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Skin care during pregnancy

Pregnancy is always a challenge for the skin. The abdomen and breasts increase in size very quickly, hormonal changes influence the appearance of blemishes on the skin and increased blood flow influences the vascular changes. Not to mention cellulite, which also tends to appear far worse over the nine months because of the extra weight you gain, fluid retention and hormonal changes.

Therefore, taking care of your skin from the inside with a balanced diet and a minimum of 8 glasses of water a day, as well as a daily skin care regime for your face and body is more important than ever during pregnancy.

Starting from the top

Before we move onto the skin on your body, you mustn’t forget the skin on your face...

With the increased blood volume and hormones, your skin can become increasingly sensitive. Therefore, becoming more prone to broken capillaries, breakouts or dry and patchy. This is where Skeyndor’s Aquatherm comes into play. It is important to have facials on a monthly basis which will help keep the skin at bay, as well as keeping the capillaries strong and healthy. Not to mention the relaxation time and shoulder massage you receive during the treatment.

Home care products are especially designed to keep the in salon treatment benefits going. In this instance, it will also help the skin bounce back to normal after pregnancy.

Improving the hydration and elasticity of your skin

Already in the first months, the breasts increase in volume and fat accumulates in the mammary glands, preparing them to produce milk. This causes that ‘stretching skin feel’, tingling, itching and discomfort. These same symptoms can apply to the abdominal area as your belly grows. To minimize this, you have to intensely hydrate the skin to keep its elasticity.

However, the main fear during pregnancy is usually stretch marks. They can appear around the navel, on the breasts, thighs/hips. Although the appearance of stretch marks have a strong genetic factor, consistency in using hydration and firming products can help prevent them. We recommend after 4mths into your pregnancy that you apply Skeyndors Body Sculpt Stretch Mark and Firming Cream on your chest and abdomen area mainly at night after showering, always making upward motions on the chest to lift and circular and upward motions on the abdomen until the product is fully absorbed. If your skin is feeling dry during the day then apply morning as well.

Varicose veins

Especially in the third trimester, the extra volume of blood produced to help baby’s development can put extra pressure on your blood vessels; especially the veins in your legs, which have to work against gravity to push all that extra blood back to your heart. This combined with hormonal influences and the pressure your expanding uterus puts on your pelvic blood vessels, you have the perfect recipe for varicose veins by usually around 29 weeks.

Our in salon treatment which is very effective in helping to prevent varicose veins and spider veins, as well as take down fluid retention in the ankles and legs is our Presor 03 lymphatic drainage treatment (Also can be viewed on our ‘Body Treatments’ menu) that you do once a week for 20min from 6 months into your pregnancy.

The Skeyndor Body Sculpt cooling and draining gel for thighs and legs mentioned in the cellulite section below, is also a great home care product that you can have your partner massage in for you every night or every 2nd night.

Cellulite during pregnancy

Cellulite is another noticeable change during pregnancy, this is due to the extra weight that you gain, hormonal changes and interrupted lymphatic flow.

However, if you had the appearance of cellulite before you were pregnant, it can most likely appear worse during.

After the first trimester you can start helping the appearance of cellulite with products, however, you have to stay clear of your traditional cellulite treatments because most of them contain caffeine or Products containing caffeine such as guarana, green tea, green coffee beans etc. Skeyndors "Body Sculpt cooling and draining gel" is an enriched formula with vegetable and marine extract offering an instant soothing and cooling effect on heavy and painful legs and ankles. This will help reduce fluid retention and help stimulate your blood circulation and lymphatic flow.

However, once your baby is born, there are many more in-salon treatments that you can do (click on our Treatments Menu and you will find more information under 'Body Treatments') and products such as Skeyndors Body Sculpt Remodelling Shorts with Anti cellulite cream.

The Anti cellulite cream helps to improve the appearance of the Orange peel skin associated with fluid retentive or stubborn cellulite. Combined with Shaping shorts with BREAKTHROUGH technology 'NILT INNERGY' a fabric which transforms the bodies thermal energy into Far Infrared Rays, helping to smooth, firm and lift the skin whilst improving the appearance of cellulite and helping to loose centimetres. These shorts can be even more effective when combined with exercising, eating a healthy and balanced diet which in turn, will help you lose weight gradually. Yo yo dieting and extreme dieting in general, can make cellulite worse, which in turn, makes it harder for you to keep the weight off long term.

**TIP: Have the shorts at hospital and put them on the day after delivery (After a C-section wait minimum 6 wks before use) the shorts will give comfort and support for the loose abdominal muscles and help support your back when lifting the Baby. All while helping to reinstate the shape of your abdomen faster.