Why Do Celebs Love Hydrafacial? Is It Actually Worth It?

The treatment is very simple and follows six signature steps. It starts with a lymphatic drainage treatment, or the detox, for improving the blood circulation to the face and neck, so you can better restore the hydration, and more importantly, maintain it for longer.

The Hydrafacial then resurfaces the skin, by cleansing and exfoliating. This gets rid of the layers of dead skin cells, with a specially designed vortex fusion tip which strips the stratum corneum; that’s the outermost layer of our skin which is made up of dirt and dead skin cells that the body is trying to shed.

This is the key area of differentiation from microdermabrasion, which requires manual pre-cleansing of the skin before the actual exfoliation treatment. The Hydrafacial does these two processes together through the applicator head, it cleanses using lactic acid and glucosamine based serum and then exfoliates the debris away from the skin.

Once the skin is prepped and exfoliated, the next step is to brighten the appearance of the skin and this includes the application of gentle glycolic and salicylic acid peels to loosen debris in blocked pores. Great for treating oily or acne-prone skin, and to help all of us with skin rejuvenation and general skin health.

Step four is another cleanup.

After the previously applied serum has done its work with the mild chemical peeling action, the treatment moves on to the extraction.

This is something that microdermabrasion cannot do.

The Hydrafacial uses powerful suction to extract debris from the clogged pores and remove other impurities and debris from the skin.

Some say that you can literally see the blackheads being sucked out!

The next step of the treatment delivers all the key ingredients from serums, especially the antioxidants for hydration to the deeper levels of the skin. Even with just one treatment, you have immediate, radiant results. Treatment options can also tackle lines. Britenol is exciting as it treats pigmentation.

Hydrafacial treatments are finished with red LED light therapy for further skin rejuvenation, by reducing redness and helping kick start more new collagen production. For those with acne-prone skin, a blue LED is used to kill off the acne-causing bacteria.

Thanks to Banu, the acne skin expert from the Rita Rakus clinic in Knightsbridge. 

Banu was a UK trainer for the HydraFacial company so she knows what she's talking about!

Dr Rita Rakus clinic is an award-winning practice of Dr Rita Rakus. Located in London’s Knightsbridge, opposite Harrods, we are one of the world’s leading medical clinics specialising in anti-ageing and wellness treatments including dermatology and well-being and stress management.