The actual science behind using ice as facial is, it causes blood to rise to the surface, it soothes surface, tightens the skin and gives rosy glow to skin. The whole method is called ice facial or skin icing.
When vaporized nitrogen is used to cool skin it is called Cryotherapy treatment. This technique was first developed in Japan in 1978 by rheumatologist, Dr. Toshima Yamaguchi. The treatment primarily used to treat rhematic arthritis but now it is widely use to revitalised skin, in migraine pain, treating inflammatory skin ailments etc.
Cryotherapy is a non-invasive machine-operated treatment device pumps liquid nitrogen onto the face or body. It is seen to brighten skin, tighten pores, plumps lips and efficiently reduces the appearance of fine lines or age spots in just 15 minutes.
The best part of cryotherapy treatment is that it can easily done over makeup face also.
Targeted areas
Cryotherapy not only done on face, scalp and neck, it is sometimes done in other body parts also. As it gives other benefits also apart from brightening the skin, it helps to reduce pain and aches. When it is done on body, it is called whole body cryotherapy.
Benefits of Ice facial
The ice facial comes with package full of skin benefits. Dr. Geetika Mittal Gupta, a board certified celebrity dermatologist and Director and founder of ISAAC LUXE Clinics shares some benefits on ice facial on skin.
As anti-inflammatory agent
Inflammation anywhere in our body, requires icing to reduce inflammation. Same principle applies for facial skin, Icing facing reduces signs of inflammation like redness, puffiness, swelling etc. and gives aesthetic benefits.
Ice facials helps people dealing with rosacea and acne by calming down the triggers caused by inflammatory agents.
Calms and soothes blemishes:
Icing calms and soothes irritated, helps to reduce swelling and redness of acne. Helps to get rid of swollen and puffed face so that acne ointments works well. It helps to give radiant and bright skin.
Reduction in pore size:
Ice facial helps in shrinkage of pore size to get rid of enlarged clogged pores caused due to debris and excess sebum and provides you smoother skin.
Exfoliation of skin
Cryotherapy helps to exfoliates dead cells and promotes new cell growth, gives you even skin tones.
Other benefits
It proved beneficial in easing symptoms of migraine and arthritis pain, treat mood disorders, freeze cancer cells, and potentially reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia.
