« Teresa Paquin Anika Skincare FAQ’s Regarding LED facial light therapy – Anti aging, FAQ’s Regarding Light Therapy Do you struggle with acne and are looking for a painless, noninvasive way to treat it? Do you suffer from skin conditions like acne, sun damaged skin or wrinkles and need a treatment that will improve your skin? There are a number of skin concerns and issues that can be treated with light therapy. We have a blog post up all about LED light therapy, so if you want to learn more about it in detail go check that blog out! In short, light therapy is the application of light energy to the surface of the body for therapeutic benefits. It utilizes a process similar to photosynthesis to generate the production of collagen while also helping to repair and replenish damaged skin cells. This treatment results in a smoother skin texture, improved skin firmness and resilience, increased lymphatic system activity, restored skin cellular activity, and reduced appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, and hyperpigmentation. This treatment is painless, noninvasive, and requires no down time so the patient can return to normal activities immediately after treatment. There is really nothing to lose and so much to gain by trying light therapy. Now that you have a brief understanding of what light therapy is, let’s get into some of the most frequently asked questions. FAQ’s How safe is light therapy? – Light therapy is based on light emitting diode (LED) technology that was developed for NASA-manned space flight experiments. Sounds intimidating but bear with me. The patented LED technology generates very minor amounts of heat and is not considered a significant risk device. It has been heavily scientifically researched, tested on, and is FDA approved. Does light therapy hurt? – Not at all! Light therapy is a noninvasive and painless treatment when used as it is intended to be. Light therapy is also offered in handheld devices or panels so it’s not a treatment that you have to get done at an esthetician’s office. You can even do it in the comfort of your own home. Are there any harmful side effects of light therapy? – Like statement earlier, LED light devices are extremely low risk when used as intended. You should feel no pain during the treatment and no pain following it. Does light therapy use UV light? – We can see how this could be confusing, but no light therapy does not use any UV light. Only light emitting diodes (LEDs). How long does a light therapy session last? – This can be different depending on the specialist that you are seeing and what treatment you are getting. Treatments are typically 20 minutes and can go up to 30 sometimes (for acne usually). What do I need to do to prepare for a light therapy treatment? – Your skin should be free of clothing, makeup, or anything else that could potentially deflect light away from the skin. Since the lights are held in close proximity to the area being treated, it is best to have nothing on your face to block the light. There are some contraindications that your Esthetician can go over during a skincare consultation. Why do I need to remove makeup? – Makeup formulas often contain minerals and ingredients that may deflect light. It is recommended that your skin is clean, even freshly washed, to achieve the best results. What is the best position to be in for a light therapy treatment? – This is all based on personal preference. When you get a light therapy treatment done in a professional office, they will typically have you lay down, however, if you’re using a handheld device, or panel either seated or lying down is fine. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy the lights. How close are the LED’s supposed to be to the treatment area? – The lights should be positioned as close to your skin as possible. The closer the better honestly! What do I have to do after a light therapy treatment? – Nothing! LED light therapy doesn’t require any post care and it is safe to resume all normal activities immediately following use. Simply follow with your normal at home skincare routine. Who is light therapy best for? – If you are under the age of 12, breast feeding or pregnant, you should not use light therapy. But other than that, most people can. Light therapy targets a large number of skin concerns, and it is safe for most skin types. If you are even the slightest bit interested, you should check it out! What are the benefits of LED light therapy? – there are many benefits to light therapy, but the following are benefits for specific skin concerns: Anti-aging: stimulates collagen and elastin, firms, boosts circulation, repairs cells Acne: anti-bacterial, destroys acne bacteria, stabilizes oil glands, speeds up healing, reduces inflammationSoothing: reduces skin redness, reduces inflammation, boosts lymphatic flow, increases cellular growthPigmentation: fades discoloration, lightens sun damage, improves skin tone, reduces redness How often should I use light therapy? – The more consistently you use light therapy, the more effective it will be, so we recommend doing it on a regular basis. You can schedule regular sessions with your esthetician based on your specific needs. For example, Teresa offers a light therapy treatment for acne that is once a week for 4-8 weeks depending on the severity of your acne. And if you have a handheld device at home once every 24 hours is safe. Where can I buy a LED light therapy device? – There are many devices on the market, however, you pay for quality. A lot of products tend to seem too good to be true and it is worth it to make an investment in a good quality device. Do your research and talk to trusted professionals to find out what device will be the best option for you. Teresa sells a few brands of light therapy devices. Illuminate Red LED Disk by Aesthetic Skin Systems and LightStim are recommended » Teresa Paquin Sensitive Skin and Inflammation Sensitive Skin and Skin Inflammation Are you someone who suffers from sensitive skin? