Last week I was treated to a wonderful treatment at the new The Laser Lounge at Morningside in Brisbane.  As its name suggests, The Laser Lounge is a boutique laser clinic, specialising in laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation and non-surgical cosmetic enhancements.

There are now 5 of these in Australia – Castle Hill and the CBD in Sydney, Paddington and Morningside in Brisbane, and West Lakes in Adelaide.  The menu of services offered is very vast and you really need to check out the website to view them all, learn a little, and understand how safe and non-invasive they are.  http://www.thelaserlounge.com.au/  I am certainly excited about some of the other services which I am eager to try – probably starting with laser hair reduction and skin tightening.

The service I was treated to was a DMK Enzyme Therapy treatment.  The DMK range is made up of botanical-based paramedical products.  Using the principles of biochemistry, they are formulated to educate skin to perform like youthful healthy skin. DMK works on a revolutionary concept of REMOVE, REBUILD, PROTECT, and MAINTAIN and aims to match an individual’s biochemistry with the appropriate skin therapy. I know this sounds like a lot of science, but I really feel this treatment lived up to its promises and after one treatment I can see the benefit of it being part of my regular body maintenance plan.

So the visit to the salon started with me filling in a questionnaire to help the lovely Esther to know a little about my lifestyle, skin concerns, medications, etc.  She then closely inspected my face to see for herself what was going on, then thoroughly cleansed before starting the treatment.  To say this treatment was unusual is an understatement.  To begin with, the product is painted onto face, neck and decolletage.  It's cold and thick and very white and begins to harden quite quickly. (Photo below is the model for the opening of the Morningside salon – see the tightening effect on the neck.)

Now when I say harden, I don't mean like a normal face mask.  I mean like plaster of paris.  I mean like concrete.  And it tingles a little, and pulsates a little.  But to take my mind off it, Esther treats me to a wonderful head massage followed by a hand and arm massage.  And I've left the mortal world and floated off into a place where I have no cares nor woes!!

The pulsating is an important part of the treatment.  It is bringing the blood to the surface, geting the circulation moving and helping to strengthen the cell walls.  The rock hardness wasn't just in my imagination.  When it was time to remove it I realised that this was quite a process – but still relaxing.  Then Esther applied a range of DMK products that were specifically chosen for my particular skin type, and she massaged them in using a herbal and mineral mist – literally pushing them into my skin.  When she gave me a hand mirror to see the results I was blown away.  I could see some of the veins in my face, neck and temples.  The texture was clearer and the colour brighter.  And there was the mottling effect (called plasma) which is good apparently, showing that the treatment did its job.  It shows good skin condition and fades quite quickly.

As I run out of products I will replace them with DMK.  I have spent a lot of money over the decades on my face – sticking with well known brands, trialling cheaper products and mixing and matching as the mood has taken me.  But I believe what I have experienced here is a different product.  One that evades the fancy packaging and the glossy department store counters.  DMK products are paramedical and transdermal.

Paramedical – You’re average facial and cosmetic product will most commonly only work topically on the skin whereas ‘paramedical’ treatments work to revise the functioning of the skin by regulating dysfunctions that cause the skin to look as it does, therefore instigating better skin functioning.  If you think of the skin as a factory – working too slow (ageing) or too fast (acne) we assess the underlying issues with the aim of encouraging the factory to work at its best at all levels.  Paramedical does not focus on a condition it aims to encourage skin to work at its full capacity.

Transdermal means that the products penetrate in to the voids of the skin where ingredients can be stored. The body can then uptake these ingredients naturally through slow release.

I got a home prescription for DMK products that would be good for me to use into the future – but there was no hard sell, no obligation to buy. 

But I did purchase some things to start my journey to great skin.  I am currently starting from the inside with efa+ (a capsule of essential fatty acids that improving the strength of the cell membrane).  And on the outside I'm looking after my eyes with Eye Tone (targets dark circles, puffy bags and fine lines) and priming using the Crème Glacé (completely covers fine lines and wrinkles, helps makeup last for hours and creates a flawless finish that lasts all day).

I've had a lot of facials in my life – but this was the first one that has really made me think of the health of my skin and changed my opinion about the efficacy of the products I have been using.  What does your face reveal about you?

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