The name Hollywood may conjure up all sorts of glamorous images of the film industry, not to mention actors and actresses who look beautiful when young and then go to greater lengths than most to maintain their looks as they age.
However, while there may be some who go down the plastic route, there is nothing so drastic about one kind of Hollywood treatment.
Far from putting you under the surgeon’s knife, the Hollywood carbon facial treatment can be undertaken in a lunchtime. It has two parts; one is a full facial covering of medical-grade liquid carbon, and the other is the use of a laser.
This painless non-invasive treatment starts with a laser treatment to heat your skin and boost your collagen level, which can help keep wrinkles at bay and reduce scars and hyperpigmentation. It operates independently of any other anti-ageing treatment like creams or Botox.
Next, the carbon is added to your face and then the laser is applied to it, burning it away and in doing so exfoliating your skin. This can be particularly useful for getting rid of blackheads.
The reason this is so effective is that the carbon layer is attracted to dirt, oil and other impurities that can block pores. By binding these together, it means that as the laser takes away the carbon, the rest goes with it.
You may wonder how the procedure gets its name. It’s because it is ideal for improving facial appearance just before something like a red carpet event. It is not hard to imagine how this could be beneficial to busy actors with only a little time on their hands and the prospect of their complexion being photographed by the all-seeing paparazzi lenses.
A Hollywood lifestyle may be far removed from your own. But there will still be times when a fast but effective facial treatment will leave your face looking and feeling wonderfully rejuvenated before your own special occasions.