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, according to a study done by Miranda Farage, 70% of the population possess the characteristics that fall under sensitive skin. Sensitive skin can affect you in several different ways. It can be itchy, inflamed, or red, just to name a few. While sensitive skin is more difficult to deal with, there are fortunately many ways to avoid sensitive skin inflammation. Before we get into that, let's first talk about the different things that can happen to sensitive skin and why they happen. Facial Redness Since every person’s skin is different, there isn’t one universal fix for redness of the face. The most common reason that your face can look red is acne. But that isn’t the only reason for facial redness. Rosacea is a skin condition that leads to redness and sometimes pimples on the face. This condition is often mistaken for acne but can be triggered by anything from hot temperatures to foods that have that extra kick in there. Another condition that causes facial redness is eczema. This is when the skin shows up as red, itchy, and dry. Although the cause of this is still unknown, studies have found that gut health and stress can have something to do with it. Contact dermatitis also causes facial redness, and this is when you have an allergic reaction to something that you applied directly onto your skin. And lastly, over-exfoliation can make your skin appear to be red and raw. Avoiding Facial Redness The best advice about controlling facial redness is knowing your triggers. That way, you can avoid those things as best you can. Some more tips to reduce facial redness include: Wearing sunscreen Keeping your skin care routine simple Exfoliating sparingly What to do when you are experiencing redness While there are ways to prevent redness, no one’s skin is perfect, and redness does still happen. By using products that contain soothing ingredients you can give your skin some relief. Any products that contain niacinamide, allantoin, caffeine, licorice root, chamomile, aloe, and cucumber can aid in reducing redness. If you can pinpoint a specific product in your routine that could be causing irritation, it is best to stop using that product and pay attention to any differences in your skin. Facial redness differs from person to person, and while a little red skin never hurts anyone, it is important that you are actively taking note of what normal redness looks like for you. Facial icing, using a ice facial ice roller on and offer for a few minutes also can take down redness and inflammation. Make sure you never leave it stationary in one spot-, always keep it moving and stop if area becomes numb. Mirabella make a wonderful ice roller, easily sanitized and has a extra roller head for quick changes. If your redness is starting to look out of the ordinary, you should talk to a professional. Product Recommendations At Anikabeauty we offer several options in clean beauty formulations that can help soothe and treat any irritation, redness, or inflammation that people with sensitive skin often suffer from. Some of the best products include: Essential Dermaceuticals Ultra Calm Creme contains several active ingredients that help with chronic, itchy, red, or problematic skin. This creme is perfect for skin that is easily prone to allergic responses, abrasion, or environmental sensitivity. It infuses irritated skin with significant anti-oxidative, and anti-inflammatory benefits that help to protect and maintain epidermal stem cell capacity. Essential Dermaceuticals Ultra Calm Serum a highly effective, daily use serum that relieves stressed, sensitive, or irritable skin. This serum uses boosting anti-inflammatory processes that support the recovery of the skin barrier. This product also contains 15% Arnica Extract which is an ingredient that enhances the appearance of dry or damaged skin. Arnica Extract reduces flaking and restores your skin's suppleness. Essential Dermaceuticals Ultra Barrier Protection Balm a topical alternative that helps get rid of itching and redness. This product is immediately absorbed into the deeper layers of the dermis where healing and regeneration occurs. Essential Dermaceuticals Ultra Calming Facial Cleanser a thick, creamy, soothing cleanser that is great for highly sensitive, dry, visibly irritated, and post-peel or postoperative skin. This cleanser is a pH balanced, color-free, fragrance-free, paraben-free formulation that has premium ingredients and naturally active botanicals. It contains Arnica to reduce inflammation and irritation, a natural topical muscle relaxer to calm the skin, Gluconolactone to improve texture and appearance of visibly irritated skin, and Vitamin K to help minimize the appearance of broken capillaries and discoloration. Essential Skincare Acne Action Pull provides extraordinary acne benefits against bacteria and their acne promoting lipases. This unique product literally pulls the infection and developing infection, up and out of the skin. It also works well for skin infections, bee stings, bug bites, and other forms of inflammation. Essential Skincare by anikabeauty travel kit – for Acne Rosacea Visual Changes – Lactic Nutrient Crème – A gentle exfoliating product for sensitive rosacea skin types Visual Changes- Gentle Enzyme Facial Cleanser- great for sensitive skin types Essential Dermaceuticals Therapeutic Facial Cleanser- a clay based facial cleanser with sulfur =. excellent for acne rosacea skin types Also, for those of you who live in the local area southern NH or Massachusetts. Teresa Paquin- Owner & Licensed Esthetician offers Facial skincare treatments for all skin types including sensitive skin. Appointment only. Call 603-595-0224 to schedule. 238 Central Street Unit 1, Aestheician Teresa Paquin, Age Defying, age reversal treatment, age spots, aging, all skin types
