Karina Els is the founder and Managing Director of Revive Skin Lounge in Blaauwberg Strand, Cape Town.
“Helping a person with their skin not only improves the overall health,
it also gives that person strength, higher self-esteem and confidence.
To me, this is success," is Els's favourite quote when describing her
professional passion.
This highly successful woman takes time out of her busy day to share some insider beauty tips with us.
What is your personal philosophy regarding beauty?
Exfoliation is king! It’s the one thing most woman neglect, although it
only takes 30 seconds. I’ve seen that when my own skin isn’t exfoliated
it really goes haywire. Body exfoliation is also great as it smoothes
the skin and can even improve the appearance of stretch marks.
What are the biggest beauty mistakes you see women making?
- The most problematic skin conditions we see are as a result of the following:
- Using products with astringent ingredients, such as harsh toners, on their face. This can cause severe sensitivity and eczema.
- Using 2-in-1 cleansers/exfoliators. These products are too rough for everyday use and damage skin in the long term.
- Using rough exfoliators to get that squeaky clean feeling. Use something gentle.
- Using body bar soaps to wash their face. This strips the skin’s protective layer, making the skin susceptible to infection.
What signature treatments does your salon offer?
- Signature facial 90min: By combining the very best of nature with technology, this facial targets one’s skin in a way to leave it revitalised and glowing. It includes thorough cleansing and exfoliation, followed by a warm oxygen wrap to open pores and ease extraction and electrical therapies to improve product penetration. It includes a targeted treatment mask and lymphatic drainage and acupressure massage to the chest, arms, legs and face by incorporating warm stones. It is finished with a cool lavender and chamomile compress to close pores and bring the client back to reality.
- Signature hot milk pedicure 75m: The client’s soles are submerged in hot milk. After his or her heels are buffed, scrubbed, clipped and trimmed, the treatment is top off with a soothing application of Revive’s moisturizing mask. It is finished with a luxurious scalp massage and a fresh coat of nail polish.
What is the question you’re most often asked, and your answer?
How do I get rid of my pigmentation (brown spots) on my face? My response: stay out of the sun!
What are your all-time favourite beauty tips?
- One of the best ways to protect your skin is by taking preventive measures. Prevention is better than cure, after all. Protection from the elements is one of the most important steps. An effective broad-spectrum sunscreen with antioxidants is one of the best anti-ageing products you can ever buy. If you start at a young age, skin damage from the sun can be prevented – and so also the wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, premature ageing and skin cancers that come with it.
- A knife and fork is also one of the best weapons against ageing skin. Think of it as a two-pronged attack – your topical skin products do the work on the surface and your diet tackles the task from inside.
Any final words of beauty wisdom?
To get and maintain a happy skin means taking good care of it. Be gentle with it and love your skin, because what you put in today is what you’ll get out tomorrow.
To get and maintain a happy skin means taking good care of it. Be gentle with it and love your skin, because what you put in today is what you’ll get out tomorrow.
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