High Frequency - A forgotten classic
Used in all Goldfinch Beauty facials, High Frequency is a forgotten classic. An electrical treatment add on that is taught in colleges up and down the country but yet is never really spoken about or rarely offered in salons. I’m unsure why that is, for myself personally, I think when coming straight out from college, I was distracted by all the other things the beauty world had to offer, this treatment fell under the radar for some time, until now.
Wanting to upgrade even the very basic facials, to ensure that for every price bracket, for every facial and for every client, they were receiving a facial and achieving results that they could not replicate at home. However, the decision to use High Frequency is still deliberated during the pre-facial consultation, to determine whether using High Frequency or the other forgotten classic, Galvanic, is best for you. Every facial will receive one or the other, on some occasions, both. This all depends on skin type, skin care at home and expectations.
What is High Frequency?
High frequency (also known as the Tesla high frequency current) was first developed in the late 1800’s by renowned scientist Nikola Tesla. While it offers a number of functions, before the invention of ‘modern’ antibiotics it was largely used for medical purposes such as in the treatment of strep throat and other infections. In the 1970’s, European salons discovered the cosmetic and healing benefits of high frequency electrical stimulation on the skin and by 1980, the the technology became widely used by skin care professionals.
High Frequency operates on a Rapid Oscillating Alternating Current. A current will travel up and down in waves. This movement (Up and down) is called an OSCILLATING movement. High Frequency operates at around 250’000Hz. This means that the current is OSCILLATING up and down 250’000 times per second. Therefore each OSCILLATION is very tiny effectively making High Frequency a very superficial treatment only penetrating no deeper than the epidermis. The current also ALTERNATES between positive (At the peak of the OSCILLATION), and negative (At the bottom of the OSCILLATION).
All high frequency machines function by using a perspex electrode to treat various contours of the face and body. When applied to the surface of the skin, a mild electrical current passes through a neon, or argon gas filled electrode, causing it to emit a subtle glow neon red/orange or violet/blue and buzzing noise.
During the high frequency treatment, enriched oxygen molecules are produced that create an anti-bacterial action and a “natural” thermal tissue warming. This reaction helps blood vessels push away toxins, while the skin cells are enriched with nutrients. This in turn creates an increase in blood circulation and cell renewal that supports increased levels of collagen and elastin.
The skin is left feeling instantly energized and noticeably softer after just one treatment.
High frequency has proven to be effective on almost any skin lesion from acne and burns, to waxing procedures and cold sores.
High frequency facials are considered to be a safe, gentle and therapeutic approach to skin rejuvenation, quickly healing and restoring skin’s health.
Interested? Take a look at the Medik8 facials available and get in touch.
