Facial Treatment Skills Flashcards
Massage benefits
Increases circulation of the blood supply to skin, causing blood vessels to dilate
Helps remove waste from body cells
Renewed flexibility
Improves lymphatic drainage and venous flow
Calms and relaxes client
Relieves emotional stress and body tension
Major motor points in a facial massage
Temporal branch
Auriculotemporal branch
Buccal branch
Mandibular branch
The five basic movements of a massage
Effleurage
Petrissage
Percussion/tapotement
Friction
Vibration
Effleurage: description and benefits
A light, gliding, gentle stroking or circular movement; used on face, neck, and arms; carried out with palms of hand or with pads of fingertips; affects sensory nerve endings and surface muscle tissue; often used as a linking movement, transferring one movement to the next
Relaxing and soothing
Petrissage description and benefits
A light or heavy kneading and rolling of the muscles; used on face, arms, shoulders, and upper back; most important massage movement die to its beneficial effects
Deep stimulation of muscles, nerves and skin glands; promotes circulation of blood and lymph and aids in desquamation, promoting cellular regeneration
Percussion/tapotement description and benefits
Brief, rapidly applied contacts of fingertips or hands in alternating movements; hands must be kept loose and mobile so that all movements produced are springy and stimulating; localized rise in skin temperature occurs, causing erythema; used for the shortest period of time; assists skin in releasing carbon dioxide and waste material; should not be used when primary purpose of massage is to relax client
*Never use on sensitive skin or on certain skin conditions, such as acne and rosacea
Stimulating nerves, promoting muscle contraction, and increasing blood circulation
Friction massage description and benefits
A circular movement with no gliding, usually carried out with the fingertips or palms of the hands; used most often on scalp or hands, can be used during a facial with less pressure; friction motions move the skin either across the muscle or the bone beneath it; can be applied along a muscle, and are then referred to as transverse frictions; stimulate and warm the muscles, causing localized erythema and increased circulation
Stimulating nerves, increasing blood circulation, breaking down adhesions, and loosening scar tissue
Vibration massage description and benefits
A shaking or fine trembling movement performed with one or both hands ; tips of index fingers, first two fingers or distal phalanx of the thumb may be used; the muscles of the forearm are contracted and relaxed rapidly, so a fine, rapid trembling is produced; should only be used in facial massage for a few seconds in one location; very stimulating to the skin, most frequently used on nerve pathways or a nerve center
Relief of muscle pain because of a sedative effect; can loosen old scar tissue and stretch adhesions
4 service essentials
Connect
Consult
Create
Complete
Connect (service essential) description
Communicating and building your relationship with client; smiling, good tone of voice, friendly, client record and reviewing client intake form
Consult (service essential) description
Asking questions to discover client needs; look at recommendations and explain recommended solutions, products and price of service and gain feedback and consent
Create (service essential) description
Perform treat step
Complete (service essential) description
The “teach” step; explaining home-care products, recommendations, and instructions; gathering feedback and answering questions and record details and products in the treatment record
Contraindications of facial treatment care
Medical conditions and medications
Visual signs (primary and secondary lesions, injury, or irritation)
Cautions of facial treatment care
Pregnancy
Diabetes
Heart conditions/high blood pressure
Neck and back pain
Hormone issues
Eye disorders
Cosmetic injections
Chemical peels (1 month)
