Treatment Advice

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 CONSULTATIONS

• Considerations: There may be an underlying cause for your treatment that isn't immediately apparent and will only become clear through questioning techniques, verbal and written communication, observation, diagnostic assessment, and analysis. Finally, I will determine whether our interaction and process are suitably relevant and supportive for you. Otherwise, I will refer you to the appropriate support for making positive changes in your life.
• Treatments: You may need to remove specific clothing for the treatment you are having, but your privacy and modesty will always be respected.
• Age Restrictions: Those under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian with written consent before any treatment. Advanced treatments for anyone under the age of 18 will not be performed. 

TALKING THERAPY

• During Your Appointment: You can maintain control over the content and pace of sessions during your appointment. You are not being evaluated or assessed. These sessions are most beneficial if you have a strong desire to explore yourself and your feelings, and wish to address specific psychological habits or thinking patterns. This is effective in helping you overcome specific problems such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief, or other concerns, as these can significantly impact self-esteem, self-reliance, and self-awareness.
• After Your Appointment: If you are driven by free associations or require help with deep issues related to health, unconsciousness, repression, defence mechanisms, projection, reflection, or the influence of your past on your future, or an analysis of your thought patterns, structured frameworks and techniques may be necessary. This may require Psychoanalysis, REBT, or CBT therapy, which can be found through other professional organizations (paraphrased from The Counselling Directory for Person-Centred Therapy). 

FACIALS, SKINCARE & WAXING

• Before Your Treatment (up to 6 months): Avoid using isotretinoin (Accutane). Additionally, do not engage in powerful exfoliation like Retin-A, and avoid sunburn for up to two weeks before your treatment.
• Before Your Treatment (up to 24 hours): Refrain from any stimulating, abrasive, or resurfacing skin treatments. Avoid rubbing, squeezing, picking, scrubbing, waxing, or using powerful chemical exfoliants. Do not undergo laser, heat, steam, or sunbathing treatments, and stay out of direct sunlight. 
• After Your Treatment (up to 24 hours): Avoid touching the treated area and using makeup or perfumed products for 8 hours. Prevent over-stimulating the area by avoiding sun exposure, hot baths, exercise, swimming, facials, or other skin treatments. Apply healing products such as a professional subscription or Aloe Vera gel at night. Use a moisturizer with a sunblock factor of 30+ during the day (always). Remember to wash your hands and use clean tools before applying products to your skin. 
• Maintenance Treatments: For more effective results, you may need to repeat your facial treatment once or twice per week for six to eight weeks. Afterward, continue with a monthly treatment. Waxing maintenance treatments are typically scheduled once a month. 

ADVANCED SKINCARE, SKIN PEELS & ELECTROTHERAPY

• Before Your Treatment (up to 6 months): Avoid the use of isotretinoin (Accutane), as well as powerful exfoliation like Retin-A. Do not sunburn your skin up to two weeks before treatment. 
• Before Your Treatment (up to 24 hours to 2 weeks): These treatments require a thorough consultation, a facial, and a patch test. Refrain from any stimulating, abrasive, or resurfacing skin treatments. Avoid rubbing, squeezing, picking, scrubbing, waxing, or using powerful chemical exfoliants. Stay away from laser, heat, steam, or sunbathing treatments, and avoid direct sunlight. 
• After Your Treatment (up to 24 hours): Avoid touching the treated area and using makeup or perfumed products for 8 hours. Prevent over-stimulating the area by avoiding sun exposure, hot baths, exercise, swimming, facials, or other skin treatments. Apply healing products such as a professional subscription or Aloe Vera gel at night. Use a moisturizer with a sunblock factor of 30+ during the day (always). Remember to wash your hands and use clean tools before applying products to your skin. 
• Home care: Continue to cleanse, tone, moisturize, use SPF daily (30+), and limit UV/sun exposure. Gently exfoliate once per week. Support your health by drinking at least 2 litres of water daily. Incorporate a daily routine of at least 30 minutes of exercise, gradually increasing to 60 minutes. Eat five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables, reduce salt, sugar, and saturated fat intake, and consider reducing toxins such as alcohol, cigarettes, and environmental stressors. 
• Maintenance Treatments: For more effective results, you may need to repeat your treatment once or twice per week for six to eight weeks. Afterward, continue with a monthly treatment. 