8 Jul 2025
Sarah St Pierre Starting Microcurrent in Your Early 30s At the age of 25, you may notice the first signs of aging. Fine lines appear first, then wrinkles, and the skin experiences a loss of volume and elasticity overtime. This is all completely normal and part of the aging process, however, there are some treatments that you can do to combat these early signs of aging. One of these treatments is microcurrent. What happens to the skin during your early 30s? To understand how microcurrent works to reverse signs of aging, it is important to learn about what happens to the skin during the aging process, specifically in your early 30s. During this time, cell turnover beings to slow down and skin recovers less easily from inflammation. Collagen and elastin start to breakdown faster while also producing less. The natural skin plumping sugar known as hyaluronic acid also starts to decrease. You may also notice more forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, under-eye bags and more prominent laugh lines as you enter your 30s. As we age, our muscles become accustomed to certain expressions and tend to get stuck in these positions. At the same time, other muscles in our face are hardly ever used, and they begin to atrophy, which leads to sagging. As we age, skin cells become less active, which leads to a breakdown of collagen and elastin. All these changes can come as a shock at first because in those earlier years, it seemed much easier to maintain that healthy, glowing skin. But aging skin can return to that with the help of a microcurrent treatment series! Microcurrent acts as a non-surgical face lift As stated in previous blogs, this treatment is the most effective non-surgical way to take years off the face. But how? There are 32 different muscles of the face that are targeted during a microcurrent treatment. The treatment works to lift, smooth, tighten and tone these different areas of the face. Probes are used to physically move the muscle into the desired position to perform muscle re-education. This process is responsible for lengthening and shortening the muscles which helps retrain the muscles to maintain this new contour. Microcurrent facials are beneficial on their own but achieve best results when done in a series. Because microcurrent re-educates the muscle tissue, it is crucial to keep up with maintenance. On top of the benefits, the treatment is pain free, requires no downtime, and is known to be a relaxing experience. contact Teresa today to schedule an appointment or quick evaluation! 603.595.0224
At the age of 25, you may notice the first signs of aging. Fine lines appear first, then wrinkles, and the skin experiences a loss of volume and elasticity overtime. This is all completely normal and part of the aging process, however, there are some treatments that you can do to combat these early signs of aging.
One of these treatments is microcurrent.
To understand how microcurrent works to reverse signs of aging, it is important to learn about what happens to the skin during the aging process, specifically in your early 30s.
During this time, cell turnover beings to slow down and skin recovers less easily from inflammation. Collagen and elastin start to breakdown faster while also producing less. The natural skin plumping sugar known as hyaluronic acid also starts to decrease.
You may also notice more forehead wrinkles, crow’s feet, under-eye bags and more prominent laugh lines as you enter your 30s.
As we age, our muscles become accustomed to certain expressions and tend to get stuck in these positions. At the same time, other muscles in our face are hardly ever used, and they begin to atrophy, which leads to sagging. As we age, skin cells become less active, which leads to a breakdown of collagen and elastin.
All these changes can come as a shock at first because in those earlier years, it seemed much easier to maintain that healthy, glowing skin. But aging skin can return to that with the help of a microcurrent treatment series!
As stated in previous blogs, this treatment is the most effective non-surgical way to take years off the face.
But how?
There are 32 different muscles of the face that are targeted during a microcurrent treatment. The treatment works to lift, smooth, tighten and tone these different areas of the face. Probes are used to physically move the muscle into the desired position to perform muscle re-education. This process is responsible for lengthening and shortening the muscles which helps retrain the muscles to maintain this new contour.
Microcurrent facials are beneficial on their own but achieve best results when done in a series. Because microcurrent re-educates the muscle tissue, it is crucial to keep up with maintenance.
On top of the benefits, the treatment is pain free, requires no downtime, and is known to be a relaxing experience.
contact Teresa today to schedule an appointment or quick evaluation! 603.595.0224