If I’ve sparked your interest, keep reading I promise you’ll learn a thing or two. When you think of getting a facial, your face likely comes to mind. But facials are not only for your face — there are ones for your back, décolletage and even your booty (yes, you heard me!)
The bacial treatment is for the often neglected and hard to reach area and exactly what it sounds like: a deep cleansing facial that is specifically designed to nourish and repair the skin on your back, in the same way that you would treat the skin on your face, in a spa setting. Your aesthetician will typically start a back facial with a steaming session to open the pores and prepare the skin for the more relaxing parts of the treatment.
One of the primary reasons that individuals choose to receive back facials is because they suffer from acne on their back and cannot effectively treat it on their own due to accessibility issues. Back facials can be just as relaxing and enjoyable as regular facials and are an excellent way to cleanse, exfoliate dead skin, and deeply moisturise this hard-to-reach area. It entails: A thorough deep cleansing, a full exfoliation, a steaming and extraction treatment, a purifying mask application and moisturising. It works wonders for acne, skin bumps, uneven skin tone and zits caused by sweats from exercise, bad eating habits, or just about anything else.
Who Needs A Bacial?
Acned Skin
According to statistics, acne is the most common skin problem, affecting millions of people each year. It isn’t just a teenager’s problem, nor is it limited to the face. By toning, nourishing, and exfoliating, a back facial can help to clear clogged pores. It is an efficient method of exfoliating an area that you are unable to treat on your own. To get rid of back acne otherwise known as “bacne”, both men and women should get a back facial. Even if you don’t have back acne, you can still benefit from a back facial because it exfoliates your skin and gives it that soft and silky feel.
Dry Skin
Dry skin is a typical occurrence that only gets worse as you get older. Plus, let’s face it: moisturising your back is less of a priority than moisturising your hands, face, or even elbows. The nutrients in a back facial treatment can help heal cracked, itchy, and dry skin on your back. Essential oils that soften and moisturise your skin are commonly used in back facial treatments.
Oily Skin
Oily skin is not uncommon and can cause or exacerbate problem #1. (The back acne). A back facial, on the other hand, can help restore your skin’s general tone and balance by removing excess oil and leaving it silky, smooth, and revitalised.
What Are The Benefits of A Back Facial?
Relax The Muscles In Your Back
A back facial can maintain your back health, in the same way that facials can for your face. Like any other form of pampering, it will relax your back muscles. Because the treatment is administered directly to your back, your muscles will be able to release any tension that has built up. The back massage option will benefit areas such as your shoulders, mid-sections of your back, and neck.
Improves Your Skin’s Health And Appearance
A back facial treatment results in skin that is smoother, healthier, and clearer. This is great for people who want to wear clothing that exposes a portion of their back, such as swimsuits, singlets, dresses, and tank tops. People with back acne may be self-conscious because it can be disfiguring, so a back facial will boost their self-esteem and allow them to wear whatever they want.
Facials and back facials are both important parts of a healthy beauty regimen, as they essentially do for the skin what a professional dental cleaning can do for the teeth–clean more deeply and thoroughly than the individual can at home.
If you love to indulge yourself, consider having back facials every now and again so that your back can receive the attention it needs and deserves.
