Petit Basque
Well-Known Member
Good afternoon gorgeous geeks...I am hoping someone might be able to offer me some advice.
I currently have a young lady with severe acne on her face which I have just started treating. She came to me this morning for a sort of "back facial" as her back is very congested.
I started with a brush cleanse using a purifying wash, a back scrub, an enzyme peel and a good old steam. You would think the blackheads would just be sliding out at this point but no....I managed to get quite a few out but the majority would just NOT BUDGE! I use gloved hands with tissue paper wrapped around my fingers and usually this works just fine. I own a galavanic machine and would normally like to desincrust first but due to the age of the girl (13), my insurance company isn't keen.
I do have a stainless steel comedone extractor but I'm not keen on using it as I always worry about damaging the skin. I don't own an autoclave and am worried that I would not be able to sterilise it correctly. I scrub all my tools in antibacterial washing liquid with hot water, boil in a pan of water for 20 minutes and then immerse in barbicide but still don't know if this is sufficient.
The poor girl was finding it all rather painful and I gave up in the end. On my advice, her mum has bought her a soft bristled, long handled brush to use daily on her back in shower which may help to gently exfoliate and discourage blackheads.
Has anyone any other suggestions?
Many thanks
PB
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I currently have a young lady with severe acne on her face which I have just started treating. She came to me this morning for a sort of "back facial" as her back is very congested.
I started with a brush cleanse using a purifying wash, a back scrub, an enzyme peel and a good old steam. You would think the blackheads would just be sliding out at this point but no....I managed to get quite a few out but the majority would just NOT BUDGE! I use gloved hands with tissue paper wrapped around my fingers and usually this works just fine. I own a galavanic machine and would normally like to desincrust first but due to the age of the girl (13), my insurance company isn't keen.
I do have a stainless steel comedone extractor but I'm not keen on using it as I always worry about damaging the skin. I don't own an autoclave and am worried that I would not be able to sterilise it correctly. I scrub all my tools in antibacterial washing liquid with hot water, boil in a pan of water for 20 minutes and then immerse in barbicide but still don't know if this is sufficient.
The poor girl was finding it all rather painful and I gave up in the end. On my advice, her mum has bought her a soft bristled, long handled brush to use daily on her back in shower which may help to gently exfoliate and discourage blackheads.
Has anyone any other suggestions?
Many thanks
PB
x