Acne Facial
Deep pore-clearing treatment — calm the breakout, clarify the skin.
Service Description
A targeted 60-minute acne facial designed to calm active breakouts, decongest pores, and reset acne-prone skin. Includes a deep double-cleanse, enzyme exfoliation, steam, safe manual extractions, high-frequency or LED light therapy, and a soothing anti-inflammatory mask. Best for: • Hormonal or stress-related breakouts • Congested, blackhead-prone skin • Teens, adults, and moms balancing acne with sensitive skin • Monthly maintenance after your skin has cleared For cystic, persistent, or hormonal acne, we also offer our Herbal Medical Acne Treatment (stronger, multi-session protocol). ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ WHAT TO EXPECT 60 minutes. Double cleanse, enzymatic exfoliation, steam to soften congestion, safe manual extractions (we only do them when skin allows), LED blue light therapy for bacteria, calming mask, soothing serums + SPF. You may have mild pink spots where extractions were performed, fading in 2–4 hours. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ PREPARATION & AFTERCARE Before: • Pause retinoids 3 nights prior • No aggressive exfoliation for 48 hours • Come makeup-free if possible After: • No makeup for 4–6 hours • Expect some redness where extractions happened • No picking — let healing happen naturally • SPF 30+ daily • Hold retinoids/acids for 3–5 days ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FREQUENTLY ASKED Q: Will my skin break out after? A: Possibly (this is called "purging") as congestion surfaces — usually subsides in 5–14 days. If you're event-prone, plan ahead. Q: How often should I book? A: Every 2–4 weeks during active acne, monthly for maintenance. Q: Acne Facial vs Herbal Medical Acne Treatment — what's the difference? A: Acne Facial is for routine maintenance and mild/moderate breakouts. Herbal Medical adds Chinese botanical actives and is designed for stubborn, hormonal, or cystic acne in a multi-session protocol. Q: Can you do extractions even if I have a big breakout? A: We do what's safe. Active cystic lesions are NEVER extracted (scarring risk). We focus on surrounding congestion. Q: Is it safe for teens? A: Yes — we also have a dedicated Teen Facial that's gentler still, designed for younger skin.
