Peels Like a Snake
JUST LIKE SNAKES OUR SKIN PEELS, JUST NOT IN ONE LONG PIECE (THAT WOULD BE SLIGHTLY CREEPY) BUT CONTINUOUSLY, CELL BY CELL UNTIL WE HAVE COMPLETELY NEW SKIN.
Living in Australia or New Zealand many people have memories of coming across a delicate snake skin either in class at school, on a bush walk or even in peoples’ own backyards. Grotesquely beautiful, the lace like skin always piques peoples’ interest bring up questions like, why do snakes shed their skin? How often do they do it? True this magazine may not seem like type to talk about reptiles but there are surprising similarities between snakes shedding their skin and how DMK peels works.
WHY IS HEALTHY CELL TURNOVER IMPORTANT?
Snakes’ skin does not grow with their bodies so they need to shed it as they get bigger every couple of months. In the same way, peoples’ skin is continuously turning over taking about fifteen days to renew completely. This cell renewal is only surface deep however, and the new skin cells are only as good as the healthy functioning of the skin beneath. Just as the skin is incredibly robust, it has an equally strong memory that is not at all forgiving. This is why scarring and pigmentation can be difficult to revise without resurfacing procedures like DMK’s Remodelling Procedure (RP) and Pro-Alpha Six Layer (Pro-Alpha) peels. Unlike a snake where the skin slides off in one go human skin cannot be peeled away neatly layer by layer as many people assume. Instead, a microscopic view of the skin would look more like a series of hills and valleys with old and new cells constantly turning over. How rapidly and cleanly your skin lifts away is dependent on the type of skin you have, your age, health, and the surrounding environment.
SLUGGISH SHEDDING
Skin that feels rough or flaky has a slightly more sluggish cell turnover. This means that the dead cell material on the surface of your skin is cemented on and not lifting away properly. Transepidermal water loss and the resulting dehydration is the main cause of this dysfunction. Thickened and slow sebum flow and ageing can be other factors exasperating this condition.
SPEEDY SHEDDING
Most common in people who suffer from acne, rapid cell turnover is often linked to high levels of the androgen hormone and cortisol. Increased sebum secretion often accompanies this skin condition as well.
HOW IS A SNAKE SHEDDING ITS SKIN LIKE A DMK PEEL?
Dead cells effected by environmental damage, ageing and a poor diet are removed, and people and snakes alike are able to start afresh with revised healthier skin. Additionally, for snakes any parasites or bad bacteria that was sitting on the old skin are shed with it. This can be compared to the hidden blockages within people’s skin that are pushed up and out by DMK peels making them an ideal treatment for getting on top of congestion and acne.
WHY IS HEALTHY CELL TURNOVER IMPORTANT?
Snakes’ skin does not grow with their bodies so they need to shed it as they get bigger every couple of months. In the same way, peoples’ skin is continuously turning over taking about fifteen days to renew completely. This cell renewal is only surface deep however, and the new skin cells are only as good as the healthy functioning of the skin beneath. Just as the skin is incredibly robust, it has an equally strong memory that is not at all forgiving. This is why scarring and pigmentation can be difficult to revise without resurfacing procedures like DMK’s Remodelling Procedure (RP) and Pro-Alpha Six Layer (Pro-Alpha) peels. Unlike a snake where the skin slides off in one go human skin cannot be peeled away neatly layer by layer as many people assume. Instead, a microscopic view of the skin would look more like a series of hills and valleys with old and new cells constantly turning over. How rapidly and cleanly your skin lifts away is dependent on the type of skin you have, your age, health, and the surrounding environment.
SLUGGISH SHEDDING
Skin that feels rough or flaky has a slightly more sluggish cell turnover. This means that the dead cell material on the surface of your skin is cemented on and not lifting away properly. Transepidermal water loss and the resulting dehydration is the main cause of this dysfunction. Thickened and slow sebum flow and ageing can be other factors exasperating this condition.
SPEEDY SHEDDING
Most common in people who suffer from acne, rapid cell turnover is often linked to high levels of the androgen hormone and cortisol. Increased sebum secretion often accompanies this skin condition as well.
HOW IS A SNAKE SHEDDING ITS SKIN LIKE A DMK PEEL?
Dead cells effected by environmental damage, ageing and a poor diet are removed, and people and snakes alike are able to start afresh with revised healthier skin. Additionally, for snakes any parasites or bad bacteria that was sitting on the old skin are shed with it. This can be compared to the hidden blockages within people’s skin that are pushed up and out by DMK peels making them an ideal treatment for getting on top of congestion and acne.
6 layer peel before
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6 layer peel during
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6 layer peel after
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DIFFERENT SKINS REQUIRE DIFFERENT PEELS.
RP is a peeling system based on our REMOVE, REBUILD, PROTECT and MAINTAIN philosophy. It revises the architecture of the skin, addressing the underlying condition, with an aim to return these areas to a strong, healthy and youthful condition. It works to preserve healthy and attractive skin on the body and face. On the other hand, DMK’s Pro Alpha peel is an intensive skin resurfacing procedure that offers deep revision of wrinkles, ageing, loose sagging skin, thickened leathery looking skin, hyper-pigmentation, sun-damaged premature ageing and scarring.
It’s always advised to speak with your DMK Professional Skin Technician before deciding on which peel is best for you and
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