![]() ![]() The technician goes over my face with the laser quickly (it is only a 15-minute treatment after all), however, I would not qualify the YAG laser portion of the treatment as entirely “painless.” I am happy to report that I was told that the burning smell was not my flesh but in fact “dirt and oil being vaporized from my pores”-phew! ![]() Knowing that Skin Laundry sets their lasers at a lower frequency than a traditional med spa, I am still startled by the smell of my burning flesh and the snapping sensation the laser produces against my skin. ![]() The YAG laser is said to penetrate 2.5mm below the skin’s surface to vaporize dirt, oil and bacteria while stimulating collagen and evening out skin tone. The first laser the technician uses is a YAG laser. Dehydrated in some spots, oily around my nose and chin-I possess the classic combination skin type. Once my makeup is removed and my technician is ready, I am whisked into a private treatment room where I put my feet up and lie on a table like you would for a traditional spa treatment to have my skin examined followed by a patch test on my hand to ensure I didn’t have any serious reactions. I am slightly bummed to learn that the laser won’t actually touch the skin around the eye area – I had been hoping to get a jump start on preventing dreaded crow’s feet! I suppose the lack of laser eye treatment is better than having my cornea fried… Once in the lounge, I am instructed to remove any makeup I’m wearing, and that false eye lashes and eye make-up are okay to keep on during the session since the goggles protect your entire eye area during the treatment. After signing my life away, I learned that if I were to book additional treatments with Skin Laundry in the future, I could actually check myself in at the reception desk’s touch screen before heading to wait in the lounge for my treatment to start another bonus for us busy New Yorkers who don’t want to deal with actual humans. While conducting research for this blog article, I came across a few interesting articles dating back to 2015, related to their intense insane ten-page waiver. Just results” sounded like music to my ears since after Labor Day I tend to morph into having this gray, ashen mid-January-and-I-need-a-Bahamavention complexion.Īt the reception desk I was greeted by the concierge who walked me through the release forms and gave me an overview of the treatment itself. At just $65 a pop (plus gratuity), I could get tangible results after just a few weekly or bi-weekly sessions. I wasn’t ready for anything drastic, so when I heard about Skin Laundry and their 15-minute laser facials that require zero downtime post-treatment, I gladly jumped on the express beauty bandwagon. Drinking three liters of water each day, swallowing a host of medical grade and hippie vitamins and minerals, sleeping seven-plus hours per night, spending a small fortune weekly at Wholefoods, in addition to cleansing, toning, masking and moisturizing on the regular were doing their job, but could I be doing more? I decided to try out Skin Laundry’s 15 minute laser facials, and here is how it went: ![]() Vigorous applications of SPF 30 notwithstanding, upon turning the corner on my 30th trip around the sun, I thought it best to up the ante when it came to my preventative skincare arsenal. ![]()
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