3/5 Madalaine A. 4 years ago on Google
Went
in
for
a
microdermabrasion,
the
staff
member
who
did
it
was
very
good
in
technique,
and
knowledgeable
of
it
and
skin
care.
Other
observations
I
found
in
a
consultation
by
a
different
beauty
professional.
They
are
trained
in
the
Skinstitute
brand
and
so
understand
only
this
range
and
its
ingredients.
I
was
encouraged
to
buy
their
products
because
it's
safe
that
they
know
what
you
put
on
your
skin
when
you're
in
the
recovery
or
preparation
process
for
microdermabrasion
and
also
skin
needling
(which
we
also
discussed).
This
has
pros
and
cons.
If
you
are
interested
in
using
chemist
brands
(drugstore
etc.)
they
will
encourage
you
not
to
use
it
because
they
are
only
trained
in
the
products
that
they
endorse
and
also
they
are
not
knowledgeable
in
the
ingredients
outside
the
Skinstitute
brand.
This
is
the
basis
of
their
reasoning
to
encourage
you
to
pay
$59
per
product
or
get
a
deal
of
approx.
3
for
just
over
$100.
The
products
are
very
nice
and
have
no
nasties
but
are
not
economically
friendly.
Also,
when
I
asked
why
not
to
use
drugstore
brands
they
were
very
vague
and
didn't
give
me
a
very
good
reason
why
not
to
use
them.
The
blanket
remark
was
that
they
have
parabens,
additives;
generally
nasties.
They
obviously
use
Skinstitute
and
don't
shop
at
the
drugstore
so
when
they
say
that
they
neglect
to
consider
De
la
roche
possay
or
Avene
and
other
brands
that
have
no
nasties
and
are
not
bad
for
your
skin.
Nor
know
about
the
drugstore
brands
created
by
dermatologists
like
QV.
Failure
to
consider
this
misleads
people
to
think
that
the
only
brand
in
the
world
that
is
safe
is
theirs.
A
great
marketing
strategy
but
to
me
comes
off
as
not
very
professional.
Also,
I
expressed
a
concern
for
melasma
(hyperpigmentation
which
can
arise
after
facial
treatments
and
is
more
common
in
ethnic
skin
types).
They
said
that
melasma
is
dormant
under
the
skin
and
will
emerge
sooner
or
later.
It
was
negligent
that
they
didn't
mention
this
at
the
start
that
a
facial
can
trigger
it.
If
a
facial
treatment
triggers
melasma
then
the
patient
may
have
to
pay
a
lot
to
have
it
removed
(I
believe
it's
removable
by
laser).
They
should
consider
informing
patients
as
duty
of
care.
I
asked
what
the
difference
between
Vitamin
C
and
Vitamin
A
was.
She
knew
very
well
about
Vit
A
but
not
so
much
Vit
C.
The
takeaway
was
that
I
shouldn't
use
Vitamin
C
because
it
strips
the
skin,
this
was
a
bit
vague
and
was
implied
that
it
was
bad
for
the
skin
altogether.
This
isn't
true.
Vitamin
C
is
good
for
brightening
the
skin
and
repairing
sun
damage.
I
don't
believe
that
they
have
Vitamin
C
in
their
products
so
they
probably
don't
know
much
about
it.
If
I
ask
though,
I
think
that
staff
members
should
be
more
clear
on
the
pros
and
cons
of
it
or
say
you
do
not
know
altogether.
Overall
I
encourage
that
they
learn
more
about
the
beauty
industry
products
around.
Even
consider
the
economic
person.
Note:
They
did
not
force
me
to
buy
their
products
&
Yes,
I
have
a
lot
of
time
on
my
hands.