What You Wanted To Know About Microdermabrasion

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What You Wanted To Know About Microdermabrasion

by Louise Forrest

Your skin is fairly healthy. A good color to it, nice and soft, and yet you seem to scrub and scrub (carefully of course – no need to provoke your skin into becoming too dry or producing to much oil), and you still seem to have an annoying layer of dead skin cells that do not seem to want to go away.

It can be frustrating, especially when you have healthy skin underneath, waiting for its debut. Too much dead skin that refuses to leave your face long after its number is up is not just annoying, but can give your skin a dry look and get in the way of cosmetics and pores.

There is another method you can use to dispose of those skin cells much faster. In the past, microdermabrasion was available in spas and doctoral practices, thus limiting the access the general public had to the idea.

However, in recent years microdermabrasion has become more popular and more widely available. More companies are coming out with ways for people to perform microdermabrasion on their skin, offering microdermabrasion kits or product sets.

Microdermabrasion uses different methods to achieve the same result; to either partially or completely remove the layer of dead skin. By using various mechanical devices and other rough surfaces, this layer of dead skin is gently abraded away, leaving behind soft and healthy skin beneath. Microdermabrasion is less harsh on your skin than chemical peels and does not require any anesthetics and is quite painless.

If you have skin that has been damaged by the sun, has dark spots, or even have scars that you want to reduce, microdermabrasion can also be used to help fix these problems. It also helps to clean pores, reducing your chances of an acne outbreak.

Though there are few basic methods of microdermabrasion, there are different types of crystals used. No matter what method or crystal type is used for microdermabrasion, each is used to lightly scrape the dead skin away from your face, similar to using a scrub, only much finer.

	Peeling. Though it may sound similar to chemical peel, a microdermabrasion peel is much different. A chemical peel uses various chemicals such as zinc and metal oxides to remove dead skin layers to your face, and some of these chemicals can be harsh and require you to heal afterward. A microdermabrasion peel uses micro-crystals that suck up any debris on your face. It is a fairly quick procedure and can be done at spas, dermatologist offices, or if you want, you can even buy the right items and perform it on yourself. A peel is performed by the use of a small device that uses very fine particles (think along the lines of super-fine sand) and exfoliates and removes dead cells by blasting these particles onto the surface of your face. It may sound harsh, but it is quite the contrary. The particles are fine enough that it should feel more like a deep facial massage than having sand hitting your face.
	Corundum Crystal Machines. Machines that utilize corundum crystals or aluminum oxide crystals are the most popular type.Corundum crystals are second only to diamonds in their hardness, and these crystals are perfect for all skin types because they are not allergens, which means they are safe for sufferers of eczema and psoriasis.
	Other Crystal Machines. There are also other types of crystals used, such as salt crystals, to clear your skin of dead cells and exfoliate pores.
	Non-Crystal Machines. Some machines do not shoot fine crystal particles onto your face, but instead have tips, often diamond abraders, that are used to remove dead skin layers.

Microdermabrasion methods that utilize machines to apply abrasives are great because they do not harm your skin, provide great exfoliation, and do not have any side effects, such as irritated skin because the crystals do not penetrate deep enough to bother live skin.

Each machine has several components; a pump that provides the power to the handpiece, the handpiece that delivers the crystals to the skin at high speed, a vacuum that removes the crystals, dead skin, and other exfoliated particles. All crystals and other materials are discarded after the microdermabrasion process. Handpieces can either be discarded as well or be reused.

Products on the market now promote microdermabrasion sets that usually include a form of microdermabrasion cream. Keep in mind while these sets can be effective, they are not always as efficient as the results you can receive professionally.