Aesthetic cryotherapy is a technique that cools a certain part of the body using specific devices with nitrogen or creams and gels that contain camphor, centella asiatica or menthol, for example, and that lower the temperature of the area applied by up to minus 15° C below the temperature normal.
Mainly used to reduce localized fat, sagging and improve the appearance of cellulite, cryotherapy has also been applied to the face to delay aging, reduce expression lines, tighten pores and reduce the appearance of blackheads and pimples. However, studies on the subject do not show that this practice actually brings results when used in aesthetics.
What is aesthetic cryotherapy for?
Aesthetic cryotherapy is carried out mainly to reduce localized fat and improve the appearance of the skin, because the nitrogen and creams used in this procedure promote metabolism, in order to stimulate the elimination of localized fat, improving the appearance of cellulite and sagging.
Furthermore, this procedure can also be used to delay aging and reduce expression lines, as the cold causes vasoconstriction in the blood vessels of the face, increasing muscle tone and causing pores to close, preventing impurities from accumulating in the skin. which also prevents the appearance of blackheads and pimples.
How it is made
Typically, cryotherapy sessions are carried out in an aesthetic clinic by a dermatologist or beautician, who after physical assessment recommend the local application of nitrogen or the use of a full-body chamber, in both cases the person will feel very cold smoke on the skin, but it doesn’t hurt and doesn’t cause discomfort.
Cryotherapy sessions normally last 60 minutes, however, only a professional specialized in this practice can indicate how long the procedure will take and how many sessions may be necessary to achieve the expected result.
In some cases, to maintain the good appearance of the skin or when it is not necessary to lose many measurements, this aesthetic procedure can be done at home with creams and gels based on camphor, menthol, caffeine or centella asiatica.
How to do cryotherapy at home
Cryotherapy done at home can help improve the appearance of the skin by increasing natural radiance and firmness, as well as reducing expression lines and cellulite.
1. Cryotherapy for the face
This treatment promotes the closing of pores, reduces expression lines and makes the skin feel firmer. In addition to reducing the chances of blackheads and pimples appearing.
To carry out this treatment on your face you must:
- Wash your face with cold water;
- Apply exfoliating cream to the face and then remove residue;
- Slide the equipment that promotes cold (which can be an ice cube wrapped in gauze or a bag of frozen water) across the face in a downward direction;
- Apply moisturizing cream to finish.
Cryotherapy for the face has many positive effects and can be introduced into your daily skincare routine. See what skincare is like and learn how to take better care of your skin.
2. Body cryotherapy
Aesthetic cryotherapy for the body provides a feeling of firmness to the skin, reduces the appearance of cellulite, in addition to accelerating metabolism, which helps with weight loss and measurement.
To carry out this treatment on your body, you must follow the following steps:
- Exfoliate the skin so that the reducing cream penetrates the body more easily;
- Apply a professional cream for aesthetic cryotherapy that contains camphor, menthol, caffeine or centella asiatica, for example;
- Perform a massage on the entire region or a lymphatic drainage session;
- Bandage the area to keep it cold, leaving it to act for approximately 20 minutes;
- Then, remove the product completely and moisturize the entire area with cream or oil.
In addition to an aesthetic treatment, body cryotherapy can also be a moment of relaxation, as when the skin is cooled, the sensation of analgesia is generated in the body, that is, possible muscle pain is reduced and causes a feeling of well-being and lightness.
Who can’t do
Contraindications include any skin disease such as hives, contact allergies or psoriasis, for example, pregnant women, people who have undergone surgery, immune system disease, heart disease and cancer.
Individuals who are obese or want to lose weight are also not advised to use this technique, as cryotherapy only combats localized fat, not excess weight.
