigmentation, rosacea and other skin disorders.

Regular skin treatments can help with skin challenges and offer many health benefits. Geletha Darter- Skin Therapist in Pittsburg, PA says, “The skin you invest in today will be the skin you inherit tomorrow.”

Marilyn Quist is the Owner & Lead Skin Therapist of The Cleanse Spa in Atlanta, GA. Get great skin care tips by contacting her at marilyn@thecleansespa.com. Be sure to visit the website www.thecleansespa.com . Follow on Facebook & Twitter @The Cleanse Spa

About Marilyn Quist

Marilyn Quist’s passion for the skin care industry started more than a decade ago, when she discovered the therapeutic power of professional skin treatments. Witnessing the transformational effect and improvements that could be achieved through proper skin care, Marilyn was led on her path to explore more of the Esthetics world. Full of inspiration and curiosity, she decided to enter the field as a second career. Undertaking this new career path, she knew to seek advance training in the areas of: skin analysis, skin health, master studies in anatomy, skin histology, disorders, common skin conditions and the treatments thereof. She sought out post graduate training at the world renowned International Dermal Institute, which trains thousands of Skin Therapists in over 38 countries. Marilyn has used her knowledge of skin therapy to make contributions to pharmaceutical giant, Allergan Facial Aesthetics. In this medical aesthetics capacity, she educated many throughout the Southeast and promoted products used by physicians, medical aestheticians and full service med spas. With more than 5,000 hours of post graduate training Ms. Quist also has served as an educator for several product lines, as a skin therapist, and also in a Spa Management capacity for several well-known spas in the Atlanta area. Most recently, she has been an Advanced Instructor and Training Center Manager for the International Dermal Institute and Dermalogica in Atlanta, GA where she oversaw the daily operations of the center and managed other educators and staff. Today, she is the Director of The Cleanse Spa and the lead aesthetician at Georgia Plastic Surgery in Atlanta, GA. She is a wealth of knowledge in all aspects of the Esthetics industry. Dedicated to educating the globe on the importance of skin health, she is continuing her quest for continual skin knowledge. You may follow her endeavors, and join her in her journey of enlightening the world in skin care by visiting www.thecleansespa.com