BODY TREATMENTS & MASSAGES

• Hygiene Awareness: Ensure that you have checked your body and intimates to be free from any abnormal odours or symptoms. Please bathe before your appointment and freshen up as needed. 
• Before and After Your Treatment (for up to 24 hours): These treatments require a thorough consultation, a facial, and a patch test. Refrain from any stimulating, abrasive, or resurfacing skin treatments. Avoid rubbing, squeezing, picking, scrubbing, waxing, or using powerful chemical exfoliants. Do not undergo laser, heat, steam, or sunbathing treatments, and stay out of direct sunlight. 
• Pregnancy massage: Requires consent from a General Practitioner or Midwife before treatment. This treatment is not carried out during the first trimester (12 weeks) and should avoid the abdomen, pressure points on both sides of the ankles, or the webbing between the thumb and index finger. 
• Indian Head Massage: Your hairstyle should allow fingers to freely massage the scalp. You may experience symptoms such as sickness, tiredness, emotional anxiety, headaches, and a healing crisis after treatment. Lifestyle factors, including stress, alcohol, nicotine, processed foods, and medication, can impact the human energy balance before and after treatment. Practices adopted to achieve Ayurvedic balance include daily meditation, exercise, alternative therapies such as reflexology, aromatherapy, and meditation. 

EYELASH TREATMENTS & EXTENSIONS

• Arriving from another salon: Eyelash Extension treatment is an art, and the outcome depends on the work of another lash stylist. This may necessitate a removal treatment and starting a new set, which might be scheduled for a different time or date. 
• Before Your Treatment (up to 24 hours to 3 months): A patch test is required for those new to eyelash extensions or the products. 
• After Your Treatment (up to 24 hours): Avoid getting your treatment wet.
• Home Care: Preserve the health and quality of your natural eyelashes by avoiding high temperatures, humidity, sweat, picking, rubbing, fiddling, and the use of oily lotions. 
• Maintenance: Keep your eyelashes clean with running water, especially if you wear makeup. No mascara or makeup should be present on your lashes when you arrive for your maintenance appointment (scheduled every 2-4 weeks). After that, you will need to book a new full set of Eyelash Extensions. 

EYEBROW TREATMENTS

• Before Your Treatment (up to 24 hours to 3 months): A patch test is required for those new to Eyebrow Definition or the products. 
• Before and After Your Treatment (up to 24 hours): For the waxing treatment, refrain from any stimulating, abrasive, or resurfacing skin treatments. Do not rub, squeeze, pick, steam, scrub, wax your skin, or use chemical exfoliants. Avoid direct sunlight. 
• Home Care: Maintain the integrity of your eyebrows by avoiding high temperatures, humidity, sweat, picking, rubbing, fiddling, and the use of oily lotions. 
• Maintenance: Return every 2-4 weeks. 

NAIL TREATMENTS, MANICURES & PEDICURES

• Before Your Treatment: Ensure that you have clean skin and nails, and verify the absence of skin disorders or diseases. Adequate nail length is necessary for a neat finish. If you have painted nails, bring open-toe shoes to allow sufficient drying time for nail varnish.
• After Your Treatment: Use pumice stones for dry skin and apply lotions to keep your nails strong and your skin nourished. Return every 1-2 weeks for manicures and every month for pedicures. 

PACKAGES & PARTIES

• These are limited to three hours. Afterward, we can take a separate 20 minuet break. It's a good idea to ensure you've eaten and satisfied your appetite an hour before your appointment if you'll be with us for an extended period, as it can help you feel more relaxed during your appointment.